Mining Incidents

Flat Creek Mine Coal

Controlled by Damian Caldwell
Barbourville, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519696

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2015
Latest incident
Jun 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
39
citations
6
significant & substantial
$4,990
proposed penalties
$4,936
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
2016 Q3 6,681 4 1 598.7
2016 Q2 10,312 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 19,875 13 0 654.1
2015 Q4 20,473 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 19,168 9 1 469.5
2015 Q2 23,872 2 2 83.8
2015 Q1 20,729 11 2 530.7
2014 Q4 10,118 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

4 on file

2015 · 4 incidents

June 18, 2015 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Co., Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was attempting to pump water from the pond and as he was approaching the water pump, he fell in the spillway bruising his left elbow and left thigh

March 31, 2015 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The serviceman had finished servicing the D10N Dozer, stepped off of the push arm, and while holding onto the handhold, he stepped onto the ground while turning around and twisted his back resulting in a muscle sprain.

March 12, 2015 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountainside Coal Co., Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Mr. Hatfield had assisted in moving the port-a-potty, and upon entering his service truck, he experienced pain & a burning sensation in his hips and legs.

February 23, 2015 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountainside Coal Co., Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The equipment serviceman slipped and fell on ice while servicing a light plant