Mining Incidents

Evans Fork Job Coal

Milo, Lawrence County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518371

Evans Fork Job has $74K in proposed MSHA penalties and $340 outstanding across 12 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2002–2007
Latest incident
Sep 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
207
citations
115
significant & substantial
$74,004
proposed penalties
$64,488
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,516 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
48
inspections on record
1,478
inspection hours
14.0
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.
207 citations across 1,478 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Evans Fork Job has $74K in proposed MSHA penalties and $340 outstanding across 12 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.
$74K
proposed penalties
$65K
current assessed
$64K
paid to date
$340
outstanding
207 assessments are final orders; 12 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-06-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Evans Fork Job shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.21 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 108 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.
0.21
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.70
dust max (mg/m3)
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
108
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-06-26.
Silica (quartz)
13.7
silica avg (%)
39.9
silica max (%)
6
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-04-24.
Noise
13%
over PEL
76
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-12-27.
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
2008 Q3 726 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 16,661 9 3 540.2
2008 Q1 28,507 7 2 245.6
2007 Q4 30,929 21 4 679.0
2007 Q3 39,261 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 43,925 17 10 387.0
2007 Q1 14,380 18 5 1251.7
2006 Q4 37,156 0 0 0.0
Show 22 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q3 41,377 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 40,773 26 22 637.7
2006 Q1 34,923 2 2 57.3
2005 Q4 40,286 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 36,048 5 0 138.7
2005 Q2 32,182 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 31,872 16 11 502.0
2004 Q4 32,545 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 31,360 13 12 414.5
2004 Q2 33,382 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 33,958 7 6 206.1
2003 Q4 33,287 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 32,479 9 4 277.1
2003 Q2 32,719 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 31,908 6 5 188.0
2002 Q4 36,133 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 32,719 13 7 397.3
2002 Q2 26,318 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 30,862 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 30,629 7 3 228.5
2001 Q3 24,721 4 4 161.8
2001 Q2 8,962 27 15 3012.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2007 · 1 incident

September 21, 2007 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck against a moving object

While dumping a load of rock & dirt, the load got hung in bed of truck, causing the trucks front wheel to come off the ground. When the load broke free, the front of the turck fell back to the ground and bounced the driver out of the seat. He did not have a seat belt on.

2006 · 3 incidents

December 27, 2006 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was welding on coal broom. A piece of metal got into his right eye.

December 5, 2006 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was building a road through shot to highwall. Road wasn't wide enough for dozer. Lower side gave way and dozer turned over.

August 17, 2006 KY · Coal pumper POWERED HAULAGE
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was loading rock truck in pit. When he was filling his bucket, he hit a large rock in the spool and injured his back.

2005 · 2 incidents

September 13, 2005 KY · Coal pumper POWERED HAULAGE
Miller Bros Coal LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was watering the haul road when the water truck came out of gear and it rolled back into a ditch. He worked next two days then came back and said his knee and ankle was hurt.

July 19, 2005 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EE STEPPED OUT OF 992 G LOADER TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD WHEN HE SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL, HITTING FRONT FENDER OF LOADER BEFORE LANDING ON GROUND. HE BROKE HIS LEFT HIP AND LEFT ARM

2004 · 3 incidents

December 22, 2004 KY · Coal pumper MACHINERY
Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Struck by powered moving object

Hooking a chain to a corner bucket tooth on a PC-300 Komatsu excavator when the operator slipped and hit the swing lever causing the bucket to swing and strike the victim.

September 16, 2004 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF CAB OF ROCK TRUCK TO CLEAN MIRRORS. HIS HAND WAS ON DOOR LATCH WHEN THE DOOR CLOSED SHUT ON HIS LITTLE FINGER. FINGER WAS CUT OFF BELOW THE NAIL ON THE RIGHT HAND.

April 14, 2004 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE SAID HE BACKED OVER A ROCK WHILE TRACKING A SLOPE.

2003 · 1 incident

May 5, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE PICK UP ALMOST EMPTY BARRELL TO BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK, WHEN EE PULLED MUSCLE IN UPPER RIGHT ARM CAUSING MUSCLE TO SEPERATE FROM BONE.

2002 · 1 incident

January 3, 2002 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE STARTED TO CLIMB STEPS ON FUEL TANK WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED, HITTING HAND & WRIST AGAINST STEP OF FUEL TANK.

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