Big Laurel #4
Coal
Big Laurel,
Harlan County,
KY
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Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519202
Big Laurel #4 has $4K 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
- 3
- Years on record
- 2008–2009
- Latest incident
- Feb 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
7
significant & substantial
$4,096
proposed penalties
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
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: 170 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Big Laurel #4 has $4K 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.
31 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-11-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Big Laurel #4 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.15 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 12 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.
Most recent sample: 2008-10-23.
Noise
Most recent sample: 2008-05-29.
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 |
| 2009 Q2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2009 Q1 |
9,885 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 |
26,661 |
12 |
2 |
450.1 |
| 2008 Q3 |
25,880 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 |
21,738 |
19 |
5 |
874.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2009 · 1 incident
February 11, 2009
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was reaching a wrench under a truck to another employee, when the employee straightened up, he felt pain in between his shoulders.
2008 · 2 incidents
November 4, 2008
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was raising the hood of a truck; the hood was too heavy and pulled the employee forward, causing pain in his left shoulder.
June 26, 2008
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances
Employee was cutting a bolt off the frame of the excavator when a piece of hot metal went into his ear.
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