Employee was changing the chip deflector and replacing a new bit. Employee was using a pipe to unstop the drill bit and the bit blew out rock fragments into the employee arms and chest.
Dowis Chapel Job Coal
Mountainside Coal
· Surface
Controlled by
Damian Caldwell
Woodbine,
Whitley County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519348
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2009–2011
- Latest incident
- Jul 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
35
citations
17
significant & substantial
$9,244
proposed penalties
$7,664
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q4 | 10,659 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 8,760 | 8 | 4 | 913.2 |
| 2011 Q2 | 13,968 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 19,270 | 7 | 3 | 363.3 |
| 2010 Q4 | 15,549 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 17,775 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 13,756 | 3 | 3 | 218.1 |
| 2010 Q1 | 18,970 | 2 | 2 | 105.4 |
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 file2011 · 1 incident
Mountainside Coal · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2010 · 2 incidents
December 7, 2010
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was walking up the haul road and slipped on the icy road resulting in a right arm fracture.
January 12, 2010
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Mountainside Coal · Struck by falling object
Employee was getting loaded and a rock fell from the highwall hitting the truck on the rear corner of the bed, causing the operator to have pain to his shoulder
2009 · 1 incident
August 20, 2009
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was ascending up the ladder of his loader, when he slipped due to wet conditions from the coal pit, causing employee to hurt his right arm.