Mining Incidents

Auger Mine #9a & 9b Coal

Controlled by G B Hendrickson
Harlan, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516919

MSHA record for Auger Mine #9a & 9b (mine ID 1516919). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1996
Latest incident
Mar 1996
Quarterly safety rates
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 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1996 · 1 incident

March 12, 1996 KY · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & H Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE OPERATOR WAS CHECKING BITS IN CUTTING HEAD OF AUGER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL STRIKING EE IN BACK RESULTING IN EE GETTING BRUISED &CRACKED RIBS. THE ROCK WAS FOOTBALL SIZE.

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