Viking Acquisition Group, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
guard sitting post approached and assaulted/harrassed by two unknown guys for his wallet guard ran and jumped over bank
Long Fork Mine Coal
Rhyno Corp LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Ryan Johns
Virgie,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519021
Long Fork Mine has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2008–2012
- Latest incident
- Aug 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
98
citations
17
significant & substantial
$14,030
proposed penalties
$9,365
paid to date
67% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,665 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
30
inspections on record
1,045
inspection hours
9.4
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.98 citations across 1,045 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Long Fork Mine has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 2 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.$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
98 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-09-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Long Fork Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.20 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 49 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.0.20
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.10
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
49
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-09-18.
Silica (quartz)
20.0
silica avg (%)
45.7
silica max (%)
11
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-05-16.
Noise
4%
over PEL
24
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-09-17.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,173 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 340 | 5 | 0 | 14705.9 |
| 2013 Q2 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q1 | 3,133 | 6 | 5 | 1915.1 |
| 2011 Q4 | 8,822 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 9,455 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 5,933 | 7 | 2 | 1179.8 |
| 2011 Q1 | 6,544 | 7 | 3 | 1069.7 |
| 2010 Q4 | 4,466 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q2 | 580 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 474 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 1,098 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 1,217 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,066 | 1 | 0 | 938.1 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,565 | 2 | 0 | 1278.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 2,744 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 1,977 | 6 | 0 | 3034.9 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,032 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2012 · 1 incident
2011 · 2 incidents
Viking Acquisition Group, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was exiting passenger side of service truck when he slipped. He then caught himself with his left arm and felt a strain in his left arm.
January 17, 2011
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Viking Acquisition Group, LLC · Fall from machine
He was climbing down ladder of end loader, when he slipped and fell to the ground. He strained a muscle in his lower back. He was originally released to return to work on 1/19/2011, but he returned to the Dr. and has not returned to work yet.
2010 · 1 incident
December 17, 2010
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Viking Acquisition Group, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Victim was pulling on cable, and fell. Did not report it until 12-17-10, when his back began to hurt. Went to dr. on 12-20-10, L-5 vertebra out of line. Has appt. with physical therapy on 01-03-2011.
2008 · 2 incidents
December 12, 2008
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Viking Mining, LLC · Fall from machine
Employee decided to start equipment in an area of the job where no one else was present. He came in on a road on the backsided of the mine. After trying to start a CAT 777 he fell while descending the truck hitting the ground.
September 10, 2008
KY · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Viking Mining, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee twisted his hand while rolling up fuel hose
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