KenAmerican Resources, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
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Brier Creek Mine: 16 MSHA citations Coal
KenAmerican Resources, Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
Robert E Murray
Bremen,
Muhlenberg County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518495
Brier Creek Mine has $2K 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
- 2
- Years on record
- 2002–2003
- Latest incident
- Jan 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
16
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,632
proposed penalties
$1,632
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
24
inspections on record
198
inspection hours
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: 198 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Brier Creek Mine has $2K 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.$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
16 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-08-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.18.8%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
18.8%
reasonably likely or greater
12.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 37.5% low, 62.5% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- KenAmerican Resources, Inc. 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Brier Creek Mine sits in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Muhlenberg County, Kentucky · Population 30,712
3.2%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q3 | 605 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 693 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 704 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 583 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,518 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,452 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2003 · 1 incident
2002 · 1 incident
August 22, 2002
KY · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
KenAmerican Resources, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS USING WEDGES TO BREAK ONE SID OF FORM. THE FORM BROKE & DROPPED. EE HAD FINGER BETWEEN FORM & CONCRETE, MASHING FINGER.