Dollar Branch Mine has $104K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 16 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2007–2009
Latest incident
Jul 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
294
citations
96
significant & substantial
$103,509
proposed penalties
$85,548
paid to date
83% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $17,961 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
25
inspections on record
1,530
inspection hours
19.2
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.
294 citations across 1,530 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Dollar Branch Mine has $104K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 16 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.
$104K
proposed penalties
$93K
current assessed
$86K
paid to date
$7K
outstanding
289 assessments are final orders; 16 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-06-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Dollar Branch Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.66 mg/m3 (92% compliant) across 151 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
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q3
500
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
30,731
25
10
813.5
2009 Q1
41,288
46
13
1114.1
2008 Q4
34,321
20
6
582.7
2008 Q3
36,038
54
20
1498.4
2008 Q2
36,670
58
10
1581.7
2008 Q1
44,211
33
10
746.4
2007 Q4
36,093
27
12
748.1
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2007 Q3
10,944
31
15
2832.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2009 · 3 incidents
July 9, 2009KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Joy Continious Miner was pillaring in the belt entry, a fall occurred in #2 heading extending thru #4 heading covering the Joy Continous Miner, no ventilation was effected, the size of the fall was approx. 90' long, 20' thick, and 12' high.
2008 · 7 incidents
September 30, 2008KY · Coalcontinuous miner operator, coal mole operatorMACHINERY
Employee was pulling stuck roof bolter with miner when chain broke hitting employee on left side of forehead. 8 sutures required, employee has returned to regular duty.
September 5, 2008KY · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee had came in 2 hrs. early, using his utility knife to cut a piece of belt, the knife slipped cutting his right upper leg, sutures were required, safety talk was conducted with employee on cutting away from self when using knife, employee has returned to reg. duty.
February 15, 2008KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Employee was putting glue in bolt hole that was drilled when a piece of draw rock fell out from top hitting back of his head, 7 sutures were required. Employee has returned to regular duty with no restriction.
February 14, 2008KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Employee was tramming roof bolter up, when a piece of drawrock fell from top, hitting employee left shoulder. Employee was placed on light duty until 2-20-08. Employee has returned to his reg. duty.
January 19, 2008KY · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was 2 breaks outby the face in #5 entry plastering a brattice, while plastering brattice, some plaster went into left eye causing irritation, employee has returned to work 1-21-08 with no restrictions.
Employee was splicing a car cable when utility knife slipped and cut right leg. sutures required
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