17 West Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
COAL IN RAW SILO CAUGHT FIRE.
17-West Preparation Plant Coal
LCC Kentucky LLC
· Facility
Controlled by
Lexington Coal Company LLC
Lovely,
Martin County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518120
17-West Preparation Plant has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 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
- 1999–2001
- Latest incident
- Mar 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
90
citations
54
significant & substantial
$13,008
proposed penalties
$12,948
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $60 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
62
inspections on record
999
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: 999 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
17-West Preparation Plant has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 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.$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$60
outstanding
86 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-06-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at 17-West Preparation Plant shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.33 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 44 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.0.33
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.48
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
44
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-12-30.
Noise
0%
over PEL
18
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-11-19.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2005 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 370 | 2 | 0 | 5405.4 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,371 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 3,322 | 4 | 2 | 1204.1 |
| 2003 Q3 | 3,772 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 3,878 | 3 | 1 | 773.6 |
| 2003 Q1 | 4,021 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 3,836 | 4 | 2 | 1042.8 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,808 | 1 | 1 | 356.1 |
| 2002 Q2 | 3,340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 3,595 | 16 | 13 | 4450.6 |
| 2001 Q4 | 2,991 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 7,074 | 9 | 7 | 1272.3 |
| 2001 Q2 | 10,558 | 3 | 0 | 284.1 |
| 2001 Q1 | 7,800 | 2 | 0 | 256.4 |
| 2000 Q4 | 9,513 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 15,445 | 44 | 27 | 2848.8 |
| 2000 Q2 | 22,044 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 15,202 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2001 · 1 incident
2000 · 3 incidents
July 13, 2000
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
17 West Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS SERVICING LOADER. AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
June 12, 2000
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
17 West Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING ROCKS AND HISBACK STARTED A BURNING FEELING AND JUST KEPT GETTING WORSE DURING THE DAY.
17 West Mining Inc · Struck by powered moving object
EE SAID HE WAS LIFTING SPEED REDUCER SHARP PAINSIN STOMACH
1999 · 1 incident
17 West Mining Inc · Flash burns (electric)
EE WAS CHECKING VOLTAGE ON A NEW INSTALLATION WHEN A FLASH OCCURRED BURNING HIM ON HANDS, FACE AND NECK.
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