Kathleen has $170K in proposed MSHA penalties and $200 outstanding across 10 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2010–2012
Latest incident
Jan 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
311
citations
80
significant & substantial
$169,862
proposed penalties
$144,685
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $25,177 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
64
inspections on record
2,717
inspection hours
11.4
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.
311 citations across 2,717 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Kathleen has $170K in proposed MSHA penalties and $200 outstanding across 10 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.
$170K
proposed penalties
$145K
current assessed
$145K
paid to date
$200
outstanding
298 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-04-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Kathleen shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.71 mg/m3 (92% compliant) across 257 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
2013 Q2
0
1
0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
0
0
0
2012 Q3
2,623
1
0
381.2
2012 Q2
4,486
6
0
1337.5
2012 Q1
23,855
20
3
838.4
2011 Q4
38,343
40
12
1043.2
2011 Q3
49,017
34
9
693.6
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2011 Q2
49,161
53
17
1078.1
2011 Q1
48,112
53
13
1101.6
2010 Q4
42,990
36
8
837.4
2010 Q3
34,384
37
12
1076.1
2010 Q2
19,170
22
5
1147.6
2009 Q4
151
8
1
52980.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file
2012 · 1 incident
January 16, 2012KY · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Loading hyd. hand drill in scoop when he felt a pain in his lower back. The drill hoses was hung on a anchor pin. He started missing work on 1/23/2012.
2011 · 8 incidents
November 18, 2011KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
While making weekly examination of 002 section primary escape way a non-injury roof fall was found in the #2 entry 10' inby survey station 965. The roof measured approximately 60' long, 20' wide and 8' high.
September 19, 2011KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
He was traveling toward the face when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof striking his lower left leg. This resulted in a compound fracture. He was treated and transported to the hospital. Surgery was performed on the injured employee leg immediately, however due to the complications with the arteries, later his leg was amputated below the knee.
She got caught her body stuck while cleaning out material at a head drive. In trying to get her body unstuck she claims that she bruised her ribs and shoulder.
September 6, 2011KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was scooping the rib on roadway at the overcast and a roof bolt that was buried in gob, caught scoop bucket and flew back and caught him over the right eye causing a laceration. EE was wearing his safety glasses; the roof bolt broke his safety glasses.
February 1, 2011KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cleaning back board off at #2 tailpiece with a roof bolt, when the bolt came in contact with #2 belt, pushing his hand into the mine roof. Cutting left hand and requiring stitches.
2010 · 3 incidents
November 2, 2010KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
He was trying to get the top piece of drill steel out of the hole that he had just drilled. He had his left hand on the drill pot, while working on getting the steel out of the hole, when he pulled the bottom piece out of the hole the top piece of steel came out and hit the left index finger.
September 1, 2010KY · Coalutility man, errand boy, service truck operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
He was working on constructing an overcast and was handling a metal rail to put in the overcast. The rail fell making contact with his hand against the bucket of the scoop. This resulted in a laceration to the palm area of his hand and fractured bones in the hand.
Roof Bolter Operator bending roof bolt and felt back "pop".
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