Blackhawk #1 Surface Mine
Coal
Drift,
Floyd County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519372
Blackhawk #1 Surface Mine has $28K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14K outstanding across 9 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2011
- Latest incident
- Mar 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
39
significant & substantial
$27,632
proposed penalties
44% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $15,503 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
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: 443 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Blackhawk #1 Surface Mine has $28K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14K 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.
67 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-01-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Blackhawk #1 Surface Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.12 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 28 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: 2011-12-09.
Silica (quartz)
Most recent sample: 2011-10-03.
Noise
Most recent sample: 2011-11-22.
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 |
| 2011 Q4 |
29,435 |
29 |
14 |
985.2 |
| 2011 Q3 |
34,895 |
9 |
3 |
257.9 |
| 2011 Q2 |
31,703 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 |
24,773 |
7 |
4 |
282.6 |
| 2010 Q4 |
21,173 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 |
10,407 |
20 |
16 |
1921.8 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2011 · 1 incident
March 25, 2011
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blackhawk Mining LLC · Fall from machine
Operator was dismounting from equipment to use the restroom. While dismounting he lost his footing and fell backward landing on his elbow. The impact caused a jarring motion and created pain in his shoulder.
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