Ku #1
Coal
Knottsville,
Daviess County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518229
Ku #1 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2000
- Latest incident
- May 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
8
significant & substantial
$3,343
proposed penalties
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
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: 525 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ku #1 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
46 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-12-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Ku #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.88 mg/m3 (78% compliant) across 23 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.
Most recent sample: 2000-09-06.
Silica (quartz)
Most recent sample: 2000-09-07.
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 |
| 2001 Q1 |
871 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 |
15,520 |
11 |
2 |
708.8 |
| 2000 Q3 |
36,338 |
6 |
0 |
165.1 |
| 2000 Q2 |
34,449 |
21 |
6 |
609.6 |
| 2000 Q1 |
37,716 |
9 |
0 |
238.6 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2000 · 5 incidents
May 23, 2000
KY · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
ELECTRICAL
Kentucky United Coal Llc · Contact with electrical current
BLASTER SHOT, USING ELECTRIC CAP & DUPLEX COPPERWIRE UNDER POWER LINES; ROCK WENT UP TAKING WIREINTO CONTACT WITH POWER LINES, RESULTING IN HIM BEING SHOCKED. TOOK HIM TO HOSPITAL; HE WAS CONSCIOUS & ALERT--WAS TREATED FOR BURNS TO BOTHFEET AND LEFT HAND; WAS ADMITTED THAT NIGHT TO HOSPITAL, BEING TREATED FOR BURNS & MONITORED FOR OTHER PROBLEMS (HEART ETC.)--WEREN'T ANY.
Kentucky United Coal Llc · Fall from headframe, derrick or tower
WALKING DOWN STEPS OF WASHPLANT CONTROL TOWER WHEN HE FELL HITTING LANDING ON BACK AND NECK AREA.
March 22, 2000
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky United Coal Llc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WHEN STEPPING OFF WATER TRUCK STEPPED ON HOSE ON GROUND TWISTING ANKLE CAUSING FALL.
February 16, 2000
KY · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
FIRE
Kentucky United Coal Llc · Contact with hot objects or substances
EE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN GREASE OFF SHIRT WITH OTHER AFTER WHICH HE WAS ASSISTING WELDER WHEN CLOTHING IGNITED CAUSING BURNS TO ABDOMEN, LEFT LEG AND ARM REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION.
February 7, 2000
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
DISMOUNTING DOZER WHEN SLIPPED MISSING LAST STEP FALLING TO GROUND LAND ON RIGHT WRIST & ARM CAUSING SPRAIN TO WRIST.
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A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and
docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF
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