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Mine No 2 Coal

Harlan County Mining LLC · Underground
Controlled by U S Coal Corporation
Coldiron, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519282

Mine No 2 has $217K in proposed MSHA penalties and $144K outstanding across 25 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2009–2012
Latest incident
Apr 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
547
citations
242
significant & substantial
$217,224
proposed penalties
$50,102
paid to date
23% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $167,122 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
54
inspections on record
3,738
inspection hours
14.6
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.
547 citations across 3,738 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine No 2 has $217K in proposed MSHA penalties and $144K outstanding across 25 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.
$217K
proposed penalties
$194K
current assessed
$50K
paid to date
$144K
outstanding
510 assessments are final orders; 25 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-09-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Mine No 2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.73 mg/m3 (90% compliant) across 234 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.
0.73
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.11
dust max (mg/m3)
90%
within 1.5 mg/m3
234
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-03-15.
Silica (quartz)
4.5
silica avg (%)
9.4
silica max (%)
25
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-12-29.
Noise
7%
over PEL
42
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-01-05.
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
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 1 0
2012 Q3 0 17 2
2012 Q2 591 14 5 23688.7
2012 Q1 17,093 52 16 3042.2
2011 Q4 18,157 67 40 3690.0
2011 Q3 21,498 44 36 2046.7
Show 12 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q2 19,721 33 14 1673.3
2011 Q1 15,040 27 9 1795.2
2010 Q4 5,516 35 20 6345.2
2010 Q3 14,008 13 8 928.0
2010 Q2 19,564 31 13 1584.5
2010 Q1 16,743 40 17 2389.1
2009 Q4 21,050 43 19 2042.8
2009 Q3 16,717 30 6 1794.6
2009 Q2 33,631 22 6 654.2
2009 Q1 17,071 41 16 2401.7
2008 Q4 17,954 37 15 2060.8
2008 Q3 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2012 · 3 incidents

April 10, 2012 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Neco Energy Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A non-injury roof fall occurred at approx 8:50 AM. 2nd cross cut on Ginsong Mains. 18' wide x 5' thick x 38' long.

March 31, 2012 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Neco Energy Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was using cutting torch to cut metal jacks. He laid torches down to turn pipe and torch rolled over and flame struck left hand.

2011 · 9 incidents

October 24, 2011 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator ELECTRICAL
Neco Energy Inc. · Flash burns (electric)

6 volt battery on personnel carrier arced when being worked on resulting in a flash to the eyes and maybe some acid to the face.

October 3, 2011 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Neco Energy Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall* Roof cracks running along both ribs in addition to being close to the outcrop of coal bed broke away from the main roof.

August 17, 2011 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss OTHER
Neco Energy Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

There was an altercation between face foreman and miner operator. EE received two punches to the head. Note: No one received medical treatment.

June 13, 2011 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Neco Energy Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Loading bolts and rock dust into scoop.

April 8, 2011 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Neco Energy Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator was holding drill steel while wearing a rubber glove. Glove stuck to steel and twisted his left hand resulting in breaking his left pinky finger.

January 11, 2011 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Neco Energy Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee had loaded concrete block in scoop bucket during the trip to face a block fell out of bucket and scoop ran over it, causing it to drop down suddenly.

2009 · 1 incident

April 10, 2009 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was bending roof bolts when he complained with a burning feeling in his lower back.

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