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Elkhorn Eagle Mining Company Inc operator

Controlled by James River Coal Company

MSHA operator ID: P09727

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 83
Mines on record: 4
Years on record: 1986–1999

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$330

proposed penalties

$220

paid to date

67% of proposed penalties paid to date — a $110 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

inspections on record

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: 48 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Top causes

FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 14 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 30 non-fatal
MACHINERY 14 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 12 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 4 non-fatal
OTHER 3 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1999

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1993

11 (1f)

1992

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1986

Mines on record

#78 KY
#5 KY
No 2 KY
#4 KY

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

April 1, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Elkhorn Eagle Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE FOLLOWING WAS A CONCLUSION DRAWED FROM ACCIDENT SITE. THE EE WENT INTO HEADING TO BOLT TOP WHEN HE WENT INBY AN OPEN CROSSCUT NOT SUPPORTED HE PARKED HIS BOLTER AT THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS AT THAT TIME HE WENT INBY ROOF SUPPORTS APPROX. 30-40 INCHES ON MARKING 3RD BOLT. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX. 15X18X8 FELL STRIKING HIM AND PINNED HIM AGAINST BOLT MACHINE.

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