August 8, 2007
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
POWERED HAULAGE
Meadow Fork Mining Co LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Charging blast holes---unknown.
#1 Coal
Meadow Fork Mining Co LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Roger L Kirk; J T Stephens
Louisa,
Lawrence County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518816
#1 has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $256 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2005–2007
- Latest incident
- Aug 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
65
citations
27
significant & substantial
$12,392
proposed penalties
$12,136
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $256 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
19
inspections on record
859
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 859 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
#1 has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $256 outstanding across 0 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.$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$256
outstanding
64 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-04-04.
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 0.23 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 81 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.0.23
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.44
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
81
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-12-18.
Silica (quartz)
16.2
silica avg (%)
33.5
silica max (%)
6
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-02-09.
Noise
10%
over PEL
41
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-12-07.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,276 | 1 | 1 | 783.7 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2,474 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 9,388 | 1 | 0 | 106.5 |
| 2009 Q3 | 9,753 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 10,649 | 9 | 4 | 845.1 |
| 2009 Q1 | 11,435 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q4 | 12,781 | 3 | 0 | 234.7 |
| 2008 Q3 | 13,538 | 2 | 2 | 147.7 |
| 2008 Q2 | 14,807 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 14,882 | 3 | 2 | 201.6 |
| 2007 Q4 | 14,537 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 14,738 | 11 | 3 | 746.4 |
| 2007 Q2 | 14,877 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 15,498 | 4 | 2 | 258.1 |
| 2006 Q4 | 16,157 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 16,399 | 12 | 5 | 731.8 |
| 2006 Q2 | 15,457 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 14,520 | 3 | 1 | 206.6 |
| 2005 Q4 | 14,156 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 13,203 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 9,663 | 6 | 2 | 620.9 |
| 2005 Q1 | 5,975 | 8 | 5 | 1338.9 |
| 2004 Q4 | 654 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2007 · 1 incident
2006 · 1 incident
Meadow Fork Mining Co LLC · Struck by falling object
EXCAVATOR OPERATOR WAS BRUSHING IN FRONT OF A SURFACE MINE. A DEAD TREE LIMB FELL OUT OF THE TOP OF A TREE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT WRIST.
2005 · 1 incident
Meadow Fork Mining Co LLC · Accident type, without injuries
OUR DIOT DOZER, WHICH WAS A BRAND NEW MACHINE, STARTED SMOKING A WHITE SMOKE. COULD NOT PUT OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND IT BURNT UP. NO INJURIES OCCURRED
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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.