What are K-2 Surface Mine's MSHA penalties?

K-2 Surface Mine has $531 in proposed MSHA penalties on record, with $0 currently outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

What is the respirable coal dust exposure at K-2 Surface Mine?

MSHA sampling at K-2 Surface Mine shows 100% of 10 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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K-2 Surface Mine: 7 MSHA citations Coal

American Reclamation Co LLC · Surface

Controlled by Mark Horton; David Ison

Lambric, Breathitt County, KY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1518783

K-2 Surface Mine has $531 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: 2
Years on record: 2005
Latest incident: May 2005

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2004

citations

significant & substantial

$531

proposed penalties

$531

paid to date

100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

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Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2004

inspections on record

131

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: 131 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

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.

$531

proposed penalties

$531

current assessed

$531

paid to date

outstanding

7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2005-06-01.

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.

57.1%

significant & substantial

0.0%

high negligence or reckless

57.1%

reasonably likely or greater

0.0%

permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs

Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 28.6% low, 71.4% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.

Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

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: 2005-06-07, 21 years ago

100%

within 1.5 mg/m3

samples

0.51

dust max (mg/m3)

10 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.

Most-sampled occupations

BULLDOZER OPERATOR3
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER2
HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR2

Noise

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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.

Last sampled: 2005-06-07, 21 years ago

10%

over PEL

samples

Most-sampled occupations

BULLDOZER OPERATOR3
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER2
HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR2

See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.

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
2005	100%	5
2004	100%	5

Noise by year

Year	over PEL	samples
2005	0%	5
2004	20%	5

Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Ownership history

American Reclamation Co LLC 2004 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)
2005	25	93,490
2004	10	16,039

Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

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.

Breathitt County, Kentucky · Population 13,438

2.3%

Mining share of county employment

$41,101

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
2005 Q3	14,017	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	16,756	2	0	119.4
2005 Q1	11,445	4	3	349.5
2004 Q4	6,637	1	1	150.7
2004 Q3	3,592	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2005 · 2 incidents

May 18, 2005 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

American Reclamation Co LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BENT OVER, PUTTING BOLT IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON D11N DOZER WHEN HE HAD LOWER BACK PAIN. EE FINISHED OUT THE SHIFT.

May 5, 2005 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

American Reclamation Co LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING BOLT WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND CUT FINGER. 1" CUT 4 SITCHES.

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K-2 Surface Mine has $531 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

MSHA sampling at K-2 Surface Mine shows 100% of 10 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

Respirable coal dust ⓘ 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.

K-2 Surface Mine sits in Breathitt County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.3% of county employment.

Reportable incidents

2005 · 2 incidents

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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.