AT APPROXIMATELY 7:45 PM ON FEBRUARY 14, 2000 DECEASED EMPLOYEE, PREPARATION PLANT OPERATOR, WALKED FROM THE PREPARATION PLANT INTO THE ACTIVE WORKING AREA OF A 275C MICHIGAN FRONT END LOADER. THE OPERATOR OF THE FRONT END LOADER WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE EMPLOYEE. HE WAS STRUCK BY THE BUCKET OF THE 275C FRONT END LOADER WHILE THE OPERATOR WAS FILLING THE BUCKET OF THE FRONT END LOADER
Island #1 Prep Plant Coal
Lst Inc
· Facility
Controlled by
Knight Kem & Brett
Island,
Mclean County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518077
Island #1 Prep Plant has $330 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1999–2000
- Latest incident
- Feb 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
7
citations
0
significant & substantial
$330
proposed penalties
$330
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
5
inspections on record
292
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: 292 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Island #1 Prep Plant has $330 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.$330
proposed penalties
$330
current assessed
$330
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-05-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Island #1 Prep Plant shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.54 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 3 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.0.54
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.90
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
3
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-02-08.
Noise
0%
over PEL
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-03-08.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q2 | 1,900 | 6 | 0 | 3157.9 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,769 | 1 | 0 | 565.3 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
February 14, 2000
KY · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Lst Inc · Struck by powered moving object
Reportable incidents
1 on file (excluding fatalities above)1999 · 1 incident
Lst Inc · Struck against stationary object
OPER WAS CLEANING COAL BUILDUP FROM TOP OF TAIL ROLLER GUARD STRIKING LEFT HAND ON GUARD CAUSINGINJURY TO LEFT HAND. INFECTION SET UP
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