Bayonet Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine
EE WAS STEERING TRUCK (IN PROCESS OF MOVING) WHEN SOMETHING BROKE LOOSE FROM BRAKES, TRUCK ROLLED A 85 DEG & STOPPED AT BERM. EE JUMPED OUT CAUSING BACK INJURY
Bayonet #1: 58 MSHA citations Coal
Bayonet Mining Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Robert C Billips
Jenkins,
Letcher County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517669
Bayonet #1 has $6K 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
- 8
- Years on record
- 1995–2001
- Latest incident
- Apr 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 1999
58
citations
20
significant & substantial
$5,943
proposed penalties
$5,943
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
21
inspections on record
330
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: 330 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bayonet #1 has $6K 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.$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
58 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-05-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.34.5%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
34.5%
reasonably likely or greater
5.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 15.5% low, 84.5% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Bayonet #1 shows 100% of 45 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2001-08-06, 25 years ago
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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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
45
samples
0.75
dust max (mg/m3)
21 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 24 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER27
- TIPPLE OPERATOR9
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR5
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2001-06-15, 25 years ago2.1
silica avg (%)
1
samples
2.1
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE1
Noise
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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: 2001-09-19, 24 years ago
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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.29%
over PEL
7
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER4
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR2
- TIPPLE OPERATOR1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100% | 13 |
| 2000 | 100% | 32 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 50% | 2 |
| 2000 | 20% | 5 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Bayonet #1 recorded 19.50 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.
Injury rate, 2001
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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.19.50
total case rate
19.50
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 7.69 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.
| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 * | 19.50 | 19.50 | 0.000 |
| 2000 * | 8.73 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
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
- Bayonet Mining Company Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 12 | 595,081 |
| 2000 | 12 | 170,406 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Bayonet #1 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 Q4 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 12500.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 8333.3 |
| 2001 Q4 | 732 | 7 | 2 | 9562.8 |
| 2001 Q3 | 6,628 | 12 | 2 | 1810.5 |
| 2001 Q2 | 6,928 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 6,220 | 4 | 2 | 643.1 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q4 | 5,099 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 5,341 | 6 | 4 | 1123.4 |
| 2000 Q2 | 6,026 | 1 | 0 | 165.9 |
| 2000 Q1 | 6,452 | 8 | 5 | 1239.9 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file2001 · 2 incidents
January 2, 2001
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Bayonet Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EE WAS IN MECHANIC TRUCK WHICH WAS BEING TOWED BY A LOADER. THE TRUCK HIT A BERM CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN QUICKLY THEREFORE CAUSINGA HAND INJURY
2000 · 1 incident
June 9, 2000
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bayonet Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE AND ANOTHER WORKER HAD JUST PUT ENGINE IN LOADER AND WERE TESTING ENGINE. UNKNOWINGLY, THEY HAD LEFT WRENCH ON TOP OF RADIATOR AND THE VIBRATION OF ENGINE CAUSED IT TO FALL AGAINST AND THEN WAS THROWN AND HIT HIM IN MOUTH.
1999 · 2 incidents
November 24, 1999
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bayonet Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
WHILE PULLING ON A BELT, EE'S HAND SLIPPED AND ELBOW HIT A BEAM.
March 10, 1999
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Bayonet Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS SEATED INSIDE ROCK TRUCK; LOADER WAS LOADING HIS TRUCK' ROCK FELL & HIT TRUCK MIRROR AND BOUNCED & HIT EE'S HAND WHICH WAS STUCK OUTSIDE WINDOW AT THE TIME.
1997 · 2 incidents
Bayonet Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EXCESS COAL FELL FROM THE LOADER AND OVER THE HOPPER WITH SOME OF THE COAL HITTING HIM AND KNOCKING HIM DOWN.
May 21, 1997
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bayonet Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP AND TWO HELPWER WERE WORKING ON TRANSMISSION. EMP LET OFF TOO MUCH ON RED DEVIL CAUING TRANSMISSION TO FALL. EMP HAD LEFT HAND BETWEEN TRANSMISSION AND BELLHOUSING.
1995 · 1 incident
October 4, 1995
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bayonet Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC EE WITH A TRANSMISSION THE TRANSMISSION FELL UPON EE RIGHT INDEX FINGER MASHING IT