Oven Fork, Letcher County,
KY
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519228
Blue Ridge No 1 has $283K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2008–2010
Latest incident
Nov 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
181
citations
49
significant & substantial
$282,672
proposed penalties
$182,555
paid to date
65% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $100,117 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
36
inspections on record
1,992
inspection hours
9.1
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.
181 citations across 1,992 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Blue Ridge No 1 has $283K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$283K
proposed penalties
$183K
current assessed
$183K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
176 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-03-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Blue Ridge No 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.52 mg/m3 (94% compliant) across 254 samples.
Health sampling
ⓘ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
ⓘ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.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ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
The mine experienced a roof fall measuring approximately 18 feet by 70 feet by 8 feet in the worked out area of the 4 right panel. There was no interuption in the ventilation.
A roof fall measuring 20 feet by 20 feet by 7 feet was found in the intersection of the # 5 entry at the # 26 crosscut of the 4 right panel. There was no change in the mine's ventilation.
A roof fall approximately 18 feet by 40 feet in size was found in the return of the 3 right panel. There were no injuries or interruption in ventilation.
2009 · 2 incidents
December 1, 2009KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Employee discovered a roof fall above the anchorage in the return air course. There are multiple entries and the roof fall does not effect ventilation or travel.
2008 · 2 incidents
September 30, 2008KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was operating a roof bolter when he got his hand caught on a piece of bolter steel resulting in a laceration that required 6 stitches.
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