Hourglass
Coal
Sassafras,
Knott County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518224
Hourglass has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 2000–2001
- Latest incident
- May 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
44
significant & substantial
$8,973
proposed penalties
64% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,269 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
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: 806 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Hourglass has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K 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.
103 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-04-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Hourglass shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.84 mg/m3 (85% compliant) across 118 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.
Most recent sample: 2001-05-14.
Silica (quartz)
Most recent sample: 2001-04-19.
Noise
Most recent sample: 2000-04-19.
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 |
| 2001 Q3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2001 Q2 |
10,927 |
8 |
2 |
732.1 |
| 2001 Q1 |
16,397 |
26 |
8 |
1585.7 |
| 2000 Q4 |
16,342 |
24 |
7 |
1468.6 |
| 2000 Q3 |
12,944 |
26 |
14 |
2008.7 |
| 2000 Q2 |
4,243 |
9 |
5 |
2121.1 |
| 2000 Q1 |
6,061 |
14 |
8 |
2309.8 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2001 · 3 incidents
May 18, 2001
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Banner Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS STACKING BELT STRUCTURE FOR TRANSPORT AND LOAD MINER CABLE AND CAR CABLE.
April 27, 2001
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Banner Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINING CABLE AND HURT HIS BACK AND RIGHT LEG.
February 19, 2001
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Banner Inc · Struck by falling object
IN PERFORMANCE OF HIS JOB AS A ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A FALL OF ROCK. THE ROCK STRUCK THE EE ON THE HEAD & SHOULDERS.
2000 · 8 incidents
December 5, 2000
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Banner Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BELT LINE & STRAINED LOWER ABDOMEN.
August 21, 2000
KY · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
MACHINERY
Banner Inc · Struck against a moving object
THE FORMER EMPLOYEE AFTER HE HAD SEVERED HIS EMPLOYMENT ALLEGES A BACK INJURY. WHEN INVESTIGATEDTHIS HAD NOT BEEN REPORTED TO THE FOREMAN.
August 10, 2000
KY · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Banner Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP STEEL & WOODEN COLLERS &FELT PAIN IN BACK.
August 8, 2000
KY · Coal
scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Banner Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS PUTTING UP WOODEN COLLERS HURT LOWER BACK.
Banner Inc · Accident type, without injuries
#5 ENTRY 2 BREAK FROM FACE AREA FELL; ABOUT 5' HIGH.
R & B Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
DURING THE PRESHIFT EXAM TWO (2) NON-INJURY ROOF FALLS WERE OBSERVED: #1 THE #4 ENTRY 20' INBY THE LAST OPEN CROSS CUT APPROX 45' LONG X 6' HIGH X 20' WIDE.
R & B Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
DURING THE PRESHIFT EXAM TWO (2) NON-INJURY ROOF FALLS WERE OBSERVED. #2 THE #6 ENTRY CROSS CUT TO #5 18' WIDE X 18' LONG X 60" HIGH.
R & B Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS MAKING A SPLICE AND CUT LEFT HAND WITH A KNIFE.
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