Knott County Mine Coal

Locust Grove, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Edward L Clemons Estate

Amburgy, Knott County, KY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1518971

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Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2006

citations

significant & substantial

$35,765

proposed penalties

$35,665

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2008 Q3	10,106	7	5	692.7
2008 Q2	14,561	4	4	274.7
2008 Q1	15,257	33	24	2162.9
2007 Q4	15,398	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	16,203	5	3	308.6
2007 Q2	16,542	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	18,618	3	1	161.1
2006 Q4	17,834	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

2 on file

October 25, 2007 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Locust Grove, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling a fuel hose and felt he pulled a muscle in his back.

March 29, 2007 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Locust Grove, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

He stepped out of a bulk truck, stepped on a rock in mud, turned ankle, hurt (broke) right ankle.