Blair Coal Co Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was helping carry I beams, and pulled muscle in lower back
Mine #17 Coal
Blair Coal Co Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
Ricky Blair
Stopover,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519438
Mine #17 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2011
- Latest incident
- Nov 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
32
citations
11
significant & substantial
$4,117
proposed penalties
$4,117
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
31
inspections on record
874
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: 874 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine #17 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
30 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-10-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Mine #17 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.60 mg/m3 (90% compliant) across 83 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.0.60
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.72
dust max (mg/m3)
90%
within 1.5 mg/m3
83
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-10-25.
Silica (quartz)
6.1
silica avg (%)
6.1
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-01-19.
Noise
0%
over PEL
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-01-12.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 2,957 | 4 | 2 | 1352.7 |
| 2012 Q3 | 5,081 | 7 | 3 | 1377.7 |
| 2012 Q2 | 5,942 | 2 | 2 | 336.6 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Q1 | 4,971 | 6 | 1 | 1207.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 4,283 | 9 | 2 | 2101.3 |
| 2011 Q3 | 2,986 | 1 | 1 | 334.9 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,174 | 1 | 0 | 851.8 |
| 2010 Q1 | 3,479 | 2 | 0 | 574.9 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2011 · 2 incidents
October 24, 2011
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blair Coal Co Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Outside of the mine Putting Jack on Miner and dropped the jack on the tip of the left ring finger
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