Mining Incidents

Beaver Creek Coal

Banner Blue Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Metinvest B V
Elkhorn City, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519604

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2021–2023
Latest incident
Oct 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
293
citations
35
significant & substantial
$53,272
proposed penalties
$11,547
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
2025 Q2 10,725 31 9 2890.4
2025 Q1 11,547 9 1 779.4
2024 Q4 13,021 21 1 1612.8
2024 Q3 10,421 9 1 863.6
2024 Q2 11,390 6 0 526.8
2024 Q1 11,686 24 1 2053.7
2023 Q4 2,208 4 2 1811.6
2023 Q3 9,069 35 4 3859.3
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2023 · 2 incidents

October 20, 2023 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bee B & B, LLC · Struck by falling object

The employee and another employee were attempting to carry a shop press over to be put on a trailer when the employee slipped and fell allowing the shop press to fall on their right foot.

May 23, 2023 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Bee B & B, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was attempting to install a new wheel unit on a shuttle car and as employee was attempting to bolt it up the wheel unit came loose and fell over on employee's right arm.

2022 · 2 incidents

August 10, 2022 KY · Coal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bee B & B, LLC · Struck by falling object

A piece of draw rock fell from the top about 4 inches thick 22 inches long and 20 inches wide hitting the employee on top of the head and stubbed their neck up. The employee was in the break between 3 and 4 on the section. There were no witnesses and the employee came outside and felt like their neck was still hurting so they went to the Medical Center.

July 21, 2022 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bee B & B, LLC · Struck by falling object

The employee was in #2 entry helping the miner man hang curtain when a piece of draw rock fell scraping down their back. The employee has not yet been to the doctor for this accident.

2021 · 5 incidents

November 19, 2021 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bee B & B, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

This report is a non-injury roof fall in the #7 heading from spad 193 to the face. The fall was from rib to rib 2" to 6" above the anchor zone.

August 31, 2021 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bee B & B, LLC · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was swinging a hammer busting rock at the drag chain when EE felt like EE pulled a muscle in EE's back.

August 24, 2021 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bee B & B, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was hammering a piece of key steel in a motor shaft when employee accidentally struck left thumb.

July 28, 2021 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Bee B & B, LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was attempting to flip a rock off of the feeder when EE's ring and pinky fingers on EE's left hand got caught between the feeder and metal causing the two fingers to be crushed.

July 26, 2021 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bee B & B, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was tightening a hydraulic hose when EE's elbow starting hurting. Employee has not yet went to the Doctor for this but says it's still hurting and EE will probably go within the next few day.