Employees were crushing as they normally do. Injured saw a block out of place under the hammer leg which needed to be pushed back. While he was doing that, a rock fell from the crusher hitting him in the head.
Kings Town Inc. Metal/Non-Metal
Kings Town Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
John M Walker
Kingston,
Ulster County,
NY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3003459
Kings Town Inc. has $52K in proposed MSHA penalties and $39K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2006
- Latest incident
- Aug 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
89
citations
27
significant & substantial
$51,822
proposed penalties
$12,384
paid to date
24% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $39,438 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
38
inspections on record
469
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 469 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Kings Town Inc. has $52K in proposed MSHA penalties and $39K outstanding across 0 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.$52K
proposed penalties
$52K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$39K
outstanding
89 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-04-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q3 | 1,456 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 604 | 9 | 2 | 14900.7 |
| 2013 Q1 | 468 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,328 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,289 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,128 | 7 | 1 | 6205.7 |
| 2012 Q1 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 913 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q3 | 1,600 | 4 | 0 | 2500.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 840 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q4 | 840 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 343 | 5 | 1 | 14577.3 |
| 2010 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,394 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,226 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 527 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 907 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 4,672 | 10 | 3 | 2140.4 |
| 2008 Q3 | 3,910 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 3,641 | 4 | 0 | 1098.6 |
| 2008 Q1 | 3,290 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 3,802 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 4,421 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 4,142 | 1 | 1 | 241.4 |
| 2007 Q1 | 3,136 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 3,992 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 4,441 | 1 | 1 | 225.2 |
| 2006 Q2 | 5,060 | 19 | 6 | 3754.9 |
| 2006 Q1 | 4,374 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 4,864 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 5,789 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 5,285 | 4 | 2 | 756.9 |
| 2005 Q1 | 3,041 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 3,234 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 4,205 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 3,829 | 8 | 3 | 2089.3 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,883 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,863 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2006 · 2 incidents
August 21, 2006
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Kings Town Inc. · Struck by falling object
May 19, 2006
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Kings Town Inc. · Struck against stationary object
While carrying detonators on a steep grade, stepped on a small stone & stumbled, pulled a muscle on left leg, behind knee
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