Mining Incidents

Gardner Fork Coal

Clark Elkhorn Coal Co. · Underground
Shelbiana, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516763

Gardner Fork has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1999–2002
Latest incident
Jan 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
101
citations
40
significant & substantial
$8,876
proposed penalties
$8,876
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
47
inspections on record
985
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: 985 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Gardner Fork has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
101 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-05-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Gardner Fork shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.81 mg/m3 (87% compliant) across 193 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.
0.81
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.97
dust max (mg/m3)
87%
within 1.5 mg/m3
193
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-02-22.
Silica (quartz)
5.4
silica avg (%)
8.3
silica max (%)
18
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-02-13.
Noise
5%
over PEL
19
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-01-14.
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
2004 Q4 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 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
Show 11 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 1 1
2002 Q1 10,577 11 6 1040.0
2001 Q4 11,129 25 10 2246.4
2001 Q3 512 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,941 2 2 1030.4
2001 Q1 14,025 19 6 1354.7
2000 Q4 8,449 1 0 118.4
2000 Q3 20,306 20 6 984.9
2000 Q2 21,630 12 4 554.8
2000 Q1 24,243 10 5 412.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2002 · 1 incident

January 10, 2002 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Clark Elkhorn Coal Co. · Struck by powered moving object

EE HAD CAME OUT OF THE MINE AND WAS WALKING ACROSS THE MINE YARD. EE HAD STARTED TO MOVE A PERSONELL CARRIER WHEN HE RAN IN TO EE HITTING HIS LEG WITH THE CARRIER EE WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.

2000 · 7 incidents

September 27, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clark Elkhorn Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS USING A SCOOP TO TRANSPORT A ROLL OF BELT UNDERGROUND WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. ROCK MEASURED 12"X8"X2".

September 25, 2000 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clark Elkhorn Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE GOT OFF THE SHUTTLE CAR HE WAS OPERATING TO GET A ROOF BOLT OUT OF THE CONVEYOR OF THE MINER. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE ROOF BOLT THE CONVEYOR ON THE MINER ACCIDENTALLY STARTED THROWING A PIECE OF ROCK THAT STRUCK HIM IN HIS LEFT SIDE RIB AREA.

August 21, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Clark Elkhorn Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER IN THE FACE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE MEASURING 12" X 12" X 2" FELL, STRIKING HIS ARM. HE WAS LEFT A SMALL LACERATION ON HIS FOREARM THAT REQUIRED 4 STIT CHES.

June 28, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clark Elkhorn Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE SLIPPED WHILE WALKING GROUND A BELT HEAD CONVEYOR INJURING HIS BACK. CONTINUED TO WORK UP UNTIL 7-24-00.

May 26, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clark Elkhorn Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER, WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK MEASURING 3' BY 3' BY 6' FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS FOUND TO HAVE SOME BROKEN BONES IN HIS FOOT.

January 27, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clark Elkhorn Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER IN THE #5 WORKING FACE. EE HAD BROKEN A BIT OFF AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET THE DRILL STEEL OUT WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL POT AND THE MINE ROOF.

January 14, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clark Elkhorn Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING CABLE SLACK FROM OFF THE CABLE REEL OF A FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER SO HE COULD HANG THE CABLE FROM THE ROOF. THE CABLE WAS HARD TO PULL OFF AND AFTER HE PULLED IT OFF HE SAID HIS RIG HT ARM AND SHOULDER BEGAN TO ACHE.

1999 · 9 incidents

October 2, 1999 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clark Elkhorn Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE #8 HEADING AS HE WAS INSTALLING A BOLT A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRUK HIM ON THE LEFT ARM INJ REQUIRED STITCHES EE RETD TO WORK ON NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT

July 21, 1999 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clark Elkhorn Coal Company · Struck by falling object

HAULING COAL TO THE FEEDER WITH SHUTTLE CAR, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM.

April 14, 1999 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clark Elkhorn Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS & STRUCK HIM

March 25, 1999 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clark Elkhorn Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS PULLING ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN BACK. MISSED 1ST DAY OF WORK ON 4-14-99.

March 18, 1999 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clark Elkhorn Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SHOVELING ON BELTLINE, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. MISSED 1ST DAY OF WORK ON 4/8/99

February 9, 1999 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clark Elkhorn Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

USING A SCOOP TO PULL UP CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE, HE GOT HIS HAND BETWEEN SCOOP BUCKET & PULL ROPE.

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