EE was a self-employed individual who was subcontracted by T & T Energy to perform welding work. EE was performing welding work on the T & T Energy, Begley #1 jobsite and while working experienced fatal blunt force trauma to his head. There were no direct witnesses to the accident and the accident is currently under investigation.
Begley Resources #1 Coal
Begley Resources #1 has $577K in proposed MSHA penalties and $541K outstanding across 12 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 2011–2013
- Latest incident
- Aug 2013
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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.Begley Resources #1 has $577K in proposed MSHA penalties and $541K outstanding across 12 contested dockets.
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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.MSHA sampling at Begley Resources #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.12 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 28 samples.
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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 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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2013 Q3 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1100000.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 35,958 | 1 | 1 | 27.8 |
| 2013 Q1 | 29,059 | 52 | 8 | 1789.5 |
| 2012 Q4 | 23,816 | 24 | 12 | 1007.7 |
| 2012 Q3 | 27,382 | 20 | 7 | 730.4 |
| 2012 Q2 | 24,490 | 41 | 17 | 1674.2 |
| 2012 Q1 | 40,007 | 1 | 1 | 25.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 39,795 | 43 | 18 | 1080.5 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2011 Q3 | 38,091 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 31,654 | 10 | 8 | 315.9 |
| 2011 Q1 | 14,391 | 34 | 13 | 2362.6 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
14 on file (excluding fatalities above)2013 · 7 incidents
Torque was being positioned under the D10R using a winch to pull the torque under the machine. A pry bar was being used to guide the component. The bar became wedged between the machine and the component causing the bar to whiplash back and strike the tech in the face.
Employee was standing on tire of grader adding transmission and hydraulic oil. When he was finished servicing he got off of tire as operator started grader to see if wheels would turn. They wouldn't and operator shut grader back off, according to employee. He states he then climbed back on tire and as he shut the grader doors, wheels moved causing him to fall.
Truck was following behind another rock truck when the truck in front of him stopped to allow a loader to turn around in front of them. The truck in the back could not stop and struck the front truck in the rear end. Neither driver was injured. EE was asked to go to hospital but refused.
Truck was travelling in front of another rock truck. The truck EE was driving stopped to allow a loader to turn around in front of them. The truck in the back could not stop and struck the front truck in the rear end. Neither driver was injured. EE was asked to go to hospital but refused.
A large rock got away from a D11 striking the rock truck in which the injured was driving. Employee received bruises to the right hand, left knee, left shoulder, and neck. Foreman asked him if he wanted to go to hospital and he refused.
operator was pushing in a shot and working with a rock and he thought the rock would hit his tilt jack so he slung the dozer to the right and the rock hit the top of the blade and jarred him in the dozer. He complained with neck injury. Foreman and MET set him up with a neck brace and took him to the hospital.
Employee was climbing off grease truck on a ladder when he slipped and fell. He got his leg hung in ladder. A co-worker was nearby and helped him get down. He went to hospital at Mary Brekinridge Hospital. He was diagnosed with a hematoma on his left knee.
2012 · 4 incidents
12-3-12 laid down on fender of lube truck to loosen bolt on alternator and back started hurting. 12-6-12 breaking tire down with sledge hammer and called on 12-7-12 and said his back was hurting and he was going to the doctor.
Employee was helping a mechanic work on a D-11 dozer when the belly pan fell off of the dozer and struck employee on top of his left foot. He went to the hospital and was examined and diagnosed with a deep stone bruise. Employee was released and returned to work the same day as the accident occurred. He has missed no work due to his injury.
Employee stepped on a nail in company garage. The nail went through his shoe and into his foot. Employee was asked by his supervisor if he needed medical attention and the employee refused.
Employee was operating a front end loader to pack large rocks out of a pit when a rock fell out of the loader bucket causing it to bounce and shake the cab of the loader and jarred the employee. The employee refused to seek medical attention.
2011 · 3 incidents
The employee was servicing a D11 dozer when he went back up the dozer to retrieve some supplies. On his way off the tracks had become slick from rain causing him to slip and fall resulting in a sprained ankle.
The employee got off his dozer while it was being serviced and went to his personnel pickup and raise the hood. The employee climbed under the hood of the truck placing his right foot on the front bumper and his left leg on the radiator support. His right foot slipped causing him to fall and cut his left leg on the hood latch.
He was loading a Hydro seeder from a seed trailer. He was climbing down from a stack of mulch when he stepped on a wooden pallet that he did not see. When he stepped onto the pallet his foot rolled off the edge of the pallet spraining his left ankle.
The full compliance file on Begley Resources #1
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.