Locust Grove, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE was cleaning out loading pot when it tilted over and almost fell, EE sat the pot back up injuring his back.
Ben's Branch Mine Coal
Locust Grove, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Edward L Clemons Estate
Hazard,
Perry County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519638
Ben's Branch Mine has $436K in proposed MSHA penalties and $713 outstanding across 9 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2012–2013
- Latest incident
- Feb 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
120
citations
51
significant & substantial
$436,236
proposed penalties
$72,533
paid to date
17% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $363,703 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
17
inspections on record
671
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: 671 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ben's Branch Mine has $436K in proposed MSHA penalties and $713 outstanding across 9 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.$436K
proposed penalties
$73K
current assessed
$73K
paid to date
$713
outstanding
118 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-10-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Ben's Branch Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.11 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 22 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.0.11
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.43
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
22
samples
Most recent sample: 2015-06-29.
Noise
0%
over PEL
22
samples
Most recent sample: 2015-06-29.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q3 | 5,528 | 2 | 2 | 361.8 |
| 2014 Q2 | 1,694 | 3 | 2 | 1771.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 4,049 | 5 | 1 | 1234.9 |
| 2013 Q4 | 20,570 | 10 | 7 | 486.1 |
| 2013 Q3 | 20,570 | 13 | 6 | 632.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q2 | 10,813 | 37 | 18 | 3421.8 |
| 2013 Q1 | 11,881 | 16 | 4 | 1346.7 |
| 2012 Q4 | 8,771 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 16,126 | 7 | 5 | 434.1 |
| 2012 Q2 | 10,499 | 22 | 5 | 2095.4 |
| 2012 Q1 | 7,312 | 2 | 1 | 273.5 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2013 · 1 incident
2012 · 1 incident
March 29, 2012
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Locust Grove, Inc. · Fall from machine
Employee was climbing on dozer when he fell bruising his left hip.
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