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Ku #1 Coal

Kentucky United Coal Llc · Surface

Controlled by Greg Olinger

Knottsville, Daviess County, KY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1518229

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 2000
Latest incident: May 2000

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$3,343

proposed penalties

$3,343

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

inspections on record

525

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: 525 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, 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
2001 Q1	871	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	15,520	11	2	708.8
2000 Q3	36,338	6	0	165.1
2000 Q2	34,449	21	6	609.6
2000 Q1	37,716	9	0	238.6

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2000 · 5 incidents

May 23, 2000 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey ELECTRICAL

Kentucky United Coal Llc · Contact with electrical current

BLASTER SHOT, USING ELECTRIC CAP & DUPLEX COPPERWIRE UNDER POWER LINES; ROCK WENT UP TAKING WIREINTO CONTACT WITH POWER LINES, RESULTING IN HIM BEING SHOCKED. TOOK HIM TO HOSPITAL; HE WAS CONSCIOUS & ALERT--WAS TREATED FOR BURNS TO BOTHFEET AND LEFT HAND; WAS ADMITTED THAT NIGHT TO HOSPITAL, BEING TREATED FOR BURNS & MONITORED FOR OTHER PROBLEMS (HEART ETC.)--WEREN'T ANY.

March 24, 2000 KY · Coal scalper-screen operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Kentucky United Coal Llc · Fall from headframe, derrick or tower

WALKING DOWN STEPS OF WASHPLANT CONTROL TOWER WHEN HE FELL HITTING LANDING ON BACK AND NECK AREA.

March 22, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Kentucky United Coal Llc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHEN STEPPING OFF WATER TRUCK STEPPED ON HOSE ON GROUND TWISTING ANKLE CAUSING FALL.

February 16, 2000 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator FIRE

Kentucky United Coal Llc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN GREASE OFF SHIRT WITH OTHER AFTER WHICH HE WAS ASSISTING WELDER WHEN CLOTHING IGNITED CAUSING BURNS TO ABDOMEN, LEFT LEG AND ARM REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION.

February 7, 2000 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Kentucky United Coal Llc · Fall from machine

DISMOUNTING DOZER WHEN SLIPPED MISSING LAST STEP FALLING TO GROUND LAND ON RIGHT WRIST & ARM CAUSING SPRAIN TO WRIST.