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.
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.
Of $45K in penalties contested before the Commission, $36K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-06-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
29citations taken to the federal commission · 14% of citations on record
Settled
25 · 86%
Stood as issued
4 · 14%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 19 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
19%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$34K proposed, $27K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2008-08-19.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Evans Fork Job shows 99% of 108 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2008-06-26, 18 years ago
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
108
samples
1.70
dust max (mg/m3)
108 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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 by year
ⓘ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.
Evans Fork Job recorded 1.56 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.
Injury rate, 2007
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
1.56
total case rate
1.56
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.71 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.12 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2007
1.56
1.56
0.000
2006
3.89
3.89
0.000
2005
2.85
2.85
0.000
2004
4.57
4.57
0.000
2003
1.53
1.53
0.000
2002
1.59
1.59
0.000
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2008
29
183,999
2007
52
746,782
2006
57
840,763
2005
51
824,929
2004
52
737,895
2003
52
709,621
2002
45
713,449
2001
32
414,401
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Evans Fork Job sits in Lawrence County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Lawrence County, Kentucky · Population 16,171
3.4%
Mining share of county employment
$45,584
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
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, 2006KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
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, 2005KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
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
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, 2004KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
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, 2004KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
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, 2002KY · Coalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON