Mining Incidents

Sugarloaf Mine No. 1 Coal

Locust Grove, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Edward L Clemons Estate
Prestonsburg, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518867

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2007–2009
Latest incident
Mar 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
80
citations
38
significant & substantial
$45,315
proposed penalties
$45,065
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
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 1 0
2010 Q2 3,055 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 3,257 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,487 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,894 2 1 290.1
2009 Q2 13,462 1 1 74.3
2009 Q1 16,063 5 1 311.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2009 · 2 incidents

January 19, 2009 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Locust Grove, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was in the grease truck when it slid over an embankment and turned over hurting his lower back.

2008 · 3 incidents

October 15, 2008 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Locust Grove, Inc. · Flash burns (welding)

EE was working near the welder, when he got flash in his eyes.

February 18, 2008 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Locust Grove, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was climbing down off 777 rock truck when a step broke causing him to hit his right knee and leg on the bumper

2007 · 2 incidents

June 22, 2007 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Locust Grove, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee got in an argument with another employee and was pushed to the ground hurting his right shoulder.

January 23, 2007 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Locust Grove, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was walking when he slipped and fell on a large rock, bruising his ribs.