WHILE OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER HE WAS LOADING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK WAS THROWN FROM CONVEYOR STRIKING OPERATOR ONT HE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE. CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS FORE HEAD AND CHEEK. LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES.
4 Coal
Black Energy Coal, Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
Kenny Fleming; Robert B Hughes
Biggs,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518130
4 has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2000–2002
- Latest incident
- May 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
100
citations
44
significant & substantial
$7,969
proposed penalties
$2,995
paid to date
38% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,974 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
45
inspections on record
1,089
inspection hours
9.2
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.100 citations across 1,089 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
4 has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K 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.$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
100 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-08-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at 4 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.55 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 140 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.0.55
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.97
dust max (mg/m3)
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
140
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-08-12.
Silica (quartz)
7.4
silica avg (%)
10.9
silica max (%)
14
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-04-22.
Noise
0%
over PEL
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-01-16.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q2 | 7,777 | 12 | 2 | 1543.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 6,964 | 2 | 1 | 287.2 |
| 2001 Q4 | 6,751 | 16 | 7 | 2370.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 10,591 | 14 | 9 | 1321.9 |
| 2001 Q2 | 13,395 | 8 | 6 | 597.2 |
| 2001 Q1 | 14,100 | 14 | 9 | 992.9 |
| 2000 Q4 | 12,838 | 9 | 2 | 701.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 12,145 | 6 | 3 | 494.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q2 | 10,865 | 10 | 5 | 920.4 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2002 · 1 incident
ARC Envirochem, LLC · Struck by flying object
2001 · 1 incident
P M C Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SEEN PIECE OF DRAWROCK FALLING MADE QUIK TURN AND PULLED BACK MUSCLES.
2000 · 1 incident
May 29, 2000
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
P M C Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIS SHOULDER & LEG.
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