Mining Incidents

Mason #1 Coal

Controlled by Thomas R Hamilton
Calloway, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519046

Mason #1 has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2007–2008
Latest incident
May 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
45
citations
26
significant & substantial
$17,533
proposed penalties
$17,533
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
10
inspections on record
260
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 260 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mason #1 has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$18K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
45 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-01-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mason #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.45 mg/m3 (87% compliant) across 38 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.
0.45
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.78
dust max (mg/m3)
87%
within 1.5 mg/m3
38
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-04-22.
Silica (quartz)
6.1
silica avg (%)
10.3
silica max (%)
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-04-02.
Noise
0%
over PEL
21
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-03-05.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 256 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 15,315 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 25,346 2 1 78.9
2007 Q4 24,078 19 5 789.1
2007 Q3 24,350 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 24,362 12 9 492.6
2007 Q1 25,231 6 6 237.8
Show 2 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q4 19,425 6 5 308.9
2006 Q3 1,073 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2008 · 2 incidents

May 30, 2008 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was operating a loaded water truck, the truck started skidding and the employee jumped from the truck hurting his left foot.

2007 · 2 incidents

September 28, 2007 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

During over the normal use of the dozer over a period of years, employee claims that his back has become so painful that he is going to the doctor.

August 16, 2007 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nally & Hamilton Enterprises, Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was working on the lights of a dozer when he slipped and fell, twisting his knee.

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