Mining Incidents

No 10 Surface Coal

LCC Kentucky LLC · Surface
Phelps, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517307

No 10 Surface has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1992–2005
Latest incident
May 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
64
citations
35
significant & substantial
$6,816
proposed penalties
$5,309
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,507 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
29
inspections on record
603
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: 603 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

No 10 Surface has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
62 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-07-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at No 10 Surface shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.23 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 28 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.
0.23
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.26
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
28
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-07-13.
Silica (quartz)
21.4
silica avg (%)
21.4
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-11-19.
Noise
0%
over PEL
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-11-19.
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 Q4 440 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,016 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,208 7 5 1344.1
2005 Q1 4,278 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,642 8 1 1723.4
2004 Q3 6,190 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 7,011 2 0 285.3
2004 Q1 17,510 15 8 856.7
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q4 20,826 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 22,225 21 13 944.9
2003 Q2 22,964 2 2 87.1
2003 Q1 18,866 8 6 424.0
2002 Q4 3,992 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,885 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 674 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2005 · 1 incident

May 13, 2005 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
LCC Kentucky LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was operating a Cat articulated truck hauling spoil to dump area of the hollow fill. Upon second load he attempted to back into the dump site and for whatever reason backing over slope he exited or was ejected from truck suffering severed right foot, cut and abrasions to rest of body. Per company call 5-27-05, leg was amputated to 5 inches above ankle - coder 12.

1999 · 1 incident

February 3, 1999 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS DESCENDING A LADDER ON THE BACK OF A JOB SITE ANDO BULK TRUCK, WHEN HIS FOOT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE BOTTOM (1ST STEP) STEP, HE LOST BALANCE & FELL TO GROUND. THE RIGHT SIDE BRACE OF T HE STEP WAS BROKEN. THE UNSAFE CONDITION OF THE STEP WAS NOT REPORTED OR CAUTION TAKEN BY EE DURING HIS DESCENT.

1997 · 5 incidents

June 23, 1997 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

BRUISE TO HEAD AND CHEST. PUT TRUCK INTO DITCH LINE DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL.

April 26, 1997 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS LIFTING A TRACK SEGMENT WHILE REPAIRING A D11 DOZER WHICH INJURED LOWER BACK. MISSED 3 DAYS THEN REPORTED BACK TO WORK ON 3-29-97. LEFT AGAIN WITH BACK PAIN ON 4-26-97.

March 31, 1997 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

RUNNING A D9 DOZER AND WAS PRYING ON A ROCK WHEN THE BLADE SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK AND THREW EMP AROUND IN THE CAB. BRUISED LOWER BACK.

March 3, 1997 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMP OPEN AND CLOSED THE WINDOW OF THE DOZER HE WAS RUNNING AND GOT MATERIAL FROM THE GUIDE IN HIS EYE.

1996 · 4 incidents

November 29, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

UNDER TRUCK, KNOCKED LOOSE MATERIAL INTO EYE. EE CLEANED EYE OUT. WENT TO DOC. SAT 11/30/96. GOT TWO PIECES OF METAL OUT OF EYE. WENT TO ER TO REMOVE PATCH. WENT TO EYE SPECIALIST 12/2/96, REM OVER RUST FROM EYE.

November 4, 1996 KY · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

CLIMBED ON THE GUARD RAIL TO CLEAN THE WINDOWS ON THE HIGHWALL DRILL. LOST HIS BALANCE & GRABBED THE DOOR & FELL TO THE GROUND. INJURYTO RIGHT SHOULDER

October 17, 1996 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING THE THREADS ON A 1 1/4" BOLT, WITH A RAG AND GOT A BURR FROM THE BOLT THREADS LODGED IN THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND.

August 12, 1996 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS MOUNTING THE FRONT END LOADER. WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED, DUE TO THE WET MUDDY CONDITIONS, HE LOST HIS BALANCE. FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND AND INJURED HIS WRIST.

1995 · 3 incidents

September 22, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMP BACKED HIS SERVICE TRUCK UP TO TE REAR PORTION OF A 777CAT TRUCK TO CLIMB FROM DERVICE TRUCK TO THE BED OF THE TRIPLE 7 TO RETRIEVE SOME PARTS. WHILE CLIMBING BACK DOWN HIS FEET SLIPPED CA USING HIM TO FALL ONTO THE DECKLID OF SERV TRUCK

August 18, 1995 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

CONTRACTOR WAS OPERATING A COAL TRUCK. WHEN HE CAME TO A GRADE AND TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT HE MISSED A GEAR, WHILE TRYING TO GET THE TRUCK BACK IN GEAR. IT WAS PICKING UP SPEED. THE OPERATOR JUMPE D FROM THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HIT THE BEARM AN OVERTURNED.

May 6, 1995 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE OPERATOR OF THE 777 ROCK TRUCK DIDN'T GET SQUARE WITH HIS DUMP AND BACKED THE OFF SIDE TIRE UP ON THE BERM. WHEN HE RAISED THE BED TH ETRUCK TURNED OVER. THE OPERATOR GRABED THE DOOR WIT H HIS LEFT HAND. IT MASHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER. OPERATOR WAS WEARING SAFETY BELTS.

1994 · 1 incident

June 25, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

FELL OFF DION DOZER WHILE HE WAS CHECKING OIL LEVEL,INJURING HIS LEFT LEG AND KNEE.IT WAS RAINING AND HE HAD MUD ON HIS FEET. THE METAL ON DOZER WAS ALSO WET CAUSING HIS FFET TO SLIP.

1993 · 1 incident

March 8, 1993 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPPERATOR WAS GETTING OFF LOADER, WHEN HE STEP OFF LADER HIS LEFT FOOT TRUNED BREAKING HIS ANKLE

1992 · 1 incident

November 26, 1992 KY · Coal OTHER
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WALKING UP. HILL WHEN THE WIND BLEW THE LIMPS OUT OF A TREE WHEN FELL AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER. KNOCKING HIS HART HAT OFF PUTTING A CUT IN HIS HEAD AND BREAKING HIS SHOULDER.

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The full compliance file on No 10 Surface

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