M3 Energy Resources, LLC · Accident type, without injuries
The Highwall fell on the beam at Highwall Miner #2. Excavators had to be used to remove rock to finish retracking.
KY 11 Coal
Straight Creek Coal Mining, Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
JW Resources Inc
Beverly,
Bell County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518925
KY 11 has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2006–2010
- Latest incident
- Oct 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
162
citations
83
significant & substantial
$24,603
proposed penalties
$20,040
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,563 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
36
inspections on record
818
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: 818 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
KY 11 has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 3 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.$25K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
152 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-03-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at KY 11 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.27 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 42 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.0.27
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.26
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
42
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-03-17.
Silica (quartz)
8.6
silica avg (%)
8.6
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-07-01.
Noise
0%
over PEL
35
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-03-17.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q1 | 690 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q4 | 214 | 14 | 6 | 65420.6 |
| 2010 Q3 | 4,271 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 580 | 10 | 0 | 17241.4 |
| 2009 Q3 | 6,354 | 1 | 1 | 157.4 |
| 2009 Q2 | 2,059 | 6 | 2 | 2914.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 8,729 | 9 | 4 | 1031.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 9,233 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 9,029 | 26 | 16 | 2879.6 |
| 2008 Q2 | 9,000 | 5 | 3 | 555.6 |
| 2008 Q1 | 9,246 | 3 | 2 | 324.5 |
| 2007 Q3 | 10,351 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 10,562 | 6 | 4 | 568.1 |
| 2007 Q1 | 11,269 | 4 | 3 | 355.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 12,524 | 4 | 3 | 319.4 |
| 2006 Q3 | 5,295 | 1 | 0 | 188.9 |
| 2006 Q2 | 12,755 | 3 | 1 | 235.2 |
| 2006 Q1 | 3,247 | 16 | 10 | 4927.6 |
| 2005 Q4 | 5,436 | 31 | 19 | 5702.7 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2010 · 1 incident
2009 · 1 incident
M & G MINING LLC · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
EE was hitting a pin on the push beam with a sledge hammer. When he swung the hammer, he strained his lower back. This resulted in a muscle strain, and is being treated with physical therapy. There was no disc damage and a full recovery is expected with a return to work by the end of Dec 2009.
2008 · 1 incident
Mitco Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee walked to right front side of machine to clean some small rock off of head. Right leg was against chain when the head was jogged a bit, struck employee on upper right leg. This injury required sutures.
2007 · 1 incident
June 9, 2007
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mitco Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was tightening a hydraulic hose when he felt a pain in his right shoulder.
2006 · 1 incident
Mitco Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries
Section of the highwall set down on the highwall miner.
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The full compliance file on KY 11
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 with the underlying data as CSV.