Mining Incidents

#1 Coal

Vision Coal Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Kevin R Yonts
Kite, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518753

#1 has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $39K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2004–2006
Latest incident
Sep 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
263
citations
126
significant & substantial
$40,142
proposed penalties
$990
paid to date
2% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $39,152 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
23
inspections on record
1,376
inspection hours
19.1
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.
263 citations across 1,376 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

#1 has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $39K outstanding across 0 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.
$40K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$990
paid to date
$39K
outstanding
261 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-06-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.50 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.
0.50
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.69
dust max (mg/m3)
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
205
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-05-28.
Silica (quartz)
2.7
silica avg (%)
4.6
silica max (%)
13
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-04-24.
Noise
0%
over PEL
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-10-31.
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
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 1 0
2007 Q2 5,657 14 3 2474.8
2007 Q1 7,685 26 10 3383.2
2006 Q4 9,330 30 15 3215.4
2006 Q3 12,462 39 30 3129.5
2006 Q2 9,669 55 26 5688.3
2006 Q1 10,670 12 9 1124.6
Show 3 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q2 0 15 3
2005 Q1 0 29 10
2004 Q2 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2006 · 4 incidents

September 11, 2006 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vision Coal Inc. · Struck by flying object

Injured ee was using a chisel and hammer to break a piece of metal off of a chain hoist. When the piece of metal broke off, it fell on the injured ehis left hand, bruising the index, middle, and ring fingers.

April 7, 2006 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Vision Coal Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Injured employee was working on a belt splice when he stepped on a rock or lump of coal and twisted his right ankle resulting in a broken bone just above the ankle.

March 16, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vision Coal Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING ROCKS OFF OF SCALPER BELT WHEN ROCK CAME OFF THE SCALPER SCREEN & HIT HIS LEFT HAND. THIS RESULTED IN A CUT ON HIS HAND (2 STITCHES) & TWO BROKEN BONES IN THE LEFT HAND ON THE LITTLE FINGER.

February 10, 2006 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vision Coal Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was removing a metal cover on the face drill when he felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen, resulting in a hernia/rupture.

2005 · 1 incident

January 18, 2005 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ELECTRICAL
Vision Coal Inc. · Flash burns (electric)

EE PLUGGED IN THE CATHEAD FOR THE #4 BOLTING MACHINE AND SET UP THE BREAKER. THE BOLTING MACHINE WAS TURNED ON AND AN ARC FLASH CAME FROM THE CATHEAD. THE FLASH CAUSED A BURN INJURY TO THE EE's FACE.

2004 · 1 incident

October 12, 2004 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Vision Coal Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT MANUALLY WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, LATER DIAGNOSED AS A STRAIN IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER.

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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.