Appolo Fuels Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SCRAP METAL BY HAND, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG, HE CONTINUED TO WORK UP TO 8-4-03, PAIN GOT TOO SEVERE, HE WENT TO DR, MAY HAVE DISC BULGED.
Highwall Miner No 1 Coal
Appolo Fuels Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Gary Asher
Middlesboro,
Bell County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518388
Highwall Miner No 1 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $535 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 2001–2003
- Latest incident
- Jul 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
33
citations
18
significant & substantial
$2,638
proposed penalties
$2,103
paid to date
80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $535 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
32
inspections on record
524
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: 524 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Highwall Miner No 1 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $535 outstanding across 0 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.$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$535
outstanding
32 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-08-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Highwall Miner No 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.34 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 31 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.0.34
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.47
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
31
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-07-29.
Silica (quartz)
22.6
silica avg (%)
33.3
silica max (%)
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-04-07.
Noise
20%
over PEL
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-03-31.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q4 | 9,087 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 18,016 | 1 | 1 | 55.5 |
| 2003 Q2 | 23,857 | 6 | 3 | 251.5 |
| 2003 Q1 | 23,577 | 5 | 1 | 212.1 |
| 2002 Q4 | 26,273 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 23,312 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 25,853 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 27,140 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 25,777 | 14 | 7 | 543.1 |
| 2001 Q3 | 19,027 | 7 | 6 | 367.9 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file2003 · 5 incidents
Appolo Fuels Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WORK ON EXCAVATOR, LIFTED BATTERY COVERS OFF AND PUT THEM IN SERVICE TRUCK, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. CHECKED BY LOCAL DR, GOING TO DO MRI, AS OF NOW MUSCLE STRAIN.
Appolo Fuels Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A WATER PUMP - FELT DISCOMFORT IN ABDOMEN AROUND NAVEL. REASON FOR LATE REPORT DR SEEN 6-17-03. THEY SAID HERNIA & SURGERY 7-2-03. NO LOST TIME TO DATE.
February 25, 2003
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Appolo Fuels Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE PIN BACK IN DOZER, MISSED PIN & HIT THUMB ON LEFT HAND. X-RAY SHOWED THUMB TO BE FRACTURED AT JOINT. HE WILL BE SEEING A SURGEON ON 2/27/03 FOR FURTHER EVAL UATION.
Appolo Fuels Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE STATED MUST HAVE BEEN THE MOVEMENT UP, DOWN, ETC IN HAUL BACK TRUCK THAT CAUSED IRRITATION AND OR MASHED LEFT TESTIS. WHEN HE SAW DOCTOR ON 2/8/03, SWELLING, PAIN, & IRRITATION OF LEF T TESTI. HE WAS TOLD TO TAKE MEDS & STAY OFF ABOUT 1 WEEK.
2002 · 4 incidents
June 29, 2002
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Appolo Fuels Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS WORKING REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON HIGHWALL MINER, SOMETHING CAUSED EYE IRRITATION (UNKNOWN) DUST OR SOMETHING. SAW EYE DOCTOR ON 7-1-02. EVERYTHING CHECKED OK.
June 6, 2002
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Appolo Fuels Inc · Struck against a moving object
EE WAS BRINGING DOZER OF BENCHED AREA. DOZER CAME DOWN ON BIG ROCK, WHEN DOZER CAME OFF ROCK IT JERKED HIM FORWARD & BACK, CAUSING NECK AND LOWER BACK PAIN, DR. TOLD HIM IT WAS SIMILAR TO WHIP LASH. SCHEDULED TO BE OFF TIL 6-26-02.
April 30, 2002
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Appolo Fuels Inc · Fall onto or against objects
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET A PIN OUT OF MINER BEAM USING A PRY BAR, HE PUT FEET UP ON BAR FOR MORE LEVERAGE, FEET SLIPPED OFF CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL ON KNEES HITTING METAL PLATFORM. CUT LOWER FRONT PART OF RIGHT LEG, HAD TO BE STITCHED UP, NO FRACTURE.
March 4, 2002
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Appolo Fuels Inc · Struck against a moving object
EE WAS OPERATING END LOADER MOVING MATERIAL, BUCKED MUST HIM UNDER ROCK SLIPPED OUT CAUSING HARD JOLT TO OPERATOR-STRAINED MUSCLE IN GROIN AREA-DR. TOLD HIM TO STAY OFF TILL SWELLING GOES DOWN .
2001 · 1 incident
August 8, 2001
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Appolo Fuels Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS HELPING POWDER CREW LOAD HOLES WITH BAGS OF POWDER & FELT LIKE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK, EE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT HAD TO GO TO DR. ON 8-13. FIRST DAY MISSED 8-14.
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