Mining Incidents

Perry County Coal, LLC.Operator

Controlled by J Mark Campbell
MSHA Operator ID: P24542
Fatalities
4
Total incidents
1,001
Mines on record
6
Years on record
2000–2019

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
94th

More recorded fatalities than 94% of operators on file.

Rank
#36of 739

Position when operators are sorted by recorded fatalities.

Vs industry mean
2.5×

Industry mean: 1.6 fatalities per fatal-history operator.

This operator
4
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.

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Top causes

  • FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 fatality · 271 non-fatal
  • HOISTING1 fatality · 141 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 fatality · 81 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 39 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS184 non-fatal
  • HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)89 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2019
17
2018
45
2017
39
2016
45
2015
40
2014
43
2013
43
2012
63
2011
75
2010
80
2009
95 (1f)
2008
103
2007
65
2006
77 (1f)
2005
39
2004
42
2003
46 (1f)
2002
37
2001
6 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

4 recorded
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Two employees were struck by the boom of the pivoting hoist. At this point in the investigation, it appears that the boom or boom hoist ropes came in contact with an adjacent structure as the boom was being lowered. The elevation of the boom changed suddenly as the boom hoist rope or boom lost contact with the structure, striking both individuals.

Struck by falling object

Employee was walking up to a stopping that had just been knocked down by a scoop when a piece of rock fell from between bolts and struck him on the back.

Struck against a moving object

DRIVER FAILED TO NEGOTIATE CURVE AT FOOT OF HILL STARTING ACROSS ONE LANE AND SENT OVER BRIDGE.

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

VICTIM FELL FROM THE TOP FLOOR OF THE PREPARATION PLANT TO THE GROUND LEVEL APPROXIMATELY 101 FT. TO HIS DEATH.