Lancaster, Kentucky, Garrard County,
KY
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Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516138
DIX RIVER SURFACE has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1990–2005
Latest incident
Mar 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
78
citations
16
significant & substantial
$14,939
proposed penalties
$5,776
paid to date
39% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,163 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
36
inspections on record
470
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: 470 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
DIX RIVER SURFACE has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 8 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
75 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-08-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, 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
A fuse box had exploded earlier in the day. The plant operator was taken to the medical center, checked for burns and released later the same day. The box was inspected, repaired and checked again. Afterwards, the quarry supervisor started the plant but the same box exploded again causing second degree burns to his face and hands.
EE'S PU TRUCK WAS GOING DOWN HILL TO [?] CRUSHER. R35 EUCLID TRUCK WAS BACKING UP HILL. THE 2 MET IN CURVE, THE EUCLED TRUCK BACKED INTO THE EE'S TRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. NO INJURY.
1997 · 1 incident
August 19, 1997KY · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
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