Mining Incidents

Khp Mining Inc #3: 8 MSHA citations Coal

K H P Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by John Keeton
Keaton, Johnson County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518172

Khp Mining Inc #3 has $468 in proposed MSHA penalties and $468 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1999–2000
Latest incident
Mar 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
8
citations
1
significant & substantial
$468
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $468 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
20
inspections on record
209
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 209 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Khp Mining Inc #3 has $468 in proposed MSHA penalties and $468 outstanding across 0 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.
$468
proposed penalties
$468
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$468
outstanding
8 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-07-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
12.5%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
12.5%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Khp Mining Inc #3 shows 93% of 30 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Last sampled: 2000-06-29, 26 years ago
93%
within 1.5 mg/m3
30
samples
1.89
dust max (mg/m3)
13 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 17 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • COAL DRILL OPERATOR18
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR4
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)2

Noise
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: 2000-03-27, 26 years ago
25%
over PEL
4
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • COAL DRILL OPERATOR2
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)1
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. K H P Mining Inc 1999 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2000 8 27,940
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Khp Mining Inc #3 sits in Johnson County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 1.9% of county employment.

Local economic context
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.
Johnson County, Kentucky · Population 22,464
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$43,014
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2000 Q3 1,040 2 0 1923.1
2000 Q2 3,920 4 1 1020.4
2000 Q1 4,207 2 0 475.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2000 · 3 incidents

March 11, 2000 KY · Coal drill helper OTHER
K H P Mining Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

DO NOT KNOW WAS NOT REPORTED TO NO BODY AT MINE SITE.

March 3, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator OTHER
K H P Mining Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LAST DAY HE WORKED 3/3/00, EE DID NOT SHOW BACK UP I WAS TOLD BY HIS BROTHER ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY HIS BROTHER SAID HE HAD A HEADACHE.

January 17, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
K H P Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE SAID HE WSA BOLTING TOP, WAS PUTTING BOLT IN THE TOP WHEN HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.

1999 · 1 incident

December 27, 1999 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler OTHER
K H P Mining Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CAME TO WORK ON DEC 28 HE SAID HE COULD NOT WORK BECAUSE HE HAD INJURED HIS KNEES ON THE 2TH BUT DID NOT SAY A WORD BEFORE HE LEFT WORK ON THE 28TH HE WENT TO THE DR ON THE 28TH AND HAD A S LIP FOR 2 DAYS OFF. HE RETURNED TO WORK 3 DAYS. LATER. HE DID NOT EXPLAIN HOW HE INJURED HIS KNEES.