Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object
RECLAIMING SLOPE ON LEFT SIDE OF ACCESS ROAD TO WORKING AREA. DOZER CAME OVER A ROCK IN THE SLOPE THAT CAUSED IT TO OVERTURN. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED HEAD INJURIES TO RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.
Knob Bottom #1: 28 MSHA citations Coal
Miller Brothers Coal Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Robert W Miller; Dean Miller
Softshell,
Knott County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518322
Knob Bottom #1 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2002–2004
- Latest incident
- May 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
28
citations
17
significant & substantial
$3,201
proposed penalties
$3,083
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $118 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
36
inspections on record
593
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: 593 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Knob Bottom #1 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
27 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $540 in penalties contested before the Commission, $422 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-07-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.63.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
63.0%
reasonably likely or greater
14.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 18.5% low, 81.5% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT 2005-1 | Settlement | Zielinski | 2004 | $540 → $422 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Knob Bottom #1 shows 100% of 75 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2004-07-28, 22 years ago
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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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
75
samples
1.07
dust max (mg/m3)
69 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 6 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR22
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR18
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE18
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2004-08-05, 22 years ago13.8
silica avg (%)
5
samples
27.6
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR5
Noise
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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: 2004-07-28, 22 years ago
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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.2%
over PEL
48
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR13
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE13
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER12
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 100% | 15 |
| 2003 | 100% | 22 |
| 2002 | 100% | 28 |
| 2001 | 100% | 10 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year | silica avg (%) | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 13.3 | 4 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0% | 9 |
| 2003 | 0% | 10 |
| 2002 | 5% | 19 |
| 2001 | 0% | 10 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Knob Bottom #1 recorded 11.58 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2004.
Injury rate, 2004
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.11.58
total case rate
11.58
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 5.57 and the all-US-mining average was 4.33 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.89 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 * | 11.58 | 11.58 | 0.000 |
| 2003 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2002 | 1.68 | 1.68 | 0.000 |
| 2001 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
- Miller Brothers Coal Inc 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 25 | 189,590 |
| 2003 | 44 | 357,370 |
| 2002 | 44 | 616,828 |
| 2001 | 40 | 617,120 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Knob Bottom #1 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q3 | 4,706 | 4 | 3 | 850.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 23,426 | 2 | 0 | 85.4 |
| 2004 Q1 | 23,676 | 2 | 1 | 84.5 |
| 2003 Q4 | 27,356 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 25,586 | 3 | 2 | 117.3 |
| 2003 Q2 | 5,499 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Q1 | 21,772 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 32,284 | 6 | 3 | 185.9 |
| 2002 Q3 | 31,152 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 26,779 | 3 | 2 | 112.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 29,103 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 30,288 | 2 | 1 | 66.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 29,994 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 29,662 | 3 | 3 | 101.1 |
| 2001 Q1 | 7,996 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2004 · 3 incidents
February 18, 2004
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING EXCAVATOR, SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF TRACK LANDED ON LEFT KNEE.
January 15, 2004
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
OTHER
Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS WALKING AROUND TRUCK WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE BLEW OUT. WAS WAITING ON POWDER TRUCK TO FUEL UP.
2002 · 2 incidents
July 17, 2002
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Struck by flying object
METAL CAME OFF HAMMER & WENT IN CHEST. HE WAS PUTTING A PIN IN TOOTH ON BUCKET OF BACKHOE.
Miller Brothers Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE STATED THAT WHILE STEPPING OFF A LADDER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN AND WAS RELEASED TO REGULAR DUTY. AFTER STILL HAVING PAIN AN MRI WAS ORDERED AND SURGERY WA S SCHEDULED FOR 10/1/02. MEANWHILE HE WAS ABLE TO PERFORM REGULAR JOB FUNCTIONS. LOST TIME BEGAN ON 10/1/02. IT WAS INITIALLY A FIRST AID CASE UNTIL NOW.