Bledsoe Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL. BROKE LEFT HAND.
Gabes Creek: 7 MSHA citations Coal
Gabes Creek has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1987. MSHA has proposed $390 in penalties since 2000.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1987–1998
- Latest incident
- May 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
7
citations
0
significant & substantial
$390
proposed penalties
$390
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
24
inspections on record
308
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: 308 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Gabes Creek has $390 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.$390
proposed penalties
$390
current assessed
$390
paid to date
$0
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-04-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Shamrock Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1996
- Bledsoe Coal Corp 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 |
| 1991 | 16 |
| 1990 | 17 |
| 1989 | 17 |
| 1988 | 14 |
| 1987 | 29 |
| 1986 | 16 |
| 1985 | 13 |
| 1984 | 30 |
| 1983 | 1 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Gabes Creek sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1998 · 1 incident
1992 · 1 incident
March 6, 1992
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE MAGANET AT THE CRUSHER WHEN HE HAD A PAIN IN THE BACK EE HAS HAD BACK PAIN PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT
1988 · 3 incidents
April 19, 1988
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
WHILE WORKING ON SERVICING VIBRATOR IN WASHER HE RAISED UP TURNED AROUND STRIKING LIGHT FIXTURE BRACE. CAUSING CUT BELOW HIS LEFT EYE. WOUND WAS SUTURED.
March 15, 1988
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM LOADER SLIPPED OFF LADDER KNOCKING BREATH OUT OF HIM.
January 19, 1988
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING METAL IN STORAGE RACK WHEN HE FELT A STRAIN IN THE LOWER LEEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK, HE DID NOT GET MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 1-25-88. HE WAS LIFTING WHEN INJURY HAPPENED.
1987 · 2 incidents
November 25, 1987
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
SLIPPED AND FEL5 ON HIS RIGHT LEG.
Shamrock Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING AT A DR2ER CONE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.