While changing work cutter head bits on the coal auger machine, ee was struck by a rock approx 4 feet by 5 feet by 30 inches that fell from the bottom section of the highwall. EE was pronounced deceased at the scene.
GHM #51 Coal
Green Hill Mining Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Laird T Orr Jr.
Barbourville,
Whitley County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407079
GHM #51 has $151K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2003–2017
- Latest incident
- Mar 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
14
citations
3
significant & substantial
$151,496
proposed penalties
$36,030
paid to date
24% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $115,466 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
33
inspections on record
723
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: 723 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
GHM #51 has $151K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.$151K
proposed penalties
$36K
current assessed
$36K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-10-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at GHM #51 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.14 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 32 samples.
Health sampling
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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
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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.0.14
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.06
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
32
samples
Most recent sample: 2016-11-17.
Noise
7%
over PEL
29
samples
Most recent sample: 2016-11-17.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q2 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 2,920 | 1 | 0 | 342.5 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,640 | 3 | 0 | 1829.3 |
| 2016 Q3 | 2,060 | 2 | 0 | 970.9 |
| 2011 Q2 | 440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,624 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,109 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 525 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q2 | 1,400 | 1 | 0 | 714.3 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,378 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,379 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,136 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,195 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 800 | 2 | 0 | 2500.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,010 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 822 | 1 | 0 | 1216.5 |
| 2008 Q2 | 783 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,025 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,377 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 937 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 750 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 894 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 579 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 805 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 780 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 516 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,156 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q1 | 431 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 526 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 498 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 401 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q4 | 888 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 18181.8 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
March 30, 2017
KY · Coal
auger operator, auger crew supervisor
Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Green Hill Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
Reportable incidents
1 on file (excluding fatalities above)2003 · 1 incident
Southeast Contractors, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE STRUCK FINGER WHILE CHANGING PIN ON AUGER FLIGHT.
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