Grays Knob, Harlan County,
KY
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519117
K-6 has $53K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 11 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2008–2010
Latest incident
Feb 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
167
citations
43
significant & substantial
$53,197
proposed penalties
$27,525
paid to date
52% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $25,672 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
46
inspections on record
1,053
inspection hours
15.9
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.
167 citations across 1,053 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
K-6 has $53K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 11 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$53K
proposed penalties
$30K
current assessed
$28K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
161 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-06-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at K-6 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.37 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 75 samples.
Health sampling
ⓘ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
ⓘ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.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ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
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
218
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
6
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2016 Q3
120
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
181
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
156
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
464
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
417
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
456
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
544
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
498
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
0
0
0
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2013 Q2
0
0
0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
0
0
0
2012 Q3
0
0
0
2012 Q1
0
0
0
2011 Q4
0
0
0
2011 Q3
932
2
0
2145.9
2011 Q2
743
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
2,038
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
3,637
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
4,013
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
321
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
3,159
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
6,077
2
0
329.1
2009 Q3
11,448
46
16
4018.2
2009 Q2
11,947
50
18
4185.2
2009 Q1
12,558
18
3
1433.3
2008 Q4
10,501
26
2
2476.0
2008 Q3
8,970
21
4
2341.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
2010 · 1 incident
February 5, 2010KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was installing ridged rail belt structure. He was lifting with both hands when he felt a strain in his groin. He tried to work thru this for weeks and weeks, but then decided to consult a doctor, who found he had a hernia. His first day off work was 9-21-10. He is doing well now.
EE caught his finger in between auger and auger barrel and pinched his finger to the point of cutting it. No bone broken. Six stitches required. He did not miss any work.
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