Ember Contracting Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Employee stated that he was checking the fire sensor line. His buggy got stuck and he tried to push it and pulled something in his lower back and left knee.
#1 Coal
Inner Mountain Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
George Chris Waugh
Hueysville,
Knott County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518594
#1 has $547K in proposed MSHA penalties and $436K outstanding across 12 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 2003–2007
- Latest incident
- Oct 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
992
citations
359
significant & substantial
$547,344
proposed penalties
$92,811
paid to date
17% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $454,533 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
50
inspections on record
4,428
inspection hours
22.4
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.992 citations across 4,428 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
#1 has $547K in proposed MSHA penalties and $436K outstanding across 12 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$547K
proposed penalties
$529K
current assessed
$93K
paid to date
$436K
outstanding
956 assessments are final orders; 12 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-08-07.
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 0.70 mg/m3 (90% compliant) across 356 samples.
Health sampling
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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
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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.0.70
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.55
dust max (mg/m3)
90%
within 1.5 mg/m3
356
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-06-05.
Silica (quartz)
2.8
silica avg (%)
4.6
silica max (%)
17
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-03-23.
Noise
0%
over PEL
27
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-06-04.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q2 | 10,444 | 216 | 71 | 20681.7 |
| 2009 Q1 | 10,263 | 142 | 76 | 13836.1 |
| 2008 Q4 | 11,988 | 59 | 35 | 4921.6 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,286 | 99 | 35 | 76982.9 |
| 2008 Q2 | 9,952 | 12 | 2 | 1205.8 |
| 2008 Q1 | 9,248 | 50 | 19 | 5406.6 |
| 2007 Q4 | 6,869 | 18 | 6 | 2620.5 |
| 2007 Q3 | 9,352 | 75 | 18 | 8019.7 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q2 | 7,884 | 31 | 2 | 3932.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,135 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 15,019 | 5 | 1 | 332.9 |
| 2006 Q3 | 10,422 | 10 | 8 | 959.5 |
| 2006 Q2 | 19,554 | 28 | 9 | 1431.9 |
| 2006 Q1 | 18,289 | 36 | 19 | 1968.4 |
| 2005 Q4 | 18,632 | 6 | 2 | 322.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 17,532 | 5 | 0 | 285.2 |
| 2005 Q2 | 21,234 | 3 | 0 | 141.3 |
| 2005 Q1 | 19,934 | 5 | 1 | 250.8 |
| 2004 Q4 | 18,573 | 5 | 0 | 269.2 |
| 2004 Q3 | 18,744 | 34 | 6 | 1813.9 |
| 2004 Q2 | 18,298 | 40 | 19 | 2186.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 19,415 | 12 | 0 | 618.1 |
| 2003 Q4 | 17,111 | 43 | 12 | 2513.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 14,633 | 11 | 1 | 751.7 |
| 2003 Q2 | 16,039 | 3 | 0 | 187.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 10,475 | 23 | 10 | 2195.7 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file2007 · 2 incidents
September 3, 2007
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Ember Contracting Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was bolting mine roof top and caught his finger between roof plate and mine top causing lacerations/cuts to left index finger.
2005 · 1 incident
May 17, 2005
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Murriel-Don Coal Inc. · Struck against stationary object
Riding on a electric buggy when he hit his head on the roof causing injury to head, neck and back.
2004 · 5 incidents
August 11, 2004
KY · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Murriel-Don Coal Inc. · Struck by falling object
EE WAS OPERATING A BUGGY WHEN HE SAW A SCOOP STUCK. HE GOT OFF THE BUGGY AND HELPED GET THE SCOOP UNSTUCK. WHILE HE WAS CRAWLING BACK TO HIS BUGGY, A LARGE PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIM.
Murriel-Don Coal Inc. · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE BUSTING UP ROCK AND HIS RIGHT SHOULDER CAME OUT OF THE SOCKET.
June 22, 2004
KY · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Murriel-Don Coal Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS TAMPING A FEEDER HOLE WHEN HE TWISTED AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT HIP THAT RADIATES DOWN HIS LEG AND CAUSES PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN HIS RIGHT FOOT.
May 22, 2004
KY · Coal
discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator
IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Murriel-Don Coal Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances
EE TRAMMED A 482 SCOOP INTO THE #10 HEADING WHEN THE SCOOP QUIT. HE GOT OFF, TOOK THE PANEL BOARD OFF & BEGAN TO WORK ON CAPACITORS. HE STATES THERE WAS A FLASH OF LIGHT AND HE GOT A FACIAL BURN. EITHER DURING THAT TIME OR SOMETIME AFTER, AN IGNITION OCCURRED IN THE AREA TRAVELING ACROSS THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT FROM #10 TO #8 & OUTBY THE OPEN CROSSCUT A DISTANCE OF 2 CROSSCUTS.
Murriel-Don Coal Inc. · Struck against stationary object
EE WAS BACKING CUTTER OUT OF #10 HEADING AND RAN OVER LOOSE COAL CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS HEAD INTO THE ROOF INJURING HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS.
2003 · 3 incidents
July 25, 2003
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Murriel-Don Coal Inc. · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER WHEN RIB FELL INJURING RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING TO PLUG SCOOP BATTERIES IN AND HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN HE BENT A BOLT & HURT HIS BACK. HE WENT ON VACATION 6/29-7/7/03. RETURNED TO WORK 7/7 & WORKED 7/8. NOTIFIED EMPLOYER OF ACCIDENT 7/15/03.
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The full compliance file on #1
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.