Mining Incidents

Eagle Coal

Jet Coal Co. Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Anthony Newsome
Dorton, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519029

Eagle has $48K in proposed MSHA penalties and $221 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2007–2010
Latest incident
Mar 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
229
citations
64
significant & substantial
$48,282
proposed penalties
$46,113
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,169 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
43
inspections on record
1,982
inspection hours
11.6
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.
229 citations across 1,982 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Eagle has $48K in proposed MSHA penalties and $221 outstanding across 2 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.
$48K
proposed penalties
$46K
current assessed
$46K
paid to date
$221
outstanding
225 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-04-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Eagle shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.39 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 239 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.
0.39
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.45
dust max (mg/m3)
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
239
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-04-13.
Silica (quartz)
7.1
silica avg (%)
28.7
silica max (%)
19
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-03-29.
Noise
6%
over PEL
32
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-11-25.
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
2010 Q2 4,234 17 10 4015.1
2010 Q1 13,476 12 2 890.5
2009 Q4 11,061 9 2 813.7
2009 Q3 12,534 15 3 1196.7
2009 Q2 13,527 16 3 1182.8
2009 Q1 14,062 5 1 355.6
2008 Q4 13,553 17 5 1254.3
2008 Q3 13,691 14 3 1022.6
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q2 14,144 13 2 919.1
2008 Q1 14,771 24 9 1624.8
2007 Q4 13,352 21 5 1572.8
2007 Q3 14,253 6 1 421.0
2007 Q2 13,453 30 6 2230.0
2007 Q1 14,635 12 4 820.0
2006 Q4 12,446 13 4 1044.5
2006 Q3 9,630 5 4 519.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2010 · 1 incident

March 16, 2010 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jet Coal Co. Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While walking on section, stepped into a hole and turned ankle.

2009 · 2 incidents

October 19, 2009 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler OTHER
Jet Coal Co. Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Airlock door accidently closed striking miner.

2008 · 2 incidents

May 1, 2008 KY · Coal INUNDATION
Jet Coal Co. Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

In #1 Heading the butt off or side cut cut through into old works. Air moving from sec into old works, measured 10,200 cfm. No water. No roof problem in the cut.

2007 · 1 incident

September 12, 2007 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss ELECTRICAL
Jet Coal Co. Inc. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

While working on a 6 VDC battery, tool contacted both positive and negative posts causing one cell to arc and spray battery acid into eye.

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