P B Dirt Movers, Inc · Struck by flying object
Miner was using a roll back truck chain hoist to lift steel when the winch cable broke, and the hook on the end of the cable flew back, striking the miner, and fracturing left cheek area.
Fedscreek Surface Coal
P B Dirt Movers, Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Robin Roy Belcher
Fedscreek,
Pike County,
KY
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1519799
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2017–2021
- Latest incident
- Jun 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
44
citations
11
significant & substantial
$6,590
proposed penalties
$6,228
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 Q4 | 4,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,410 | 1 | 0 | 226.8 |
| 2025 Q2 | 2,680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,100 | 3 | 1 | 967.7 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4,780 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 4,410 | 3 | 1 | 680.3 |
| 2024 Q2 | 4,550 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 5,600 | 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
2 on file2021 · 1 incident
2017 · 1 incident
P B Dirt Movers, Inc · Struck by flying object
Miner cut a small diameter tree, which fell & bounced, causing the butt of the tree trunk to spring up, striking the miner in the chest. At the hospital it was determined, the miner suffered a fractured sternum, and that a laceration of the liver occurred, but had ceased bleeding. Miner admitted to Pikeville Medical Center.