Hanging curtain when a shuttle car was moved pulling the cable down on his face and causing him to fall on rock.
Dorton E 3 Coal
CAM Mining LLC
· Underground
Controlled by
Rhino Resource Partners LP
Dorton,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519249
Dorton E 3 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $524 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
- 2009
- Latest incident
- Feb 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
31
citations
12
significant & substantial
$4,054
proposed penalties
$3,530
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $524 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
10
inspections on record
304
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: 304 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Dorton E 3 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $524 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.$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$524
outstanding
30 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-06-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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MSHA sampling at Dorton E 3 shows respirable coal dust averaging 2.46 mg/m3 (71% compliant) across 17 samples.
Health sampling
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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
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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.2.46
dust avg (mg/m3)
19.38
dust max (mg/m3)
71%
within 1.5 mg/m3
17
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-02-27.
Silica (quartz)
6.3
silica avg (%)
6.3
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-12-16.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q1 | 24,170 | 17 | 10 | 703.4 |
| 2008 Q4 | 11,449 | 8 | 2 | 698.8 |
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2009 · 2 incidents
February 13, 2009
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
CAM Mining LLC · Fall onto or against objects
CAM Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was removing rock off of head jack when the slate bar slipped and punctured his left hand requiring stitches.
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