EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS REPLACING RADIATOR ON EXCAVATOR. THE TRIGGER THAT LOWERS THE WINCH MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING IT TO LOWER TO QUICKLY. HE TRIED TO GRAB THE RADIATOR AND HURT HIS LOWER BA CK. SUPERVISION WAS NOTIFIED ON 10/20/99.
Alamo Surface Mine: 4 reportable incidents Coal
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated
MSHA Mine ID: 1518054
Alamo Surface Mine has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1998.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1998–1999
- Latest incident
- Oct 1999
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2
inspections on record
11
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 11 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 37 | 224,970 |
| 1998 | 46 | 365,958 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Alamo Surface Mine sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1999 · 2 incidents
October 12, 1999
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
September 8, 1999
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
AFTER HE LOADED THE TRUCK IT STALLED. BY THE TIME HE HAD THE TRUCK RE-STARTED, HE WAS ALREADY IN THE CURVE WHERE THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE. HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TRUCK.
1998 · 2 incidents
September 23, 1998
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING LOADER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE.
August 26, 1998
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING PARTS RUNNER IN UNLOADING REPAIR PARTS. A LARGE PIN FELL OFF THE TRUCK AND STRUCK HIS FOOT BREAKING A TOE.