Viking Acquisition Group, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
guard sitting post approached and assaulted/harrassed by two unknown guys for his wallet guard ran and jumped over bank
Long Fork Mine Coal
Rhyno Corp LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Ryan Johns
Virgie,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519021
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2008–2012
- Latest incident
- Aug 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
98
citations
17
significant & substantial
$14,030
proposed penalties
$9,365
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,173 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 340 | 5 | 0 | 14705.9 |
| 2013 Q2 | 120 | 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
6 on file2012 · 1 incident
2011 · 2 incidents
Viking Acquisition Group, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was exiting passenger side of service truck when he slipped. He then caught himself with his left arm and felt a strain in his left arm.
January 17, 2011
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Viking Acquisition Group, LLC · Fall from machine
He was climbing down ladder of end loader, when he slipped and fell to the ground. He strained a muscle in his lower back. He was originally released to return to work on 1/19/2011, but he returned to the Dr. and has not returned to work yet.
2010 · 1 incident
December 17, 2010
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Viking Acquisition Group, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Victim was pulling on cable, and fell. Did not report it until 12-17-10, when his back began to hurt. Went to dr. on 12-20-10, L-5 vertebra out of line. Has appt. with physical therapy on 01-03-2011.
2008 · 2 incidents
December 12, 2008
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Viking Mining, LLC · Fall from machine
Employee decided to start equipment in an area of the job where no one else was present. He came in on a road on the backsided of the mine. After trying to start a CAT 777 he fell while descending the truck hitting the ground.
September 10, 2008
KY · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Viking Mining, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee twisted his hand while rolling up fuel hose