Mining Incidents

Mine #2 Coal

F-M Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Robert M Keen
Bryants Store, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517812

Mine #2 has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1996–2000
Latest incident
May 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
52
citations
24
significant & substantial
$4,592
proposed penalties
$4,592
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
34
inspections on record
844
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 844 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine #2 has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
51 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-05-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine #2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.54 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 178 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.
0.54
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.28
dust max (mg/m3)
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
178
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-06-06.
Silica (quartz)
7.6
silica avg (%)
13.4
silica max (%)
4
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-06-19.
Noise
33%
over PEL
6
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-12-20.
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
2001 Q3 1,783 1 1 560.9
2001 Q2 6,309 6 3 951.0
2001 Q1 7,426 12 5 1615.9
2000 Q4 13,542 8 7 590.8
2000 Q3 13,596 7 2 514.9
2000 Q2 14,490 9 4 621.1
2000 Q1 15,109 9 2 595.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2000 · 1 incident

May 5, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
F-M Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

THERE WAS A HORSE BACK FELL IN RETURN #4. CRIBS HAVE BEEN SET AND DANGER OFF. NO ONE WORKS IN THE AREA OUTBY SECTION 1500.

1998 · 2 incidents

May 29, 1998 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
F-M Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING BEARING ON HEAD DRIVE. BEARING CAME LOOSE HIT INDEX FINGER AND BREAKING FINGER.

May 29, 1998 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
F-M Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CHANGING BEARING SLID HAND ACROSS KEY WAY ON SHAFT AND CUT 2 FINGERS.

1997 · 1 incident

May 2, 1997 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
F-M Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK AREA.

1996 · 1 incident

October 14, 1996 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
F-M Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT 12" ROUND & 2" THICK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIS FINGER AGAINST LEVER ON BOLT MACHINE. IT CUT THE END OF HIS INDEX FINGER AND HAD TO HAV E STITCHES.

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