J&R Coal Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances
EE WAS DRILLING COAL WHEN METHANE IGNITED CAUSING AN EXPLOSION & BURNING EE ON FACE AND BOTH HANDS. EE WAS TAKEN TO WHITESBURG ARH THEN AIR LIFTED TO LEXINGTON KY.
#7 Coal
J&R Coal Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
Roger N Bentley
Dean,
Letcher County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518776
#7 has $154K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2005
- Latest incident
- Sep 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
63
citations
39
significant & substantial
$153,908
proposed penalties
$110,608
paid to date
72% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $43,300 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
13
inspections on record
491
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: 491 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
#7 has $154K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.$154K
proposed penalties
$111K
current assessed
$111K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
62 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-09-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at #7 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.87 mg/m3 (79% compliant) across 62 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.0.87
dust avg (mg/m3)
5.62
dust max (mg/m3)
79%
within 1.5 mg/m3
62
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-09-08.
Silica (quartz)
9.4
silica avg (%)
11.3
silica max (%)
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-09-20.
Noise
20%
over PEL
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-09-08.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 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 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 12,924 | 28 | 20 | 2166.5 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Q2 | 9,129 | 18 | 11 | 1971.7 |
| 2005 Q1 | 4,634 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 4,263 | 7 | 1 | 1642.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 2,103 | 10 | 7 | 4755.1 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2005 · 3 incidents
June 16, 2005
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J&R Coal Inc. · Struck by falling object
Employee was operating a roof bolter when a piece of draw rock fell on his left shoulder and neck approximately 3' x 18" x 6" dislocating his left shoulder.
February 25, 2005
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
J&R Coal Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was tramming bolter across section and the back of the bolter caught on roof
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The full compliance file on #7
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.