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 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.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Jacks Branch No 6 Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.49 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 53 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.0.49
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.98
dust max (mg/m3)
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
53
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-04-28.
Silica (quartz)
10.2
silica avg (%)
31.3
silica max (%)
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-09-21.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 207.4 |
| 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.
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