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#2 Surface: 3 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by Dan Chambers
Williamsburg, Whitley County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516878

#2 Surface has $207 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
4
Years on record
1990–1999
Latest incident
Mar 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
3
citations
1
significant & substantial
$207
proposed penalties
$207
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Wash Ridge Coal Company Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
9
inspections on record
123
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: 123 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

#2 Surface has $207 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.
$207
proposed penalties
$207
current assessed
$207
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-10-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
33.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
33.3%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 33.3% low, 66.7% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at #2 Surface shows 100% of 17 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Last sampled: 2000-10-10, 25 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
17
samples
0.68
dust max (mg/m3)
13 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 4 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR8
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER4
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE2

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2000-05-05, 26 years ago
24.7
silica avg (%)
3
samples
41.1
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR2
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

Noise
ⓘ The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.

Last sampled: 2000-04-28, 26 years ago
18%
over PEL
11
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR4
  • MECHANIC2
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE2
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

#2 Surface recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2000.

Injury rate, 2000
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 7.74 and the all-US-mining average was 5.64 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 8.83 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Wash Ridge Coal Company Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2001 5 6,290
2000 22 120,948
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

#2 Surface sits in Whitley County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Whitley County, Kentucky · Population 36,755
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$41,719
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 4,219 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 10,602 1 0 94.3
2000 Q3 4,711 1 1 212.3
2000 Q2 12,106 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 12,814 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1999 · 1 incident

1998 · 2 incidents

July 31, 1998 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wash Ridge Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE STEPPING OFF DOZER, RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED & HE LANDED WITH WEIGHT ON LEFT FOOT.

April 29, 1998 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wash Ridge Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE ROLLED TRUCK TIRE TO BUCKET OF LOADER 7 FLIPPED IT INTO BUCKET ON TOP OF ANOTHER TIRE. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO PUSH TIRE BACK INTO BUCKET. THIS IS WHEN HE HURT LOWER PART OF BACK.

1990 · 1 incident

November 12, 1990 KY · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wash Ridge Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED DIDN'T REPORT THIS ACCIDENT TO US UNTIL 11-19-90.HE FIRST SAID IT WAS HIS OLD INJURY RECURRING.THEN ON 11-21-90 HE SAID IT WAS A NEW INJURY THAT HAPPENED CLIMBING INTO THE DRILL CAB ON 11-12-90.