Mining Incidents

Rock Crusher Plant Site Coal

Controlled by Headwaters Inc
Greenville, Muhlenberg County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519071

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2008–2009
Latest incident
Sep 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
47
citations
21
significant & substantial
$11,229
proposed penalties
$11,129
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
2018 Q2 2,120 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 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

4 on file

2009 · 1 incident

September 27, 2009 KY · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Covol Fuels No. 2, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Uasing a rake/pry bar to pull a small piece of wood out from the rock box on the dredge. The piece of wood broke off, his arm slipped & he bumped elbow on rock box.

2008 · 3 incidents

September 23, 2008 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Covol Fuels No. 2, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using post hole digger without the safety bar between the motor and the post hole digger.

May 5, 2008 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Covol Fuels No. 2, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Adjusting valve on 20" cyclones. Trying to close the valve that is stuck open, using a pipe to close the valve.

February 13, 2008 KY · Coal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Covol Fuels No. 2, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Injured party was traveling by foot from one area of the property to another when he slipped and fell because of the ice. *The Tri-State area had an ice storm on Tuesday 2/13/08 and everything had ice on it for the next two days. This was a major contributor in this accident.