Mining Incidents

Mine #2 Coal

Vision Coal, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Kevin R Yonts
Millstone, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518864

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2005–2010
Latest incident
Sep 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
1,099
citations
418
significant & substantial
$922,620
proposed penalties
$16,716
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2012 Q1 0 5 1
2011 Q4 1,440 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,945 70 23 11774.6
2011 Q2 4,191 60 26 14316.4
2011 Q1 544 26 6 47794.1
2010 Q4 8,934 157 68 17573.3
2010 Q3 10,179 60 16 5894.5
2010 Q2 9,756 103 33 10557.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2010 · 5 incidents

September 28, 2010 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vision Coal, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was dis-connecting the motor leads from a set of resistors inside a belt drive starting box (a tight work area)in doing so he strained the ligaments in his right hand.

August 26, 2010 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vision Coal, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Letting red devil off on belt splice, caught his right thumb in red devil wheel.

August 15, 2010 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Vision Coal, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Drilling hole for resin bolt, EE smashed his middle finger and nail.

July 29, 2010 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vision Coal, Inc. · Fall from machine

EE turned switch off on belt line and crossed belt line. EE set spads and then attempted to cross over belt line again. The belt line began running and EE fell off the belt line and hit his back against the rib. This caused an injury to his lower back.

January 25, 2010 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Vision Coal, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE said that he had sprung his neck while backing up a mine buggy. No further details were submitted. Medical assistance was offered.

2009 · 2 incidents

September 8, 2009 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vision Coal, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE was pulling cable from the back of the bolting machine. After doing this EE had pain in his low back area.

May 15, 2009 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Vision Coal, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While performing his regular job duties as a roof bolter operator, employee reached up to get a section of drill steel when he got the middle finger of his left hand caught between the roof bolter pot and the mine roof.

2005 · 1 incident

November 29, 2005 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H & Q Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Attempting to straighten bolt, bolt flexed striking and cutting finger.