Mining Incidents

Knott County Mining CompanyOperator

Controlled by Horizon Natural Resources Incorporated
MSHA Operator ID: P24190
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
64
Mines on record
7
Years on record
2000–2004

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
0th

More recorded fatalities than 0% of operators on file.

Rank
#545of 739

Position when operators are sorted by recorded fatalities.

Vs industry mean
0.6×

Industry mean: 1.6 fatalities per fatal-history operator.

This operator
1
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 Knott County Mining Company. Useful for 105(c) defense intake, FMSHRC docket prep, and active client monitoring.

Top causes

  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 fatality · 15 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS18 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY13 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)4 non-fatal
  • NO VALUE FOUND4 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2004
11
2003
12
2002
15 (1f)
2001
7
2000
19

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS OPERATING A SINGLE BOOM ROOF BOLTER IN THE #6 ENTRY. IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A HOLE FOR BOLT INSTALATION THE EE WAS STRICKEN WITH A PIECE OF FALLEN ROOF APPROX. 20'X 21'X 14 FT. IN SIZE. THIS RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES TO THE EMPLOYEE.