Alamo Surface Mine
Coal
Field,
Bell County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518054
MSHA record for Alamo Surface Mine (mine ID 1518054). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1998–1999
- Latest incident
- Oct 1999
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
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.
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 |
| 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 file
1999 · 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)
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.
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
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.
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