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Cawood Mine #1 Coal

Black Fire Energy, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Debra R Mugumya
Cawood, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518264

Cawood Mine #1 has $814K in proposed MSHA penalties and $781K outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2003–2010
Latest incident
May 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
1,259
citations
600
significant & substantial
$814,395
proposed penalties
$33,101
paid to date
4% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $781,294 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
116
inspections on record
5,232
inspection hours
24.1
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.
1,259 citations across 5,232 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Cawood Mine #1 has $814K in proposed MSHA penalties and $781K outstanding across 7 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.
$814K
proposed penalties
$814K
current assessed
$33K
paid to date
$781K
outstanding
1,152 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-06-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Cawood Mine #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.52 mg/m3 (93% compliant) across 391 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.
0.52
dust avg (mg/m3)
6.82
dust max (mg/m3)
93%
within 1.5 mg/m3
391
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-04-10.
Silica (quartz)
7.0
silica avg (%)
14.6
silica max (%)
32
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-04-06.
Noise
4%
over PEL
47
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-03-26.
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
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 1 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 3,417 77 40 22534.4
2010 Q1 7,925 24 11 3028.4
2009 Q4 10,501 14 7 1333.2
2009 Q3 13,355 44 29 3294.6
2009 Q2 9,397 49 19 5214.4
Show 22 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q1 7,143 64 31 8959.8
2008 Q4 4,375 7 3 1600.0
2007 Q2 7,172 24 9 3346.3
2007 Q1 6,683 69 28 10324.7
2006 Q4 7,696 34 20 4417.9
2006 Q3 6,731 18 9 2674.2
2006 Q2 7,606 17 6 2235.1
2006 Q1 6,552 43 20 6562.9
2005 Q4 6,904 25 7 3621.1
2005 Q3 5,737 35 8 6100.7
2005 Q2 4,716 32 14 6785.4
2005 Q1 1,440 41 18 28472.2
2004 Q4 3,235 62 29 19165.4
2004 Q3 3,802 96 63 25249.9
2004 Q2 3,135 57 24 18181.8
2004 Q1 1,900 39 17 20526.3
2003 Q4 2,783 30 5 10779.7
2003 Q3 10 62 39 6200000.0
2003 Q1 1,600 83 54 51875.0
2001 Q2 240 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 2 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2010 · 2 incidents

May 14, 2010 KY · Coal INUNDATION
Cawood Enterprises LLC · Accident type, without injuries

While mining with the continuous miner, an old abandoned mine was cut into, releasing water.

January 12, 2010 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cawood Enterprises LLC · Struck by flying object

While the ee was driving a pin into the ripper chain on the continuous miner with a hammer, a piece of steel became lodged in his right eye.

2009 · 3 incidents

December 12, 2009 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss STRIKING OR BUMPING
Cawood Enterprises LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee stated that he hit his right knee on the side of a bridge conveyor while attempting to cross it.

November 23, 2009 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Cawood Enterprises LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee stated that he tripped, causing him to fall toward a bridge conveyor with the conveyor chain operating. Employee stated that he then took a step to avoid falling, stepping into the operating bridge chain of the carrier.

March 4, 2009 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cawood Enterprises LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stated that he twisted his knee while kicking a rock off of a piece of belt that he was going to pull out of the mine with a scoop.

2007 · 1 incident

2005 · 2 incidents

March 23, 2005 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Randy-D, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL OCCURRED ON THE #1 BELT AT CROSSCUT 23. FALL WAS APPROX. 30' LONG X 20' WIDE X 4" HIGH, PULLING THE 4' PERMANENT SUPPORT. NO PERSON OR EQUIPMENT WAS AFFECTED BY THE FALL. THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO MSHA ON 3/23/05 & WAS INVESTIGATED BY MSHA INSPECTOR. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

January 5, 2005 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
New Phase Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee started bolter. Bolter began moving, trapping employee between bolter and rib.

2004 · 5 incidents

November 22, 2004 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
New Phase Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FOOT SLIPPED ON ROCK FORCING FOOT UNTER SCOOP BUCKETT AND SCOOP PINNED FOOT BETWEEN SCOOP BUCKET AND BOTTOM

July 23, 2004 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New Phase Mining LLC · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL IN THE # 5 ENTRY AT THE 54TH CROSS CUT APPROX 6' LONG 5'HIGH CRIBBED AND TIMBERED ALL SIDES OF FALL AND DANGERED OFF.

June 22, 2004 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
New Phase Mining LLC · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP, CLEANING OUT BY SECTION. CANOPY CLIPPED ROOF STRAP, FORCING STRAP UNDER CANOPY, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT SIDE OF FACE AND NOSE RESULTING IN A SEVERE CUT IN RIGHT JAW AND CUT UNDER RIGHT EYE. SAFETY GLASSED PREVENTED SERIOUS INJURY TO EYES.

April 29, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New Phase Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

EE was greasing a bridge carrier. A piece of drawrock approx 4' by 4' by 6" fell out from between roof bolts. The rock struck the bridge carrier, breaking into two pieces. One of the pieces of rock then struck the employee.

2003 · 2 incidents

August 7, 2003 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Turkey Creek Energy LLC · -

INJURED WAS WORKING ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM IN THE NECK AND BACK AREA.

July 14, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
Turkey Creek Energy LLC · -

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CROSSING THE LONG JOHN STRUCTURE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

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