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Bolen Branch #1 Coal

Leburn, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518207

Bolen Branch #1 has $5K 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
1999–2002
Latest incident
Jun 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
33
citations
24
significant & substantial
$4,779
proposed penalties
$4,779
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
33
inspections on record
586
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: 586 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Bolen Branch #1 has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
33 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-02-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Bolen Branch #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.23 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 121 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.
0.23
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.99
dust max (mg/m3)
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
121
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-03-06.
Silica (quartz)
16.7
silica avg (%)
34.7
silica max (%)
6
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-03-05.
Noise
8%
over PEL
24
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-07-29.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q3 551 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,104 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 17,153 2 2 116.6
2002 Q4 27,025 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 29,806 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 26,117 6 4 229.7
2002 Q1 30,976 5 5 161.4
2001 Q4 32,161 0 0 0.0
Show 7 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q3 33,861 6 4 177.2
2001 Q2 34,497 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 33,904 2 2 59.0
2000 Q4 31,245 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 31,154 6 5 192.6
2000 Q2 27,608 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 29,213 6 2 205.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 1 incident

February 9, 2001 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED EMPLOYEE WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME CAUSED BY NATURE OF EMPLOYEE'S JOB. CORRECTIVE SURGERY IS RECOMMENDED.

1999 · 1 incident

November 23, 1999 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING 992G LOADING OVERBURDEN ON TO ROCK TRUCKS WHEN A LARGE ROCK ROLLED OUT OF THE SHOT, HITTING THE LOADER BUCKET. THIS JARRED THE EMPLOYEE AND CAUSED LOWER BACK PAIN.

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