ROOF-BOLTER ON MOVE CREW WAS BOLTING TOP. AS HE WAS DRILLING, HIS STEEL HUNG IN THE HOLE. HE RAISED HIS POT TO REMOVE HIS STEEL & MASHED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY.
Koyle Branch Mine # 1 Coal
Koyle Branch Mine # 1 has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 45
- Years on record
- 1993–2002
- Latest incident
- Sep 2002
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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.Koyle Branch Mine # 1 has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.MSHA sampling at Koyle Branch Mine # 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.61 mg/m3 (90% compliant) across 189 samples.
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.ⓘ
Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2003 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q4 | 10,130 | 1 | 1 | 98.7 |
| 2002 Q3 | 24,481 | 6 | 2 | 245.1 |
| 2002 Q2 | 27,309 | 6 | 2 | 219.7 |
| 2002 Q1 | 21,029 | 5 | 2 | 237.8 |
| 2001 Q4 | 22,340 | 5 | 1 | 223.8 |
| 2001 Q3 | 20,794 | 8 | 4 | 384.7 |
| 2001 Q2 | 20,469 | 12 | 4 | 586.3 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2001 Q1 | 22,594 | 10 | 7 | 442.6 |
| 2000 Q4 | 22,546 | 20 | 5 | 887.1 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,855 | 1 | 0 | 539.1 |
| 2000 Q2 | 3,840 | 15 | 10 | 3906.2 |
| 2000 Q1 | 8,460 | 10 | 8 | 1182.0 |
Reportable incidents
45 on file2002 · 4 incidents
ELECTRICIAN WAS MOVING HIS TOOL BOX DOWN ENTRY WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. (DOCTOR HAS TAKEN HIM OFF FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY).
WHILE FIRE BOSSING A ROOF FALL OCCURRED, ONE BRKIN BY SUPPLY STATION 1090, WHICH WAS A CONTINUATION OF A PILLAR FALL. SIZE OF FALL 20' WIDE BY 60' LONG BY 15' HIGH. AREA HAD BEEN TIMBERED AND CRIBBED OFF ROOF FALL DOES NOT EFFECT VENTILATION, AND DOES NOT EFFECT TRAVEL.
ELECTRICIAN WAS HELPING HANG MINER CABLE AND WATER LINE. HE SAID HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE FINISHED HIS REGULAR SHIFT AND SAID HE DIDN'T NEED ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION. NEXT DAY HE WENT TO HOSPITAL BUT CONTINUED WORKING. THE DOCTOR NOW RECOMMENDS HE HAS BACK SURGERY SO AS OF 5/13/02 HE IS OFF WORK.
2001 · 3 incidents
7-13-01, EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS INJURED 7-12-01. HE CONTINUED TO WORK. 7-16-01 WENT TO DR.. HE REPORTED THAT HE HIT THE RIB WITH THE SCOOP, BOUNCED AGAINST A LIGHT AND INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOU LDER.
EMPLOYEE OPERATING A MINOR BEGINNING A NEW CUT. ROOF WAS CHANGING FROM SLATE TO SAND STONE. A SMALL PIECE(SAUCER SIZE) FELL ONTO HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING IT. DR. INSERTED SUTURES TO CLOSE THE WOU ND.
EE WAS ATTACVHING BATTERY CABLE TO SCOOP. HE SLIPPED, HIS RIGHT LEG WENT BETWEEN THE FRAME & BATTERY BOX. HIS RIGHT OUTSIDE CALF WAS CUT. DR. STAPLED WOUND & RELEASED.
2000 · 8 incidents
EMPLOYEE HAD PUT UP 1ST BOLT AND WAS SWINGING OVER TO PUT UP NEXT BOLT. PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ONTO LEFT HAND AND BROKE 1ST FINGER. USING META-CARPAL GLOVES PREVENTED CRUSHING WHOLE HAND.
EE WAS COMING OUTSIDE AT END OF SHIFT. MANTRIP OPERATOR STEERED LEFT, EE FELL FROM RIGHT SIDE.
EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR. THE CAR HIT A HOLE WHILE ON TYHE WAY LOADED TO THE FEEDER. THE CAR BOUNCED CAUSING EE TO HIT THE CANOPY AND INJURE HIS NECK.
