Mining Incidents

AEP Kentucky Coal, L. L. C.Operator

Controlled by American Electric Power Company Inc
MSHA Operator ID: 0050002
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
123
Mines on record
13
Years on record
2001–2006

Safety benchmark

Recorded fatalities relative to other operators with a fatal MSHA history. Percentile is computed across the 739 operators with at least one recorded fatality.

Fatality-count percentile
73th

More recorded fatalities than 73% of operators on file.

Rank
#129of 739

Position when operators are sorted by recorded fatalities.

Vs industry mean
1.2×

Industry mean: 1.6 fatalities per fatal-history operator.

This operator
2
Industry mean
1.6
Industry median
1
Peers at similar incident volume

Methodology: percentile and rank computed across MSHA operators with at least one recorded fatality. Industry mean is the average across that same population. Peers are sampled by closest total-incident count, regardless of fatality outcome.

For counsel + compliance teams

Get an email the moment a new MSHA-reportable accident lands at any mine on file under AEP Kentucky Coal, L. L. C.. Useful for 105(c) defense intake, FMSHRC docket prep, and active client monitoring.

Top causes

  • POWERED HAULAGE2 fatalities · 7 non-fatal
  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK42 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY23 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS21 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)9 non-fatal
  • NO VALUE FOUND7 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2006
1
2005
3
2004
9
2003
51 (1f)
2002
49 (1f)
2001
10

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
Struck by flying object

EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP TO KNOCK OUT A STOPPING BETWEEN ENTRIES & CLEAN UP BLOCKS & OTHER MATERIAL. WHILE SCOOPING, THE BUCKET PICKED UP A 20' SECTION OF 4"" DIAMETER HARD PLASTIC PIPE WITH A METAL COUPLING ON ONE END. THE END OF THE PIPE OPPOSITE THE OPERATOR HIT THE RIB & THE COUPLING END CAUGHT THE INNER CORNER OF THE BUCKET ON THEOPERATOR'S SIDE, BOWED & STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD.

Struck against a moving object

DRIVER APPARENTLY DROVE TRUCK OVER THE HILL.