MSHA audits uncover injury, illness underreporting at Kentucky mine
4th operation to be placed on potential pattern of violations status
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has placed Dennis Creg Yonts' Mine No. 2 in Letcher County, Ky., operated by Vision Coal, on potential pattern of violations status based on data gathered during agency audits. MSHA found that 19 out of 39 audited mines either failed to report injuries or underreported the lost time associated with reported injuries, and four of the 19 met the criteria for a PPOV.
The three operations already on PPOV status include two Alpha Natural Resources Inc. mines in Boone County, W.Va. — Randolph Mine operated by Inman Energy and Justice No. 1 Mine operated by Independent Coal Co. Inc. — as well as the Maple Eagle No. 1 Mine operated by Maple Coal Co., a Walter Energy Inc. mine located in Fayette County, W.Va.