Mining Incidents

Moose No. 1 Coal

Banner Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Anthony McPeek
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518301

Moose No. 1 has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2001–2004
Latest incident
Nov 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
170
citations
63
significant & substantial
$17,054
proposed penalties
$16,104
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $950 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
54
inspections on record
1,638
inspection hours
10.4
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.
170 citations across 1,638 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Moose No. 1 has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$17K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
167 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-01-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Moose No. 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.37 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 299 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.
0.37
dust avg (mg/m3)
5.42
dust max (mg/m3)
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
299
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-03-29.
Silica (quartz)
6.8
silica avg (%)
15.9
silica max (%)
16
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-10-25.
Noise
7%
over PEL
15
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-02-18.
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
2005 Q2 2,426 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 10,425 2 0 191.8
2004 Q4 13,107 22 8 1678.5
2004 Q3 14,286 32 19 2240.0
2004 Q2 15,291 3 0 196.2
2004 Q1 14,577 6 0 411.6
2003 Q4 15,514 12 5 773.5
2003 Q3 14,542 15 5 1031.5
Show 10 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q2 13,460 11 3 817.2
2003 Q1 11,795 6 1 508.7
2002 Q4 12,514 6 2 479.5
2002 Q3 13,905 4 0 287.7
2002 Q2 12,559 14 7 1114.7
2002 Q1 13,313 7 3 525.8
2001 Q4 11,368 7 2 615.8
2001 Q3 8,977 9 4 1002.6
2001 Q2 9,498 13 4 1368.7
2001 Q1 569 1 0 1757.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2004 · 2 incidents

November 19, 2004 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Banner Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was loading bolter supplies, moved plate pallet, and cut band on the pallet and the band flew up and hit him in the left eye. (EE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.)

February 2, 2004 KY · Coal

EE WAS CHANGING A WIRE ON A BUGGY WHEN THE BUGGYSTARTED AND RAN UP HIS LEFT LEG AND JAMMED HIS LEG UP INTO HIS BACK AND LEFT SIDE.

2003 · 4 incidents

December 2, 2003 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator

EE WAS HAULING COAL WITH S-CAR WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY. THE CANOPY HIT THE MINE ROOF, THROWING THE OPERATOR OUT OF THE CAR, FALLING ON HIS LEFT HIP.

September 8, 2003 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Banner Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A HAND DRILL TO ANCHOR TAIL PIECE AND WHILE HE WAS CLEANING DUST FROM THE HOLE HE CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT HAND, INJURING HIS WRIST.

May 20, 2003 KY · Coal

THE FOREMAN HAD SOME SUSPICION AS TO THE EE REACTIONS WHEN HE CONFRONTED THE EE THE EE STATED THAT HE WANTS TO QUIT. THE FOREMAN STARTED OUT OF THE MINE & THE EE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE ON THE RIDE OUT.

March 17, 2003 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Banner Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BROKEN SHEAR PIN FROM FEEDER WHEN HE UNINTENTIONALLY STRUCK PUNCH BETWEEN SHEAR WHEELS AND THE PUNCH BROKE, HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH.

2002 · 5 incidents

August 9, 2002 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Banner Inc. · Contact with electrical current

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING ON THE PANEL OF A SHUTTLE CAR 480 V WHEN A PART OF HIS BODY CONTACTED AN ENERGISED PART. A FAULTY DIODE WAS PREVENTING THE BRAKER FROM ENERGING. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO PIKEVILLE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT AND OBSERVATION, RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK.

June 26, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Banner Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIS FINGER.

April 1, 2002 KY · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Banner Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STRAINED LOWER BACK LIFT AT BELT AND STRUCTURE.

March 26, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Banner Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING ROOF BOLTER AND IT SMASHED HIS RT. LITTLE FINGER.

March 25, 2002 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Banner Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING CURTAIN AROUND BUGGY WHEEL, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

2001 · 1 incident

October 10, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Banner Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

1L OFF MAIN AT 171, HILL SEAM DROP OUT. ABOUT 45' THICK DURING A TRIPLE A INSPECTION. THE FALL WAS INVESTIGATED, WAS TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF. 10-10-01.

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The full compliance file on Moose No. 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.