EE FELL COMING DOWN STEPS FROM CHANGE TRAILER. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE HILL FROM THE MINE OFFICE TO THE CHANGE TRAILER. HE FELL INJURING HIS RIGHT KNEE AND LEG.
EE INJURED HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER DRILLING HOLE IN ROOF. HE WAS WEARING RUBBER GLOVES, HOLDING STEEL STARTING A HOLE. THE GLOVE STUCK TO THE STEEL AND TWISTED HIS FINGER.
HE WAS STACKING TIES ON TO A PALLET FRIDAY- HE DID NOT REPORT HE HAD HURT HIS BACK UNTIL MONDAY.
THE MANTRIP THAT THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS RIDINGIN WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER RAIL VEHICLE AS IT WAS ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH OFF ONTO A SIDE TRACK. EM-PLOYEE WAS SHAKEN UP SLIGHTLY; NO DAMAGE TO
1999 · 3 incidents
EE WAS GETTING THE PULL ROPE OFF OF THE MINER. THE ROPE CAUGHT THE SLATE BAR PULLING IT AROUND. IT FELL OFF THE MINER STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT.
HE DRILLED A CROOKED HOLE WHEN HE WAS BRINGING THE STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE, STEEL CAME OUT OF THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER. IT SPRUNG OUT AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK OF LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A SHUTTLE CAR, TURNED A CURVE TO QUICK. EMPLOYEE RAN INTO CORNER OF A RIB, HURTING HIS LOWER BACK, LEG AND ANKLE ON HIS LEFT SIDE.
1998 · 8 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER AN S+S SCOOP UNPLUGGING BATTERIES. WHEN HE RAISED UP HE HAD A CATCH IN HIS BACK.
HAD A ROOF FALL 70' INBY FAN PORTAL. FALL WAS APPROX 20'WX20'LX5'TO7'H. FALL WAS A REOCCURANCE OF AN EARLIER FALL WHICH HAPPENED IN THE SEVENTIES.
HAD A ROOF FALL ON #4 RT OFF OF MAINS. FALL WAS 120 FT INBY SPAD #117 IN THE #4 ENTRY. FALL WAS APPROX 60 FT LONG, 20FT WIDE AND 5-7 FT HIGH.
EE WAS INSTALLING BOTTOM BELT ROLLER ON #2 BELT ONE SIDE OF BELT FELL PULLLING HIM TO THE SIDE STRAINING HIS BACK
HE WAS UNLOADING CONCRETE BLOCK FROM FLAT CAR TO SCOOP BUCKET- 2 BLOCKS FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS ROLLING UP HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE, HE BENT DOWN TO MOVE A TIMBER-HE HAD A CATCH IN HIS BACK WHEN HE RAISED UP.
EE FELL IN A SCOOP BUCKET-HITTING THE PUSH OUT RAM-HURTING RIGHT RIBS-DR SAID THEY WERE BRUISED.
HAD A ROOF FALL IN THE BLEEDER ENTRIES ON #2 RIGHT OFF OF #5 MAINS. ROOF FALL WAS APPROX 6' HIGH AND 120' LONG. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE FALL THE WIDTH CANOT BE DETERMINED.
1997 · 4 incidents
#3 BELT BROKE EMPLOYEE AND 3 OTHER WORKERS + FORMAN WERE REPAIRING BELT, AS THEY WERE PULLING BELT BACK TOGETHER EMPLOYEE SAW THE CLAMP SLIP, TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, RAISING UP HITTING HI S HEAD ON A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE CUTTING HIS HEAD.
THE MINE ROOF WAS SOFT LAMINATED SHEEL TAHT WAS LAYERED AND SEPERATED FROM MAIN ROOF THIS AREA OF THE MINE WA A FAULT AREA.
EE WAS GOING TO MINER IN #7 ENTRY. ON HIS WAY HE STOPPED TO LOOK AT THE REEL ON THE OFF STANDARD CAR IN #5 ENTRY. AS HE VISUALLY CHECKED THE DC CABLE, CABLE BLEW OUT, BURNING HIM ON THE CALF O F HIS LEFT LEG.
TRAMMING SCOOP - HIT A HOLE - HURTING LEFT LEG.
