Mining Incidents

Mine #1 Coal

Linefork, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518506

Mine #1 has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $625 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2003–2005
Latest incident
Dec 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
61
citations
14
significant & substantial
$5,652
proposed penalties
$5,027
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $625 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
51
inspections on record
2,157
inspection hours
2.8
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.
61 citations across 2,157 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine #1 has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $625 outstanding across 0 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$625
outstanding
59 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-11-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.60 mg/m3 (94% compliant) across 432 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.
0.60
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.74
dust max (mg/m3)
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
432
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-10-11.
Silica (quartz)
6.1
silica avg (%)
17.1
silica max (%)
40
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-10-18.
Noise
0%
over PEL
34
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-06-13.
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
2007 Q1 660 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 11,331 3 0 264.8
2006 Q3 28,318 1 1 35.3
2006 Q2 23,825 2 0 83.9
2006 Q1 30,691 13 3 423.6
2005 Q4 24,903 8 0 321.2
2005 Q3 29,672 2 2 67.4
2005 Q2 26,830 2 0 74.5
Show 10 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q1 33,321 10 2 300.1
2004 Q4 32,993 1 0 30.3
2004 Q3 28,244 3 1 106.2
2004 Q2 28,421 4 0 140.7
2004 Q1 26,351 1 1 37.9
2003 Q4 22,375 4 2 178.8
2003 Q3 21,350 3 1 140.5
2003 Q2 13,338 1 1 75.0
2003 Q1 3,863 3 0 776.6
2002 Q1 0 0 0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
November 4, 2005 KY · Coal master electrician Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Contact with electrical current

The victim was demonstrating the features of the fault wizard. During the demonstration in the mine office he received an electrical shock and collapsed.

Reportable incidents

13 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2005 · 7 incidents

December 15, 2005 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Struck by falling object

Employee was bolting top when a piece of rock fell between last row of bolts and the atrs on the bolter stirking the victim on the head after breaking on the canopy.

December 6, 2005 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was cut on his right wrist by the end of a band of a bundle of roof bolts while picking up a bundle of glue lying behind the bundle of bolts. The laceration required 3 stitches.

June 24, 2005 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

GLOVE CAUGHT BETWEEN STEEL AND DRILL HEAD. WHEN ROTATION PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, EMPLOYEE'S HAND AND ARM WERE TWISTED AROUND DRILL STEEL CAUSING COMPOUND FRACTURE OF LOWER ARM.

June 17, 2005 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP AS HE WAS PUSHING A BOLT INTO THE HOLE HE HIT THE ROTATION TWISTING HIS LT. LITTLE FINGER. THE FINGER WAS DISLOCATED.

April 26, 2005 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was lifting a back saver up with a slate bar, when the bar slipped and pinned his right forefinger against bottom and the bar.

April 11, 2005 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling bolt machine cable. As he leaned forward he felt pain in left knee. Had fluid removed from knee on 05-03-05 - became reportable injury.(HAD KNEE SURGERY ON 5-16-05 BECAME LOST TIME ON 5-17-05 BY MISC MAIL 5/53/05 #10). RTW per MISC MAIL 7/5/05 #6.

March 16, 2005 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was loading supplies from scoop bucket when his feet slipped and he fell. He has experienced pain in his lower back.

2004 · 3 incidents

November 4, 2004 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Accident type, without injuries

DURING SECOND MINING AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED THE THE #4 ENTRY 60 FEET INBY SURVEY STATION #898, CATCHING A MOBILE ROOF SUPPORT. THE MRS WAS REMOVED FROM THE ROOF FALL. THIS FALL DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR TRAVEL AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

October 11, 2004 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Struck by falling object

Employee stated that he was removing pizza pans from roof drill, when they fell striking him on his left wrist, causing a laceration.

March 16, 2004 KY · Coal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE STATED HE WAS WALKING IN NUMBER 5 ENTRY. WHILE GOING THROUGH A HANGING BLOCK CURTAIN, HIS RIGHT FOOT BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE CURTAIN. HE FELL, BREAKING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

2003 · 3 incidents

October 6, 2003 KY · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner POWERED HAULAGE
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED HE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP TO PULL A ROOF BOLTER WHICH WAS STRUCK THE ROOF BOLTER TRAILING CABLE STRUCK BACK OF INJURED EE NECK CAUSING A CONTUSION ON NELBR EE WORKED UNTIL 10-14 2003, WHEN A MEDICAL SPECIALIST REMOVED HIM FROM WORK

August 22, 2003 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Struck against stationary object

EE STATED, HE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM CONTINUOUS MINER WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED, HITTING HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE MINER, A LACERATION TO HIS FOREFINGER, LEFT HAND.

March 17, 2003 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ELECTRICIAN SPLICE A CABLE, WHILE CUTTING THE INSULATION FROM CABLE, HIS KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

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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.