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Graves County Mines Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by J Lee Powell
Hickory, Graves County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1500188

Graves County Mines has $175 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
6
Years on record
1985–1994
Latest incident
Oct 1994
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
3
citations
0
significant & substantial
$175
proposed penalties
$175
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
16
inspections on record
196
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: 196 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Graves County Mines has $175 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.
$175
proposed penalties
$175
current assessed
$175
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-03-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2009 Q3 1,733 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 326 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 764 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,522 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,406 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,987 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,522 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,561 0 0 0.0
Show 31 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q3 1,852 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,465 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,935 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,554 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,269 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,246 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,558 2 0 438.8
2005 Q4 6,217 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,991 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,541 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,029 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,368 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,729 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,768 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 6,682 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,176 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,911 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,779 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,684 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,488 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,589 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,845 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 5,144 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 6,999 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,345 1 0 230.1
2001 Q2 2,017 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 5,181 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 4,979 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,682 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,407 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 4,171 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1994 · 2 incidents

October 10, 1994 KY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Old Hickory Clay Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EE WAS OPERATING A CAT 627 E SCRAPER. WHEN THE SCRAPER WAS MAKING ITS DUMP ON THE LIGNITE PILE, THE LIGNITE GAVE WAY CAUSING THE SCRAPER TO ROLL OVER.

August 8, 1994 KY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Hickory Clay Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO RIDE IN PICKUP BACK TO HIS EQUIPMENT AFTER THE LUNCH BREAK.HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE DOOR POST WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SHUT THE DOOR. EMPLOYEE'S MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR,CUTTING HIS FINGER.

1989 · 1 incident

August 11, 1989 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Hickory Clay Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING FROM LOADER TO TRUCK AND STEPPED OFF A LEGE AND TURNED RIGHT ANKLE.

1988 · 1 incident

November 4, 1988 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Hickory Clay Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING ROM TRUCK TO WATER PUMP, HESLIPPED ON WET GROUND AND WHILE FALLING HE TRIED TO CTCH HIMSELF AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT ARM PULLING LIGAMENTS.

1985 · 2 incidents

December 16, 1985 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Old Hickory Clay Company · Struck against a moving object

REAR TIRE BLEW 2UT ON THE TRUCK & HE PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD & SOFT SHOULDER GAVE WAY & TRUCK LAID OVER ON ITS SIDE.

September 11, 1985 KY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Hickory Clay Company · Fall from machine

HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE SCRAPER AND TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE

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