1996 · 4 incidents
EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE WHEN HE BENT DOWN TO PICK IT UP A PIECE OF RIB APPROX. 2 FEET LONG 2 FEET WIDE AND 8 INCH THICK ROLLED OFF IN SEVERAL PIECES WITH ONE OF THEM STRIKING HIM ON LEFT HAN D.
HE WAS SHOVELING BELTS--PUSHING SHOVEL UNDER BELT, HIT A ROCK HURTING HIS RIGHT ARM.
EMP SAID HE WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR. HIT A HOLE AND HURT HIS BACK ABOUT 6:00PM ON 5-17-96. FINISHED SHIFT. CAME OUT. LEFT NOTE FOR MNGR TO FILLOUT AN ACCIDENT REPORT. WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR MOND AY 9:30AM. REPORTED IT TO MINE AROUND 3:00PM MONEVENING 5-20-96 AND SAIS HE WAS UNABEL TO WORK.
HE WAS SWINGING THE TWIN HEAD ROOF BOLTER BOOM TO GET READY FOR ANOTHER BOLT SET UP WHEN BOOM CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ANKLE. ROOF BOLTER WAS SETTING STILL.
1994 · 5 incidents
I WAS HANGING CABLE MINER ROOF BOLTER BOLTS WAS NOT CLOSE ENOUGHT TO RIB TIGHT CORNER HANGING CABLE. DURING NAIL INTO RIB PULLED CABLES UP TO WIRE ON NAIL, RIB TURNED LOOSE HITTING ME ON LEFT UPPER ARM SHOULDER ELBOW.
GARLAND GGILLIAM WAS WORKING ON PINNER. HE HAD HIS HAND RESTED ON PINNER, WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF SCALY ROCK FELL FROM TOP, STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT WRIST.
EE WAS PULLING CABLE DOWN BELTLINE AND HURT HIS BACK.
HE WAS CUTTING BOTTOM COAL IN #3ENTRY ON 1 RIGHT OFF 2 MAINS SECTION WHEN COAL PAN AND/OR RIPPER HEADS ON MINER CAUGHT A SHUTTLE CAR FLIGHT WHICH EVIDENTLY WAS LYING ON BOTTOM AND THREW IT IN OPERATORS DECK STRIKING HIM ABOVE RIGHT EYE.
EE AND OTHERS WERE CHANGING A PLANETARY DRIVE ON A 12CM MINER. EE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK SLINGING A 10# SLEDGE HAMMER TRYING TO REMOVE A CAP-- HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT, WORKED NEXT DAY, AND WENT T O THE DR. THE DAY AFTER THAT. DIDN'T REPORT ACCIDENT TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL AFTER DR.'S VISIT.
1993 · 6 incidents
HAD A ROOF FALL IN #3 INTAKE 4 X-CUTS OUTBY SURBEY STATION 190. FALL IS 10 X-CUTS FROM #3 WORKING FACE. FALL MEASURES APPROX. 20' WIDE, 40' LONG & 44" THICK. THIS ARE HAD BEEN MINED 10 TO 15 Y RS. AGO.
HAD A ROOF FALL IN #4 ENTRY OR NO. 2 RIGHT 120FT INBY SURVEY STATION 109, FALL WAS APPROX 15' WIDE 25 ' LOGN AND 48" THICK.
HAD A ROOF FALL 22' WIDE X 20' LONG X 6' HIGH ON #2 MAINS RIGHT OFF OF #1 MAINS IN #3 ENTRY 60' INBY SPAD #161.
EE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ONTO HIS ROOF DRILL WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 2FTX3FTX4FT THICK FELL STRICKING HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT
INJURED AND WASBACKING OUT OF #4 ENTYR, HE SEEN A ROCK 8X12X4" THICK HANGING DOWN. HE STOPPED. TO PULL IT, WHEN ROCK WAS PULLED IT HIT THE PINENR GLANCED OFF HITTING HIS RIGHT FOOT.
HAD A ROOF FALL IN NO.7 RETURN ENTRY ON NO.2 BELT 70 TO 80 FEET OUTBY SPAD NO.132 FALL APPROX. 20' WIDE 20' LONG & 42" HIGH.
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