H & D Coal Co Inc · Struck by powered moving object
Before work started, employee was petting watch dog in front of another employee's vehicle. The employee driving the jeep did not see the employee and bumped his leg with jeep.
Lick Branch Coal
H & D Coal Co Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Charles B Hall; Juda F Hall
Deane,
Letcher County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518768
Lick Branch has $7K 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
- 1
- Years on record
- 2006
- Latest incident
- Jun 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
57
citations
18
significant & substantial
$7,056
proposed penalties
$7,056
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
13
inspections on record
327
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: 327 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Lick Branch has $7K 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.$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
57 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-06-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Lick Branch shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.49 mg/m3 (94% compliant) across 36 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.0.49
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.09
dust max (mg/m3)
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
36
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-05-01.
Silica (quartz)
11.8
silica avg (%)
28.3
silica max (%)
9
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-12-05.
Noise
0%
over PEL
15
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-11-28.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q3 | 4,005 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 6,465 | 11 | 2 | 1701.5 |
| 2007 Q1 | 6,584 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 9,836 | 5 | 3 | 508.3 |
| 2006 Q3 | 10,660 | 4 | 2 | 375.2 |
| 2006 Q2 | 12,979 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Q1 | 10,835 | 12 | 7 | 1107.5 |
| 2005 Q4 | 11,688 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 11,700 | 15 | 3 | 1282.1 |
| 2005 Q2 | 9,853 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 9,128 | 9 | 0 | 986.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 9,365 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2006 · 1 incident
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