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Flint Hill Mine Coal

Triad Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by James River Coal Company
Dale, Spencer County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202220

Flint Hill Mine has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $143 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2002–2005
Latest incident
Sep 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
42
citations
16
significant & substantial
$3,950
proposed penalties
$3,677
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $273 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
24
inspections on record
367
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 367 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Flint Hill Mine has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $143 outstanding across 1 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$143
outstanding
42 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-07-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Flint Hill Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.13 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 10 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.
0.13
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.28
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-09-21.
Noise
11%
over PEL
9
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-09-21.
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 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
Show 21 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q4 5,497 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 9,752 5 2 512.7
2005 Q2 11,093 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 12,580 5 4 397.5
2004 Q4 10,592 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 12,216 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 11,202 2 0 178.5
2004 Q1 12,627 5 1 396.0
2003 Q4 10,782 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 11,523 1 1 86.8
2003 Q2 9,873 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 9,382 2 0 213.2
2002 Q4 10,457 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 12,875 2 0 155.3
2002 Q2 16,186 1 0 61.8
2002 Q1 16,542 5 3 302.3
2001 Q4 15,250 9 5 590.2
2001 Q3 15,784 5 0 316.8
2001 Q2 4,906 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2005 · 2 incidents

September 28, 2005 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triad Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee had just put a pin in the ripper and as he was standing up the ripper shifted causing the chain from the boom to drop hitting him on the shoulder.

February 21, 2005 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triad Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

He was entering dozer and hit his head on a converter mounted in it.

2004 · 1 incident

August 5, 2004 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Triad Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was climbing down ladder & stepped on a loose dirt clod & twisted his ankle. X-rays showed he cracked a bone in his right ankle.

2003 · 1 incident

September 13, 2003 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triad Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

HELPING MECHANIC LOOSEN NUT AND ALL THREAD ON THE D11 DOZER. NUT LOOSENED ATT AT ONCE AND ALL THREAD CUT HIS FINGER.

2002 · 4 incidents

October 8, 2002 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Triad Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IT WAS MUDDY. HE WENT TO STEP OVER A HOSE, MISSED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE TRYING TO KEEP FROM FALLING.

April 18, 2002 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triad Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

HE WAS CHANGING THE TEETH ON THE LOADER'S BUCKET WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND FLEW IN HIS EYE.

April 16, 2002 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triad Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS MOVING THE LIGHTPLANT AND WENT TO UNHOOK IT AND THE JACK KICKED OUT HE CUT HIS FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

April 8, 2002 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Triad Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STEPPED DOWN TO GET A SCREWDRIVER. THE GROUND WAS MUDDY AND HIS FOOT TWISTED AND LEG DIDN'T. HE BROKE HIS ANKLE.

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