A roof fall has occurred in the no. 6 entry, 12 breaks inby the portal.
Mine #2: 294 MSHA citations Coal
Mine #2 has $51K in proposed MSHA penalties and $24K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 35
- Years on record
- 1998–2006
- Latest incident
- Jun 2006
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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.Mine #2 has $51K in proposed MSHA penalties and $24K outstanding across 3 contested dockets.
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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.ⓘ
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.ⓘ
Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.- Settled 3 · 100%
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.ⓘ
A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT20000270 | Settlement | Zielinski | 2001 | $2K → $758 |
| KENT20010042 | Settlement | Bulluck | 2001 | $2K → $557 |
| KENT 2007-410 | Settlement | Feldman | 2008 | $667 → $531 |
MSHA sampling at Mine #2 shows 90% of 145 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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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.
Last sampled: 2002-12-26, 23 years ago
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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.- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR67
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)18
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)11
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2002-11-12, 23 years ago- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR9
Noise
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Last sampled: 2002-02-19, 24 years ago
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)2
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR2
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)2
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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 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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 96% | 49 |
| 2001 | 82% | 55 |
| 2000 | 93% | 41 |
| Year | silica avg (%) | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.1 | 6 |
| 2001 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 2000 | 7.4 | 3 |
| Year | over PEL | samples |
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| 2002 | 0% | 5 |
| 2000 | 25% | 4 |
Mine #2 recorded 18.28 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2002.
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 * | 18.28 | 18.28 | 0.000 |
| 2001 * | 15.97 | 15.97 | 0.000 |
| 2000 * | 46.38 | 42.16 | 0.000 |
- Jericol Mining Inc 1995 to 1998
- Black Mountain Energy Inc 1995 to 1996
- Twin Pines Inc 1998 to 1998
- Sigmon Energy Llc 1998 to 1999
- Del Rio Inc 1999 to 2000
- Parton Brothers Contracting Inc 2000 to 2000
- Har-Lee Coal Company Inc 2000 to 2001
- C and R Leasing Inc. 2001 to 2003
- Jericol Mining Incorporated 2003 to 2007
- Keokee Mining LLC 2007 to present
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 17 | 53,308 |
| 2001 | 18 | 58,025 |
| 2000 | 29 | 80,759 |
Mine #2 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% of county employment.
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2006 Q4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2006 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2003 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q4 | 3,906 | 34 | 11 | 8704.6 |
| 2002 Q3 | 5,636 | 24 | 11 | 4258.3 |
| 2002 Q2 | 7,140 | 23 | 13 | 3221.3 |
| 2002 Q1 | 5,202 | 37 | 21 | 7112.6 |
| 2001 Q4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | |
| 2001 Q3 | 3,848 | 24 | 10 | 6237.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 17,198 | 22 | 9 | 1279.2 |
| 2001 Q1 | 16,536 | 16 | 4 | 967.6 |
| 2000 Q4 | 19,253 | 19 | 12 | 986.9 |
| 2000 Q3 | 9,027 | 29 | 12 | 3212.6 |
| 2000 Q2 | 974 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 18,179 | 18 | 10 | 990.2 |
Reportable incidents
35 on file2006 · 1 incident
2003 · 1 incident
A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN NO. 4 ENTRY, 11 BREAKS FROM THE SURFACE. THE FALL DID NOT BLOCK ESCAPEWAYS OR HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THE VENTILATION OF THE MINE. THIS IS A NON-PRODUCING STATUS.
2002 · 3 incidents
EE WAS LIFTING ON A PIECE OF METAL SAID HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN STOMACH.
CUT ON RIGHT HAND. HELPING PULL FLIGHT OUT OF SHUTTLE CAR.
ROOF FALL 20'X40'X42". CROSSCUT #18 OF #2 MAINS IN THE #6 ENTRY.
2001 · 3 incidents
EE WAS ON HIS KNEES. HE RAISED UP AND REACHED FOR DRILL STEEL. HIS KNEE POPPED AND WAS PAINFUL.
EE WAS STOOPED DOWN WORKING ON RAM CAR. WHEN HE STOOD HE PASSED OUT, FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE RAM CAR. EYE WAS CUT BELOW EYEBROW REQUIRING STITCHES.
EE WAS HOLDING CABLE WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS MOVING ROOF BOLTER. ACCIDENTALLY RAN OVER LEFT FOOT. TRAUMA TO LEFT FOOT.
2000 · 12 incidents
ANOTHER EE WAS USING A SLATE BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT EE'S LITTLE FINGER, WHICH WAS BRUISED AND CUT. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK OR SEE A DR. UNTIL 12-18 WHEN HIS FINGER BECAME INFECTED.
