Mining Incidents

Knott County Mine Coal

Locust Grove, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Edward L Clemons Estate
Amburgy, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518971

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2007
Latest incident
Oct 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
61
citations
42
significant & substantial
$35,765
proposed penalties
$35,665
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
2008 Q3 10,106 7 5 692.7
2008 Q2 14,561 4 4 274.7
2008 Q1 15,257 33 24 2162.9
2007 Q4 15,398 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 16,203 5 3 308.6
2007 Q2 16,542 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 18,618 3 1 161.1
2006 Q4 17,834 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2007 · 2 incidents

October 25, 2007 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Locust Grove, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling a fuel hose and felt he pulled a muscle in his back.

March 29, 2007 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Locust Grove, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

He stepped out of a bulk truck, stepped on a rock in mud, turned ankle, hurt (broke) right ankle.