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Hardshell Tipples Mine #1 Coal

Hardshell Tipples Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Calvin R Tackett
Mayking, Ky, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517481

Hardshell Tipples Mine #1 has $55K in proposed MSHA penalties and $29K outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2002–2003
Latest incident
Aug 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
510
citations
225
significant & substantial
$54,935
proposed penalties
$26,188
paid to date
48% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $28,747 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
73
inspections on record
2,731
inspection hours
18.7
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.
510 citations across 2,731 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Hardshell Tipples Mine #1 has $55K in proposed MSHA penalties and $29K outstanding across 5 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.
$55K
proposed penalties
$55K
current assessed
$26K
paid to date
$29K
outstanding
483 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-08-31.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Hardshell Tipples Mine #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.72 mg/m3 (85% compliant) across 231 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.
0.72
dust avg (mg/m3)
17.96
dust max (mg/m3)
85%
within 1.5 mg/m3
231
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-09-29.
Silica (quartz)
5.6
silica avg (%)
7.5
silica max (%)
19
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-10-10.
Noise
4%
over PEL
27
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-12-12.
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
2008 Q2 183 2 0 10929.0
2008 Q1 571 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 2,780 1 0 359.7
2006 Q4 6,642 53 27 7979.5
2006 Q3 7,930 28 11 3530.9
2006 Q2 8,148 24 10 2945.5
2006 Q1 7,672 23 9 2997.9
Show 15 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q4 2,703 5 0 1849.8
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q1 11,216 37 14 3298.9
2004 Q4 10,090 41 21 4063.4
2004 Q3 7,161 17 8 2374.0
2004 Q2 8,490 1 0 117.8
2004 Q1 1,203 1 0 831.3
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 19,535 27 16 1382.1
2003 Q2 9,282 13 2 1400.6
2003 Q1 16,381 39 16 2380.8
2002 Q4 12,680 26 3 2050.5
2002 Q3 1,120 40 13 35714.3
2002 Q2 9,171 26 7 2835.0
2002 Q1 15,080 46 25 3050.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2003 · 11 incidents

July 12, 2003 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Cook and Sons Mining, Inc. · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE. (CONTUSION LEFT KNEE).

June 18, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cook and Sons Mining, Inc. · Fall from machine

WORKING ON RAM CAR BATTERYS, TRYING TO REMOVE BATTERY LID. THE LID SPARKED ON THE BATTERY AND HE TRIED TO JUMP OFF THE BATTERYS AND SLIPPED AND FELL BETWEEN THE COAL RIB AND RAM CAR HURTING HI S LOWER BACK.

June 13, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Cook and Sons Mining, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

CUT RIGHT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER'S ON SCOOP CANOPY AND COAL RIB.

February 11, 2003 KY · Coal electrician, lineman
Leslie Mountain Processing, Inc. · -

HE WAS TAKING PANEL BOARD OFF 482 SCOOP AND BOARD SWUNG DOWN AND CAUGHT THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND CRUSHING IT. THE TIP END OF MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

January 27, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leslie Mountain Processing, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ICE BUILT UP ON TRACK. JACKING TRACK UP OUT OF ICE AND GOB JACK HANDLE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD IN FRONT OF EAR.

January 27, 2003 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leslie Mountain Processing, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RAILROAD JACK TO RAISE TRACK WHEN THE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED & STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.

2002 · 1 incident

July 29, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leslie Mountain Processing, Inc. · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN RIB AND BOLT. REPORT WAS FILLED OUT 2 DAYS LATER. EE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY 7-30-02.

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