#3 Prep Plant
Coal
Coalgood,
Harlan County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1512101
#3 Prep Plant has $110 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
- 10
- Years on record
- 1987–1994
- Latest incident
- Sep 1994
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
0
significant & substantial
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
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: 16 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
#3 Prep Plant has $110 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-11-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation 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 Q3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2001 Q2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2001 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file
1994 · 3 incidents
September 12, 1994
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
New Horizons Coal Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE WAS AWARDED RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFITS FOR COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS
June 29, 1994
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Horizons Coal Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
EE STATED AS HE RETURNED TO THE LEFT FORK REFUSE PILE TO HAUL HIS THIRD LOAD OF SLATE & BACKED INTO BE LOADED HE NOTICED H IS TRUCK WAS RUNNING HOT & HET INDICATOR WAS IN THE RED EE STATED HE FLAGGED EE NOT TO LOAD HIS TRUCK EE OERATING END LOADER TRAMMED LOADER CLOSER TO HIS TRUCK & STEPPED OUT OF LOADER ONTO FRONT OF HIS TRUCK EE STATED EE HAD SAID THAT THIS TRUCK NORMALLY DID NO
June 29, 1994
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Horizons Coal Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
TRUCK WAS RUNNING HOT. EE AND COWORKER STEPPED ONTO FRONT OF TRUCK. EE STEPPED ON RADIATOR CAP TO TIGHTEN IT, THE CAP BLEW OFF SPRAYING EE AND COWORKER WITH A MIXTURE OF HOT RADIATOR FLUID, OI L AND WATER. EE HAS BURNS ON 35% TO 40% OF HIS BODY.
1993 · 1 incident
October 5, 1993
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Horizons Coal Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO FILL DOZER UP WITH FUEL. HE SAID HE WAS ON TOP OF FUEL TANK RESELTING FUEL GUAGE WHEN HE STEPPED BACK DOWN ONTO FUEL BOX, HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED IN DIESEL FUEL CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND ADN TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE WENT TO DR ON 11-15-93. ON 11-16-93 WAS THE FIRST DAY HE MISSED WORK BECAUSE OF INJURY.
1992 · 1 incident
December 21, 1992
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
New Horizons Coal Inc · Fall onto or against objects
EMPL.STATED HE WAS TRYING TO START A JOHN DEERE 550 DOZER & THAT HE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACK, STARTED THE DOZER USING A WRENCH WHILE DOZER WAS IN GEAR CAUSING HIS FEET TO FLY OUT FROM UNDER H IM CAUSING HIM TO LAD ON BACK ON THE TRACKS. EMPL.STATED THAT HE HELD TO THE ROLL CAB TO KEEP FROM GOING UNDER THE TRACKS OF THE DOZER.
1990 · 1 incident
New Horizons Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS HELPING TO TAKE A LARGE GEAR OFF THAT RAN THE ROCK BUCKETS, HE WAS USING A RAILROAD JACK TO PRY IT OFF. HE HAD A SMALL BAR IN THE JACK AND A CHEATER PIPE ON IT. WH ILE HE WAS JACKING IT THE CHEATER PIPE SLIPPED OFF OF THE SMALLER BAR CAUSING THE SMALLER BAR TO FLY UP AND HIT HIM ON THE CHIN.:
1989 · 2 incidents
November 21, 1989
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Horizons Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPL STATED HE WAS INSTALLING TURBO ON TD25 DOZER IN RAW COAL STOCKPILE AT MOSLEY WASHER HAD TO GO GET OIL. HE GOT TWO 5 GALLON BUCKETS OF OIL & WHEN HE TRIED TO LIFT THEM UP ON BED OF #32 MAI NTENANCE TRUCK HE FELT CATCH IN BACK.
September 28, 1989
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New Horizons Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPL STAED THAT HE WAS SHOVELING OUT WASH BOX & WHEN HE CAME AROUND WITH SHOVEL HE HIT PIECE OF METAL THAT GOES THROUGH CENTER OF WASH BOX. CAUSING LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 3 SUTURES TO MIDDL E FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
1987 · 2 incidents
October 10, 1987
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New Horizons Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE REMOVING 5 SET OF PULLEY PULLERS FROM MOTOR SHAFT ON DUST DRYER THE RATCHED SLIPPED PINCHING AREA BETWEEN FOREFINGER & THUMB OF LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION TO AREA REQUIRING FIVE SUTUR ER 3
March 24, 1987
KY · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New Horizons Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE REPAIRING3A DAMAGED WATER HOSE USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO PUSH THE HOSE UPON THE NOZZLE FITTING AFTER THE DAMAGED SECTION OF HOSE HAD BEEN CUT AWAY THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION O F THE L HAND BE7WEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER
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