A non injury roof fall was discovered at break #10 on the #6 belt in the #1 entry. It is app. 75ft long and 10ft thick and 19ft wide. The effected area is to be cribbed off or timbers. While doing a weekly exam.
K-4 Mine Coal
K-4 Mine has $154K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16K outstanding across 44 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 24
- Years on record
- 1989–2014
- Latest incident
- Apr 2014
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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.K-4 Mine has $154K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16K outstanding across 44 contested dockets.
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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.MSHA sampling at K-4 Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.34 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 456 samples.
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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 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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q4 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 388 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 2,534 | 5 | 1 | 1973.2 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,077 | 10 | 1 | 9285.1 |
| 2013 Q4 | 330 | 1 | 0 | 3030.3 |
| 2013 Q3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q1 | 301 | 1 | 0 | 3322.3 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,101 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,478 | 2 | 0 | 1353.2 |
| 2011 Q2 | 12,702 | 19 | 0 | 1495.8 |
| 2011 Q1 | 11,887 | 16 | 2 | 1346.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 13,472 | 18 | 5 | 1336.1 |
| 2010 Q3 | 10,116 | 18 | 11 | 1779.4 |
| 2010 Q2 | 8,178 | 2 | 1 | 244.6 |
| 2010 Q1 | 12,442 | 11 | 1 | 884.1 |
| 2009 Q4 | 12,473 | 11 | 2 | 881.9 |
| 2009 Q3 | 11,558 | 19 | 2 | 1643.9 |
| 2009 Q2 | 13,536 | 7 | 3 | 517.1 |
| 2009 Q1 | 15,345 | 7 | 1 | 456.2 |
| 2008 Q4 | 12,136 | 17 | 5 | 1400.8 |
| 2008 Q3 | 11,518 | 12 | 4 | 1041.8 |
| 2008 Q2 | 13,268 | 12 | 3 | 904.4 |
| 2008 Q1 | 8,572 | 27 | 15 | 3149.8 |
| 2007 Q4 | 8,259 | 21 | 5 | 2542.7 |
| 2007 Q3 | 11,303 | 25 | 14 | 2211.8 |
| 2007 Q2 | 8,154 | 32 | 6 | 3924.5 |
| 2007 Q1 | 8,591 | 17 | 6 | 1978.8 |
| 2006 Q4 | 8,044 | 16 | 3 | 1989.1 |
| 2006 Q3 | 7,296 | 5 | 0 | 685.3 |
| 2006 Q2 | 7,166 | 14 | 8 | 1953.7 |
| 2006 Q1 | 7,815 | 19 | 12 | 2431.2 |
| 2005 Q4 | 7,462 | 17 | 3 | 2278.2 |
| 2005 Q3 | 7,412 | 29 | 15 | 3912.6 |
| 2005 Q2 | 6,094 | 14 | 1 | 2297.3 |
| 2005 Q1 | 6,955 | 20 | 9 | 2875.6 |
| 2004 Q4 | 5,316 | 12 | 2 | 2257.3 |
| 2004 Q3 | 2,392 | 1 | 0 | 418.1 |
Reportable incidents
24 on file2014 · 1 incident
2013 · 1 incident
Idle Mine A non injury roof fall was discovered at #6 break on #6 belt in the #2 entry in the intake. The affected area is to be cribbed off. The fall was approx. 20' x 24' and about 9' thick.
2011 · 1 incident
EE works on belts. He was prying a rock out of a tail piece when the pry bar slipped causing him to jerk his back out. MRI was done by doctor but no results yet.
2010 · 4 incidents
Miner was carrying rock to put on the bottm of a curtain and pulled a muscle in his groin. Ended up very minor and he missed one day and came back to work.
NO INJURY -- While making weekly exam, a rock fall was discovered in #2 x-cut, #7 entry on 2nd left room in return. Air movement or travel way was not affected. The fall was 1" to 4" thick, 18' wide, and 50' long.
Miner is a miner operator/miner operator helper. A small piece of draw rock fell from the top and him him on the lower left leg and foot. No bones were broken. He was off three days and came back to work no problems.
Ee was hanging cable (for tracking) in the intake air course when he fell hitting his back against the man trip. He worked two days before he decided to go to the doctor. Doctor said he had cracked his ribs and should be better in a few days.
2009 · 5 incidents
Ee was loading supplies onto scoop and strained his back.
Ee was walking, stepped into a hole and turned his knee. Doctor said it was torn ligaments and that surgery would be needed.
While operating the roof bolter, Ee got his hand in between boom arm and drill pot. This pinched off the tip of his middle finger on his right hand.
Ee was walking across bridge. The board broke causing him to fall and hurt his knee. No major problem. He returned to work after missing 8 work days.
A non-injury roof fall was discovered at approx. 7:00am at the #17 cross cut, #4 belt return, #5 entry. The rock fall did not impair the ventilation. The area was timbered off and dangered off. The brattice line was moved over to the # 4entry to have a safe means of traveling the return. The fall measured approx. 19 ft x 19 x from 2 ft to 8 ft high.
2008 · 1 incident
Ee was rock dusting the belt line by hand when he heard something pop in his shoulder. After doctor visits, it has been determined he pulled a muscle slightly away from the bone. No surgery required at present. Physical therapy should take care of the problem.
2007 · 2 incidents
Ee was using a ratched driven "come-along" when he pulled a muscle in his back
Ee stumbled when he got off the mantrip, fell to ground and cut his hand.
2006 · 1 incident
Carpal tunnel situation. EE had surgery and returned to work, no problem.
2005 · 1 incident
Injured miner was hanging miner cable and pulled something in his shoulder.
2004 · 1 incident
Socket slipped off of bolt head letting wrench slip hitting ee on lip.
1990 · 4 incidents
EE WAS PUTTING A STARTING BOX LID ON A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN BACK POSSIBLE DISK RUPTURE.
A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURED IN BOLT ENTRY ON 002 SECTION THE RIPPER HAD ON THE MINER WAS CAUGHT BY THIS PILLER FALL THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EMPLOYEES
HE WAS RIDING ON A BOLT. HIS HAT CAME OFF. HE TRIED TO GET HIS HAT, CAUSING HIS HEAD TO STRIKE TOP, CAUSING A SMALL CUT ON HIS FOREHEAD.
A ROOF FALL ACCURED IN NO.3 ENTRY-5 BREAKS INBY PORTAL NO EMPLOYEES OR QUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED.
1989 · 2 incidents
ROOF FALL OCCURRED #3 ENTRY NO.7 BRK NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO EQUIP.
I,NAME SAID THAT HE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF ROCK WHEN HE SLIPPED BACKWARDS AND INJURED HIS BACK.
The full compliance file on K-4 Mine
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