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Horse Creek Surface Mine No 1 Coal

LCC West Virginia LLC · Surface

Controlled by Lexington Coal Company LLC

Julian, Boone County, WV · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4608458

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 1995–1997
Latest incident: Jul 1997

Quarterly safety rates

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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2	480	0	0	0.0
2000 Q1	480	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

July 21, 1997 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Battle Ridge Companies · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS HELPING A MECHANIC PICK UP A CUTTING EDGE FOR A BULLBOZER BLADE AND SPRAINED STRAINED HIS ARM BACK.

April 15, 1997 WV · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Battle Ridge Companies · Fall to the walkway or working surface

STAINED BACK AFTER SLIPPING ON DECK OF DRILL Y

1995 · 1 incident

May 18, 1995 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER

Battle Ridge Companies · Struck by falling object

RAIN AND WIND CAUSED TREE TO FALL HIT EMPLOYEE ACCIDENT OCCURED IN EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT.