Hance Mine No. 1 has $165K in proposed MSHA penalties and $34K outstanding across 55 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2010–2013
Latest incident
Nov 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
379
citations
95
significant & substantial
$165,004
proposed penalties
$84,759
paid to date
51% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $80,245 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
66
inspections on record
4,116
inspection hours
9.2
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.
379 citations across 4,116 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Hance Mine No. 1 has $165K in proposed MSHA penalties and $34K outstanding across 55 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.
$165K
proposed penalties
$119K
current assessed
$85K
paid to date
$34K
outstanding
362 assessments are final orders; 55 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-02-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Hance Mine No. 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.42 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 390 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.
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
2014 Q4
4,184
6
1
1434.0
2014 Q3
9,038
12
1
1327.7
2014 Q2
11,378
5
1
439.4
2014 Q1
11,796
11
2
932.5
2013 Q4
12,644
8
1
632.7
2013 Q3
12,910
10
3
774.6
2013 Q2
15,192
10
2
658.2
2013 Q1
12,485
26
6
2082.5
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2012 Q4
14,267
25
11
1752.3
2012 Q3
13,919
27
9
1939.8
2012 Q2
14,747
22
5
1491.8
2012 Q1
14,353
6
2
418.0
2011 Q4
14,770
12
1
812.5
2011 Q3
17,926
40
13
2231.4
2011 Q2
19,764
24
6
1214.3
2011 Q1
19,962
31
6
1553.0
2010 Q4
18,878
20
4
1059.4
2010 Q3
19,457
24
6
1233.5
2010 Q2
14,273
29
12
2031.8
2010 Q1
3,771
14
0
3712.5
2009 Q4
1,850
13
1
7027.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
15 on file
2013 · 3 incidents
November 15, 2013KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miner operator was moving continuous miner, stopped, and ran into a truss bolt. he fell to the ground and got up and continued to work. He has had no type of medical attention and has continued to work his normal job duties until this date 12-10-2013. He states he is having neck pain from the injury and reports he is going to seek medical attention
November 12, 2013KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The employee had left the face area and was walking to get on the mantrip. The employee slipped and fell hitting on both knees. There were no witnesses to the accident and the employee failed to report his injury until the following day at 6:30 a.m. by phone. The miner states he can't put his weight on his left knee.
April 22, 2013KY · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was helping move the continuous miner from one place to another. He bent over to move the miner cable, raised it waist high when he felt a sharp pain through his right shoulder, neck and arm.
2012 · 3 incidents
August 24, 2012KY · Coalbelt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The injured party was working at the #35 crosscut of the number 2 belt. He was attempting to throw a wooden pallet across the belt and felt a pop in his back. He completed this shift and returned to work on 08/27/2012 and he completed this shift. On 08/28/2012 employee called in and stated he was in pain and was going to see a doctor.
May 29, 2012KY · Coalcontinuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgemanFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
A piece of draw rock measuring 53 inches long, 35 inches in width, from 0 to 4 inches thick struck a miner. The injury caused a broken leg and dislocation from the left foot.
May 21, 2012KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSTRIKING OR BUMPING
Walking in No 3 entry and bumped head into mine roof. Having pain in neck and left arm. Accident not reported until 5/29/12.
2011 · 4 incidents
June 28, 2011KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Tennco Energy, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Employee was drilling starter hole and lost his drill bit in the hole. Employee put a roof bolt in the hole & spun it to push the bit up in the hole. While in this process a burr on the roof bolt caught the employee's glove wrapping his hand around the roof bolt.
May 10, 2011KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerMACHINERY
Tennco Energy, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Mashed index finger left hand on canopy post
March 7, 2011KY · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE sat down at corner of intersection to eat lunch on mine floor. Cap coal fell on EE while proped up against rib.
April 5, 2010KY · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossMACHINERY
Tennco Energy, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Roof bolting operator was installing rope bolts in intersection and steel got hung, section foreman was helping pull drill steel with rubber gloves on and drill steel grabbed glove and twisted wrist.
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