Locust Grove Inc · Fall from machine
TRUCK DRIVER SLIPPED AS HE WAS EXITING COAL TRUCK & FELL TO GROUND HURTING LEFT SHOULDER.
Jacks Branch No 6 Mine: 3 MSHA citations Coal
Locust Grove Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Edward L Clemons Estate
Hazard,
Perry County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518114
Jacks Branch No 6 Mine has $232 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1999–2002
- Latest incident
- Jul 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
3
citations
1
significant & substantial
$232
proposed penalties
$232
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
16
inspections on record
230
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: 230 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Jacks Branch No 6 Mine has $232 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.$232
proposed penalties
$232
current assessed
$232
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-05-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.33.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
33.3%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 66.7% low, 33.3% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Jacks Branch No 6 Mine shows 98% of 53 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2001-04-28, 25 years ago
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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.98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
53
samples
1.98
dust max (mg/m3)
24 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 29 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR24
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER9
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE9
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2000-09-21, 25 years ago10.2
silica avg (%)
7
samples
31.3
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR4
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR3
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100% | 7 |
| 2000 | 98% | 46 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Jacks Branch No 6 Mine recorded 6.66 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2000.
Injury rate, 2000
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.6.66
total case rate
4.44
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 7.74 and the all-US-mining average was 5.64 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 8.83 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
- Locust Grove Inc 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 10 | 83,674 |
| 2000 | 32 | 542,805 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Jacks Branch No 6 Mine sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q2 | 4,821 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 11,945 | 1 | 0 | 83.7 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q4 | 23,413 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 21,544 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 22,539 | 1 | 1 | 44.4 |
| 2000 Q1 | 22,581 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file2002 · 1 incident
2001 · 2 incidents
January 25, 2001
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Locust Grove Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS ON MAINFRAME OF THE MINER WAITING TO PIN BEAMS WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT FOOT.
Locust Grove Inc · Struck against a moving object
COAL TRUCK WRECK. NO 1 TRUCK LOADER WITH COAL APPARENTLY CAME THROUGH A CURVE AT THE 2 MILE MARKER ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD STRIKING THE TRUCK INJURED WAS DRIVING.
2000 · 4 incidents
Locust Grove Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS LIFTING HOOD ON EXCAVATOR AND FELT A POP IN HIS LOWER BACK.
Locust Grove Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE'S FEET SLIPPED WHEN HE WAS GETTING OFF OUR HIGHWALL MINER. HE FELL BACK AGAINST THE MINER AND BRUISED HIS RIBS. IN NECK AND SHOULDERS.
Locust Grove Inc · Struck against a moving object
CONTRACTOR'S DRIVER EXITED COAL PIT ACCESSING HAUL ROAD. DRIVER STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A JUVENILE ON A 4 WHEELER COMING TOWARD HIM DOWN GRADE. DRIVER STATED THAT HE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE 4 WHEELER CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ENTER THE ROAD DITCH AND TIP OVER. THE TRUCK SUSTAINED SUPERFICIAL COSMETIC DAMAGE.
Locust Grove Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OUR LOADER MAN WAS LOADING OVERBURDEN INTO INJURED'S TRUCK WHEN A LARGE TREE STUMP ROLLED OUT OF THE BUCKET STRIKING THE TRUCK DOOR AND CAUSING IT TO CAVE IN ON HIS. AT THIS POINT IT APPEARS H E HAS BRUISING TO HIS LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER BUT IS COMPLAINING WITH HIS HEAD AND NECK. HE WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER DR. TODAY.
1999 · 2 incidents
November 6, 1999
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Locust Grove Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS ALIGNING AN AUGER SHAFT TO A BEARING WHEN A CREW MEMBER DROVE THE SHAFT THRU THE BEARING HOUSING PINNING HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE HOUSING, CUTTING 4 FINGERS.
Locust Grove Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
ON 8-30-99 EE WAS PUMPING WATER INTO HIS WATER TRUCK FROM A POND. AS HE WAS PULLING THE HOSE FROM THE POND AND LIFTING IT BACK INTO PLACE ON THE TRUCK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS ABDOMAL AREA, BU CONTINUED TO WORK. EACH DAY HE SAID THE PAIN GOT WORSE, SO ON 9-09 HE WENT TO DR. THE DR. FOUND TWO HERNIAS AND HAS SCHEDULED HIM FOR MORE TESTS ON 9-22 AND SURGERY ON THE 23RD.