Atlantic Leaseco LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE was helping put a lid on Power Center and his finger got mashed between the box and lid.
King Coal No 1 Mine Coal
Atlantic Leaseco LLC
· Underground
Controlled by
Walter Energy Incorporated
Calvin,
Nicholas County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609184
King Coal No 1 Mine has $56K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 11 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 2007–2009
- Latest incident
- Jul 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
124
citations
41
significant & substantial
$55,755
proposed penalties
$40,181
paid to date
72% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $15,574 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
19
inspections on record
1,554
inspection hours
8.0
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.124 citations across 1,554 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
King Coal No 1 Mine has $56K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 11 contested dockets.
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.$56K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$40K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
121 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-06-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at King Coal No 1 Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.73 mg/m3 (91% compliant) across 127 samples.
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.0.73
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.31
dust max (mg/m3)
91%
within 1.5 mg/m3
127
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-05-28.
Silica (quartz)
8.6
silica avg (%)
12.3
silica max (%)
9
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-03-24.
Noise
60%
over PEL
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-10-27.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q2 | 22,431 | 9 | 2 | 401.2 |
| 2009 Q1 | 23,247 | 10 | 2 | 430.2 |
| 2008 Q4 | 22,381 | 14 | 3 | 625.5 |
| 2008 Q3 | 21,052 | 20 | 16 | 950.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 21,532 | 11 | 2 | 510.9 |
| 2008 Q1 | 20,962 | 17 | 4 | 811.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 23,861 | 16 | 5 | 670.6 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q3 | 19,280 | 4 | 0 | 207.5 |
| 2007 Q2 | 20,758 | 13 | 3 | 626.3 |
| 2007 Q1 | 20,002 | 8 | 3 | 400.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 21,496 | 2 | 1 | 93.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file2009 · 2 incidents
January 19, 2009
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Atlantic Leaseco LLC · Struck by falling object
Piece of rock fell from roof hitting employee on the left hand and arm causing bruise rock measured 1"x3'x5".
2008 · 3 incidents
April 14, 2008
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Atlantic Leaseco LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was stepping off the #2 bolter onto the mine floor and twisted his right knee.
Atlantic Leaseco LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was wearing safety glasses and a scarf around face while grinding on tailpiece. He had quit grinding. With scarf & glasses still on, he coughed blowing debris from scarf under glasses into his eye.
Atlantic Leaseco LLC · Accident type, without injuries
Fall was found by mine foreman and MSHA inspector while traveling airways in worked out area.
2007 · 8 incidents
October 11, 2007
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Atlantic Leaseco LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
The coal truck was coming down the hill and met another truck coming up the hill. The driver got over too far and ran into the ditch causing the truck to turn over against the bank. As the driver was pulling himself out of the truck, he hurt his shoulder.
September 21, 2007
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Atlantic Leaseco LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
While lowering the canopy on the roof bolter, EE had his right hand on top of the lever that lowers the jack. The canopy was lowered down on top of his hand. EE was looking away while lowering the canopy.
September 10, 2007
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Atlantic Leaseco LLC · Fall onto or against objects
EE was walking from power center towards the face, when he tripped on a piece of rock laying on bottom and fell. rt knee was bruised.
August 29, 2007
WV · Coal
discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Atlantic Leaseco LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was getting in scoop. Stated he had hold of scoop canopy and was stepping into deck of scoop. Felt pain in Rt shoulder as if it dislocated.
Atlantic Leaseco LLC · Struck by falling object
EE was putting hand up on cable that was hung from roof. Said he felt rock and looked up and was hit with a small piece of rock in the face.
June 11, 2007
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Atlantic Leaseco LLC · Struck by falling object
While bolting top in the #6 entry, a piece of rock approx 2' X 1' X 5" thick fell and hit the operator side of the canopy. The piece of rock glanced off the canopy and hit the off side bolter operator in the back, causing a bruise.
Atlantic Leaseco LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
While the employee was rolling up fly pad, the fly board broke and hit him across the nose cutting it and possibly breaking it (not likey).
February 13, 2007
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
MACHINERY
Atlantic Leaseco LLC · Struck against a moving object
Miner was in 6 Rt, while cutting middle band of rock, the continuous miner started to bounce. The miner boom was bouncing up and down, causing the load-lock retrieve valves to release and let the boom fall into the S/C. This caused S/C to bounce and throw EE, the S/C operator, up into th top of the canopy.
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