Liggett #8 has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $500 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2012–2013
Latest incident
Apr 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
138
citations
28
significant & substantial
$21,871
proposed penalties
$19,039
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,832 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
24
inspections on record
1,519
inspection hours
9.1
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘThis rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
138 citations across 1,519 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Liggett #8 has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $500 outstanding across 4 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$22K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$500
outstanding
136 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-03-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Liggett #8 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.44 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 176 samples.
Health sampling
ⓘ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
ⓘ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.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ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
The employee was dragging an oxygen tank to the continuous miner, to assist in making repairs to this machine. When the employee attempted to stand the oxygen tank up, he stated he felt pain and burning in his lower back.
April 1, 2013KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
March 20, 2013KY · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Liggett Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A BROKEN HEAD-JACK PIN, FROM THE CONTINUOUS MINER, ONTO THE SCOOP, AND MASHED HIS RIGHT, MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE PIN AND THE SCOOP, CAUSING A LACERATION.
The accident victim was shoveling loose coal along the belt line. When attempting to unload the shovel, it came in contact with the belt line causing the shovel to wedge against the mine roof, straining the victims shoulder.
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