Calvery Mine has $529K in proposed MSHA penalties and $154K outstanding across 10 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
50
Years on record
1991–2010
Latest incident
Mar 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
939
citations
301
significant & substantial
$529,150
proposed penalties
$278,120
paid to date
53% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $251,030 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
154
inspections on record
8,043
inspection hours
11.7
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.
939 citations across 8,043 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Calvery Mine has $529K in proposed MSHA penalties and $154K outstanding across 10 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.
$529K
proposed penalties
$432K
current assessed
$278K
paid to date
$154K
outstanding
925 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-08-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Calvery Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.54 mg/m3 (94% compliant) across 872 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
A non-injury roof fall occurred in the #4 right crosscut and extened to #6 entry of the last open crosscut on 001 mmu for approximately 100 feet long and 5 feet high. Survey station 5128 located in #2 entry of the last open crosscut.
Found Roof Fall on weekly bleeder examination that was blocking the bleeder. One break inby spad number 5053, Fall was 175 feet long, 20 feet wide, 9 feet high.
Belts had stop running started to investigate why belts were off and found Rock Fall on #1 belt 75 feet underground from surface. Fall was 22 feet long 18 feet wide and 15 feet hight.
July 14, 2009KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Placing beams against mine roof with jacks, when one of the jacks kicked out, throwing the beam sideways and striking EE. He had to have 6 stitches for a laceration above his left eye.
2008 · 4 incidents
September 17, 2008KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Employee was traveling from #3 belt line to #4 head drive on a Johnson Industries 2 man carrier, when a piece of rock fell from in-between the roof bolts hitting on the Johnson carrier. The employee had his right hand on the steering wheel and the rock struck his right hand and left leg. The rock measured 48" long 24" wide and 5" thick.
March 28, 2008KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Employee was operating the left side of a dual boom bolter when he got his left hand entangled with the drill steel and a wrench. This resulted in an amputation of his left hand and arm near his elbow. He was treated on site and then taken by ambulance to a local hospital. He had surgery and his arm was reattached. He was released from the hospital on 4-4-08.
January 9, 2008KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was operating the continuous miner, when a piece of draw rock measuring 2 feet by 4 feet by 2 inches fell, strking him on his back and hips. Employee has no broken bones but is loosing time.
A potential inundation of water occurred as the miner cut into a bleeder area of the mine to establish additional bleeder entries. Water came on to the section and after a while created a possible inundation.
Employee who was operating a roof bolter stated, that when he knelt down to get on his knees after positioning the bolter, he felt a burning sensation in his right knee.
Non EE received injuries that proved to be fatal after he wrecked an ATV on a section of road that is not a part of the mine. ICG Knott County does not believe submission of this report is required by the Mine Act or regulations and is submitting it under protest.
On May 5, 2007 at 10:45 am a fire occurred involving the mine office, employee change room and a supply trailer. All buildings were located on the surface at the mine site. All three buildings were destroyed and there were no injuries.
2006 · 4 incidents
October 10, 2006KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was removing a metal rub rail guard from the continuous miner when he accidentally dropped it on his right foot. This resulted in a bruise and sprain to his foot.
Employee was pulling on a piece of conveyor belt loading it to take underground when he slipped and fell. As he fell he twisted his right leg resulting in a fracture to his lower leg.
August 14, 2006KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Employee was operating one side of a dual boom bolter when a piece of draw slate measuring 2 inches by 2 feet by 3 feet fell striking him on the left arm and back. He continued to work until 08/21/06 at which time he was taken off work due to the ongoing pain in his back.
February 23, 2006KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was using a hammer and a punch to knock a pin out of a cutter chain when the punch broke striking his left hand. This resulted in a laceration that required 4 stitches to close.
2005 · 2 incidents
March 28, 2005KY · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was assisting fellow employees build cribs when he got struck on his left hand with a crib block. This resulted in a laceration on his index finger that required 6 stitches to close.
February 18, 2005KY · Coalutility man, errand boy, service truck operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee bent over to pick up a wooden crib block that weighed approximately 20 pounds when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. Employee continued to work until he decided to seek medical attention a couple of days later on 02/21/05 and is now missing time due to the injury.
2004 · 2 incidents
July 30, 2004KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mechanic was installing a metal cover on the continuous miner when he mashed his index finger on his right hand. The finger had a laceration that required stitches to close.
EE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO REMOVE A PIECE OF ROCK FROM OFF OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK. THE EE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 4/23/04 AT WHICH TIME HE BEGAN LOSING TIME.LAST DAY WORKED, 4/23/04.
2003 · 3 incidents
December 1, 2003KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A STABILIZING JACK ON A STAMLER BELT FEEDER WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE JACK AND THE FRAME OF THE FEEDER. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCH ES.
October 16, 2003KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF WATER LINE WHEN HE LET THE KNIFE SLIP CUTTING AN INCISION IN HIS LEFT LEG. THE INCISION REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO DRILL A HOLE IN THE ROOF WITH THE ROOF BOLTER, A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM AROUND THE DRILL STEEL & HIT HIS LEFT HAND WHICH HE WAS USING TO GUIDE THE DRILL STEEL. HIS HAND WAS EXAMINED BY TWO INDIVIDUALS & SHOWED NO EXTERNAL SIGNS OF SWELLING, SCRAPES OR ABRASIONS AT THE TIME OF THE EXAMINATION.
EE WAS HOOKING A CHAIN UP TO PULL A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK OFF OF A JOY 14.10 MINER. MINER OPERATOR SWUNG MINER AROUND CATCHING HIM ACROSS CHEST WITH BOOM.
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