Mining Incidents

Arnold Fork Prep Plant Coal

Controlled by Progress Energy Inc
Kite, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517338

Arnold Fork Prep Plant has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $266 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1994–2003
Latest incident
May 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
36
citations
15
significant & substantial
$2,258
proposed penalties
$1,992
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $266 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
33
inspections on record
604
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: 604 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Arnold Fork Prep Plant has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $266 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$266
outstanding
35 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-07-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Arnold Fork Prep Plant shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.20 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 32 samples.

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.
0.20
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.95
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
32
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-10-15.
Noise
6%
over PEL
17
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-04-15.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 0 1 0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 3,645 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 10,305 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 11,431 2 0 175.0
Show 14 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q2 19,170 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 21,533 1 0 46.4
2002 Q4 20,575 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 24,440 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 26,584 5 2 188.1
2002 Q1 32,138 4 1 124.5
2001 Q4 27,433 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 38,076 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 23,379 8 5 342.2
2001 Q1 26,092 4 2 153.3
2000 Q4 22,991 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 28,950 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 18,385 7 3 380.7
2000 Q1 28,014 4 2 142.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

May 22, 2003 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Kentucky May Coal Co.,Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A BOLT HEAD. THE GRINDER SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE ARM WHILE THE GRINDER WAS RUNNING, CUTTING HIS ARM ABOVE HIS GLOVE.

May 8, 2003 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor

EE WAS UNLOADING MINER UNIT CABLE FROM MINER & PULLING UPHILL FROM SUBSTATION LEVEL TO WHERE EQUIPMENT IS PARKED. EE PULLED CABLE TO HOOK UP FROM BOX TO PROVIDE POWER.

2001 · 1 incident

July 3, 2001 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky May Coal Co.,Inc. · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING V-BELT AND SLIPPED AND FELL 7FT. OFF BELT.

2000 · 2 incidents

September 23, 2000 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kentucky May Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT RIBCAGE.\

February 25, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky May Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EE WORKED 12 HRS ON 2/25/00 AND 8 HRS ON 2/26/00 HE REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN ON 2/28/00 THAT HE HURT HIS BACK ON 2/25/00 WHILE USING A SHOVELTO CLEAN UP THE PLANT

1999 · 3 incidents

November 24, 1999 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Kentucky May Coal Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING A SET OF CHAINS TO A SECTION OF CONVEYOR. AS EMPLOYEE STOOD UP HE FELT HIS LEFT KNEE POP OUT AND EMPLOYEE STATED HE IMMEDIATELY FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE WAS SE NT TO COMPANY PHYSICIAN TO HAVE LEFT KNEE EXAMINED.

November 11, 1999 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kentucky May Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRIVING METAL STAKE INTO GROUND WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. EE STRUCK HIS OWN RIGHT FOOT & ANKLE EE WENT TO DR TO HAVE HIS ANKLE EXAMINED

1994 · 1 incident

August 27, 1994 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky May Coal Company Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING STOKER COAL OFF OF THE BASE OF THE LEGS ON THE STOKER BELT WHEN HE LOSTHIS BALANCE AND STARTED TO FALL. THE EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE LEGS OF THE BELT TO KEEP FROM FALLIN G AND HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER HIT A SHARP PIECE OFMETAL REQUIRING 14 STITCHES.

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The full compliance file on Arnold Fork Prep Plant

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