EE WAS WORKING ON A FEEDER MOTOR. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO PRY ON MOTOR. SLATE BAR SLIPPED AND MASHED VICTIM'S HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING MANTRIP UNDERGROUND TO BEGINHIS SCHEDULED SHIFT AND SAID HE BUMPED HIS HEAD AGAINST TOP AND STRAINED HIS BACK AND NECK.
EE WAS RIDING IN BUCKET OF RAM CAR THE CAR BOUNCED ON BOTTOM OF MINE & EE HIT THE TOP BRUISED BACK & PELVIS
EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST WHILE PULLING BELT.
EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK ON 9-25-00. DID NOT MISS ANY WORK. ON 10-16-00. HE REINJURED HIS BACK MOVING CRIB BLOCKS AND MISSED 3 DAYS.
EE WAS UNPLUGGING BATTERIES IN SCOOP. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN RIGHT HIP AND BACK.
EE WAS DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR HE BENT HIS HEAD SIDEWAYS TO AVOID A ROOF BOLT IN TOP. SHUTTLE CAR HIS A BUMP BOUNCED EE EE'S HEAD WAS BUMPED & SCRAPED AGAINST TOP
EE WAS PULLING CABLE & STRAINED BACK
EE STATED HE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A RIB ROLLED OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LOWER BACK.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 RIGHT ENTRY. THE INITIAL ROOF FALL WAS APPROX 36 INCHES THICK. THE MANNER IN WHICH THE ROCK FELL HAD THE CONTINUOUS MINER TRAPPED. AFTER MINER WAS RETRIEVED THE ROCK FALL WAS APPROX 9 FT THICK BY 40 FT LONBY 18 FEET WIDE.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS APPROX. 2 CORSSCUTS UNDERGROUND WHEN SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL HITTING HIS HEAD, BACK AND HIP.
1999 · 11 incidents
EE STATED HE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF ROCK WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND REQUIRING 7 STITCHES. HE RETURNED TO WORK AFTER 2 DAYS OFF.
EE STATED HE WAS STANDING OUTSIDE THE OPERATORS COMPARTEMNT OF THE RAM CAR WORKING LEG LEVERE IN THE DECK AS HE LOOKED TO LOCATED A HYDRAULIC LEAK. HE ACCIDENTLY PUSHED THE ARTICULATION LEVER ALLOWING THE MACHINE TO LOWER ON TO HIS FOOT.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS GETTING PLATES OFF THE TOP OF THE ROOF BOLTER AND AS HE WAS LIFTING THE PLATES HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS PICKING UP A MANDOOR WHEN HE HEARD A POP IN HIS BACK. HE BEGAN TO HAVE BACK PAIN.
EE WAS WALKING WHEN HE RAN INTO A ROOF BOLT THAT WAS USE AS A BELT HANGER RESULTING IN A LACERATION TOT HE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD REQUIRING 10 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TRAMMING THE RAM CARWHEN A WHEEL DROPPED INTO A HOLE, THROWING HIM UPWARD INTO THE CANOPY WITH HIS HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A CLA ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER. THE CLA UNIT SLIPPED, CUTTING FINGERS ON EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND. STITCHES WERE USED TO CLOSE THE FINGER CUTS.
EE WAS OPERATING A MANTRIP WHEN THE MANTRIP CAR HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY RESULTING IN A STRAINED MUSCLE IN THE MIDBACK OF EE
EE WAS USING A BENCH GRINDER WHEN THE METAL HE WAS GRINDING CAUGHT AND PULLED HIS RT HAND INTO A METAL GUARD CUTTING HIS MIDDLE INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER. A RIBROLLED, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT HAND AND RIGHT LEG. THIS RESULTED IN A BROKEN RIGHT THUMBAND A FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT LOWER LEG.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN NO. 3 ENTRY, 70 FEET OUTBY SPAD NO. 124. THE FALL IS APPROX. 4'X20'X50'.
1998 · 4 incidents
EE WAS INSTALLING A STRAP. A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING EE ON THE RT ARM, RESULTING IN A CUT TO THE RT ARM. 5 STITCHES WERE USED TO CLOSE THE CUT.
INJURED BACK WHILE LIFTING STRUCTURE TO LEVEL BELT.
HURT BACK LIFTING MINER CABLE.
WHILE TRAMMING ROFF BOTL MACHINE - HOSE STRAP IN TOP CUT EMPLOYEE ON HIS FACE.