McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects
While lifting box of waterline out of mud hole he felt pain in lower back.
Mine No. 12 Coal
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corporation
· Underground
Controlled by
James River Coal Company
Pikeville,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519314
Mine No. 12 has $174K in proposed MSHA penalties and $51K outstanding across 11 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 2010–2013
- Latest incident
- Dec 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
349
citations
138
significant & substantial
$174,261
proposed penalties
$84,724
paid to date
49% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $89,537 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
51
inspections on record
2,300
inspection hours
15.2
citations per 100 inspection hours
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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.349 citations across 2,300 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine No. 12 has $174K in proposed MSHA penalties and $51K outstanding across 11 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.$174K
proposed penalties
$136K
current assessed
$85K
paid to date
$51K
outstanding
334 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-08-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Mine No. 12 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.55 mg/m3 (95% compliant) across 173 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.0.55
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.67
dust max (mg/m3)
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
173
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-06-05.
Silica (quartz)
8.6
silica avg (%)
22.3
silica max (%)
11
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-05-17.
Noise
7%
over PEL
28
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-11-09.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 14,316 | 56 | 21 | 3911.7 |
| 2012 Q1 | 15,145 | 27 | 15 | 1782.8 |
| 2011 Q4 | 15,351 | 22 | 11 | 1433.1 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q3 | 14,153 | 16 | 5 | 1130.5 |
| 2011 Q2 | 15,350 | 40 | 14 | 2605.9 |
| 2011 Q1 | 13,324 | 14 | 5 | 1050.7 |
| 2010 Q4 | 11,521 | 18 | 6 | 1562.4 |
| 2010 Q3 | 12,820 | 52 | 18 | 4056.2 |
| 2010 Q2 | 4,541 | 21 | 6 | 4624.5 |
| 2010 Q1 | 3,151 | 2 | 0 | 634.7 |
| 2009 Q4 | 2,416 | 2 | 0 | 827.8 |
| 2009 Q3 | 7,208 | 9 | 8 | 1248.6 |
| 2009 Q2 | 22,545 | 41 | 22 | 1818.6 |
| 2009 Q1 | 24,477 | 13 | 5 | 531.1 |
| 2008 Q4 | 4,378 | 5 | 1 | 1142.1 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file2013 · 1 incident
2012 · 3 incidents
June 4, 2012
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
GR Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was loading supplies into scoop bucket and the bucket slipped onto his right foot.
GR Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
1-intersection outby spad #286. Roof fall - #1 entry - return approximately 4800' from surface. Fall 25' long, 18' wide, 5'-6' high. Did not effect air way. Did not effect travelway.
GR Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
Had roof fall on intake break 66, in an intersection. Spad #250. 18'wide - 15'-18'high.
2011 · 3 incidents
GR Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
Employee was seated waiting for miner operator to assist him during which time a rock fell from mine top striking lower right leg/ankle
June 27, 2011
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
GR Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
Was checking on fellow employee changing flat tire on equipment. Crib block fell landing on foot.
GR Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
Rock fall in #5 entry 85' inby spad #245, approximately 25' Long & 8' High by 20' Wide.
2010 · 2 incidents
November 18, 2010
KY · Coal
discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
GR Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee stated that he lost his balance, slipped and fell landing on back.
August 19, 2010
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
GR Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee stated that he had been installing mining timbers - when returning to equipment, he slipped on mat causing him to fall, striking rt. knee.
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The full compliance file on Mine No. 12
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.