Mining Incidents

Mine #1 Coal

Fedscreek, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517898

Mine #1 has $270K in proposed MSHA penalties and $254K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1997–2007
Latest incident
Aug 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
818
citations
424
significant & substantial
$270,331
proposed penalties
$15,931
paid to date
6% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $254,400 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
109
inspections on record
5,873
inspection hours
13.9
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.
818 citations across 5,873 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine #1 has $270K in proposed MSHA penalties and $254K outstanding across 2 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.
$270K
proposed penalties
$270K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$254K
outstanding
802 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-12-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.74 mg/m3 (88% compliant) across 676 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.
0.74
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.50
dust max (mg/m3)
88%
within 1.5 mg/m3
676
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-10-25.
Silica (quartz)
3.6
silica avg (%)
17.3
silica max (%)
62
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-09-06.
Noise
0%
over PEL
66
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-10-24.
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
2012 Q1 600 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 614 31 16 50488.6
2011 Q3 5,563 8 0 1438.1
2011 Q2 5,253 9 0 1713.3
2011 Q1 3,957 11 4 2779.9
2010 Q4 6,368 15 6 2355.5
2010 Q3 5,365 36 9 6710.2
2010 Q2 5,186 24 5 4627.8
Show 38 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2010 Q1 4,039 13 8 3218.6
2009 Q4 720 8 0 11111.1
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 2,464 3 3 1217.5
2009 Q1 7,488 11 8 1469.0
2008 Q4 7,488 25 7 3338.7
2008 Q3 7,488 28 11 3739.3
2008 Q2 7,240 12 6 1657.5
2008 Q1 7,280 17 6 2335.2
2007 Q4 7,060 8 4 1133.1
2007 Q3 11,408 11 5 964.2
2007 Q2 5,690 24 2 4217.9
2007 Q1 1,635 17 9 10397.6
2006 Q4 3,123 20 17 6404.1
2006 Q3 5,890 11 8 1867.6
2006 Q2 5,220 12 7 2298.9
2006 Q1 4,830 14 10 2898.6
2005 Q4 8,160 10 9 1225.5
2005 Q3 7,603 11 5 1446.8
2005 Q2 6,578 7 3 1064.2
2005 Q1 5,583 16 8 2865.8
2004 Q4 6,496 17 6 2617.0
2004 Q3 6,496 19 12 2924.9
2004 Q2 14,504 14 8 965.3
2004 Q1 6,208 17 10 2738.4
2003 Q4 20 32 20 1600000.0
2002 Q4 7,280 12 7 1648.4
2002 Q3 6,185 27 11 4365.4
2002 Q2 6,850 13 6 1897.8
2002 Q1 960 17 16 17708.3
2001 Q4 3,672 38 28 10348.6
2001 Q3 5,774 20 10 3463.8
2001 Q2 5,052 27 13 5344.4
2001 Q1 3,684 23 11 6243.2
2000 Q4 2,705 54 41 19963.0
2000 Q3 3,122 12 10 3843.7
2000 Q2 2,252 26 24 11545.3
2000 Q1 2,267 8 4 3528.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2007 · 1 incident

August 6, 2007 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Inspiration Resources, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Changing bit on coal drill and caught left hand on auger & bearing.

2006 · 2 incidents

September 6, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Inspiration Resources, Inc. · Struck by falling object

man was hanging waterline when he slipped dropped the line and it struck his right knee

April 4, 2006 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Inspiration Resources, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TOP WAS LOW AND ROLLING, EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING MANTRIP GOT HIS HEAD CAUGHT IN THE TOP AGAINST THE MANTRIP, TWISTED NECK

2004 · 2 incidents

April 16, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Inspiration Resources, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Helping repairman splice cutter chain, struck pin with metal hammer, piece flew off hammer striking employee in the leg, right leg, puncture wound.

January 6, 2004 KY · Coal

EE BACKING BOLTER IN LOW COAL, HE LOOKED BACK TO CHECK CABLE WIHTOUT STOPPING. HE GOT HIS HEAD AGINST ROOF CAUSING STRIN TO ROCK.

2003 · 3 incidents

December 30, 2003 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)

EE BUMPED KNEE ON DECK OF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN EE BUMPED KNEE ON DECK OF BOLTING MACHINE. WHEN EE REPORTED TO WORK, KNEE WAS SWELLED AND PAINFUL. EE SAW E.R. DR.

December 5, 2003 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Inspiration Resources, Inc. · Struck by flying object

#1 BELT LINE BROKE. THEY WERE USING SHIEVE WHEEL AND STEEL ROPE PUTTING BELT BACK TOGETHER WHEN PIN IN THE SHIEVE WHEEL BROKE LETTING THE ROPE FLY BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE CHEST.

November 18, 2003 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator

WIND HAD BLOWN THE OUTSIDE COVER (CANOPY) OVER. HE WAS HELPING PUT THE CANOPY BACK UP. REACHING OVER HIS HEAD, HE HURT HIS BACK.

2002 · 1 incident

May 22, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Miracle Coal, Inc. · Flash burns (electric)

EE ENERGIZED THE SCOOP BATTERY CHARGER, AND AN ELECTRICAL FLASH OCCURRED, CAUSING HIS RIGHT HAND, NECK & FOREHEAD TO BE BURNED.

2000 · 2 incidents

December 3, 2000 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Three Mile Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BOOSTING END LOADER WITH BATTERY CABLES. BATTERY BLOWN UP, STRIKING EE IN FACE & EYES.

October 3, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Three Mile Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MINER WAS OPERATING TH ROOF BOLTER AND WHILE SHOVING A ROOF BOLT TO THE MINE ROOF. HIS INDEX FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED. ZVZTION TO THE INDEX FINGER REQUIRED STITCHES.

1997 · 1 incident

June 5, 1997 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kentucky Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS JACKING UP DOLLY AT BACK OF CONTINOUS HAULAGE SYSTEM, WHEN JACKING BECAME DIFFICULT, VICTIM STARTED TO USE FOOT. FOOT SLIPPED AND BAR CAUGHT VICTIM ON CHIN. VICTIM RECIEVED 11 STITC HES ON LOWER CHIN AND WAS X-RAYED. DR RELEASED VICTIM TO RETURN TO WORK ON 6-9-97. NO VIOLATIONS OCCURED. VICTIM RECEIVED NEWLY EMPLOYED EXPERIENCED TRAINING ON 5-9-97.

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The full compliance file on Mine #1

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.