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#1 Coal

Patrick Processing L L C · Underground
Controlled by Bill C Smith
Mcveigh, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517813

#1 has $56K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10K outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1997–2004
Latest incident
Aug 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
423
citations
226
significant & substantial
$55,834
proposed penalties
$45,695
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,139 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
83
inspections on record
2,681
inspection hours
15.8
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
423 citations across 2,681 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

#1 has $56K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10K outstanding across 4 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$56K
proposed penalties
$56K
current assessed
$46K
paid to date
$10K
outstanding
406 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-04-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.57 mg/m3 (94% compliant) across 205 samples.

Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘ Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
0.57
dust avg (mg/m3)
5.59
dust max (mg/m3)
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
205
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-02-03.
Silica (quartz)
7.9
silica avg (%)
14.2
silica max (%)
12
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-08-31.
Noise
0%
over PEL
15
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-03-18.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q2 0 4 1
2005 Q1 14,867 13 9 874.4
2004 Q4 17,648 31 19 1756.6
2004 Q3 17,081 21 14 1229.4
2004 Q2 21,372 37 25 1731.2
2004 Q1 10,992 23 13 2092.4
2003 Q4 8,172 22 11 2692.1
2003 Q3 7,252 30 8 4136.8
Show 12 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q2 887 8 3 9019.2
2002 Q4 16,617 28 18 1685.0
2002 Q3 23,720 44 26 1855.0
2002 Q2 23,364 27 17 1155.6
2002 Q1 22,720 16 7 704.2
2001 Q4 18,307 12 5 655.5
2001 Q3 990 2 1 2020.2
2001 Q2 5,452 42 21 7703.6
2001 Q1 978 13 10 13292.4
2000 Q4 0 12 3
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2004 · 2 incidents

August 12, 2004 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Patrick Processing L L C · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING THE #1 TAILPIECE AND SLIPPED, FALLING BACKWARDS BRUISING HIS BACK AND KIDNEY.

2003 · 3 incidents

March 3, 2003 KY · Coal IMPOUNDMENT
Patrick Processing, L. L. C. · Accident type, without injuries

WAS CUTTING THE FIRST SUMP OUT OF THE WALL IN THE #3 ENTRY. WHEN HE HEARD A LARGE BUMP AND WATER STARTED COMING IN AROUND THE MINER. WATER CAME IN AND PUT THE EQUIPMENT UNDER WATER. THE MEN RE TLATED TO THE OUTSIDE WITH NO ONE HURT.

2002 · 3 incidents

February 4, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Lewis Coal Sales LLC · Struck against stationary object

STEPPED OVER A PILE OF GOB. HURT BOTTOM OF RIGHT FOOT.

2001 · 1 incident

October 29, 2001 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lewis Coal Sales LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A NEW WATER LINE. HE TRIED TO CUT WATER LINE WITH A KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED ACROSS WATER LINE CUTTING HIS HAND.

1997 · 2 incidents

July 16, 1997 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Hawk Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL #1 ENTRY APPROX 120' LONG, RANGING FROM 5' TO 7' THICK. CHANGING ROOF CONDITIONS CAUSED ACCODEMT. THE FALL WAS APPROX 140' FROM FACE.

June 2, 1997 KY · Coal MACHINERY
Black Hawk Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS STANDING ACROSS MOBILE DRILL CABLE. THE DRILL WAS CHANGING PLACES. THE OPERATOR TURNED THE CABLE REEL ON, THE CABLE JERKED THE RIGHT FOOT OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND INJU RE HIS BACK.

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