Mining Incidents

No 20 Coal

Eagle Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by James H Booth
Van Lear, Johnson County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518929

No 20 has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 26 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
2006–2009
Latest incident
Jul 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
151
citations
47
significant & substantial
$35,651
proposed penalties
$29,070
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,581 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
33
inspections on record
1,524
inspection hours
9.9
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.
151 citations across 1,524 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

No 20 has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 26 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.
$36K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
146 assessments are final orders; 26 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-07-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at No 20 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.46 mg/m3 (95% compliant) across 176 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.
0.46
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.71
dust max (mg/m3)
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
176
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-07-30.
Silica (quartz)
9.1
silica avg (%)
21.0
silica max (%)
16
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-12-15.
Noise
0%
over PEL
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-09-04.
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
2009 Q3 4,142 3 2 724.3
2009 Q2 20,077 11 3 547.9
2009 Q1 21,302 20 7 938.9
2008 Q4 20,744 13 6 626.7
2008 Q3 16,336 17 6 1040.6
2008 Q2 21,288 8 0 375.8
2008 Q1 16,918 17 9 1004.8
2007 Q4 20,929 10 1 477.8
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q3 16,333 10 3 612.3
2007 Q2 21,070 9 1 427.1
2007 Q1 15,771 19 4 1204.7
2006 Q4 20,292 9 4 443.5
2006 Q3 13,087 2 0 152.8
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 3 1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

2009 · 7 incidents

July 13, 2009 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was tramming a ride backwards to turn it around. When the front wheel hit a rock and spinning it out of his hand. When the handle hit his left hand. Spring left hand and bruising it.

May 9, 2009 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was making a splice in high line using a utility knife, when the knife slipped and cut his forearm. He received 10 stitches, no lost time.

April 30, 2009 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a piece of belt line with a utility knife when the knife slipped and cut him on the left leg. 3 stitches, no lost time. Came back to work the next day.

March 27, 2009 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Rock fall in the face at 2 heading. The rock was 15' high, 8' wide and 40' long. Fall is dangered off and supported as per roof control plan. The fall will not be cleaned up.

March 25, 2009 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was unloading structure off flatcar into scoop bucket when he mashed middle finger on right hand between structure and scoop bucket. 2 stitches, returned to work the next day. NO LOST TIME.

March 18, 2009 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss STRIKING OR BUMPING
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE was walking through a brake in 4 right, he had his head dwon and a T5 channel was hanging down, it hit him on the back of his neck and cut it. He received 15 stitches, he returned to work the next day, no lost time.

2008 · 7 incidents

October 31, 2008 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Rock fall 2200ft from the face in the return airway in old works, rock was 5ft high, 20ft wide and 30ft long. No injuries or equipment were involded. Fall will not be cleaned up. Fall is dangered off and supported as per roof control plan.

September 11, 2008 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Rock fall, 1100ft from the face in #6 enter x. The fall was 5'high 20'wide and 30'long. The fall will be cleaned up, a clean plan has been developed.

August 14, 2008 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

1000 Feet from the face in old works. Roof fall was found at 1105 on 8/14/08. 8'Hx16'W and 60'L. Entrance to fall is dangered off and supported as per roof control plan.

June 4, 2008 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

He was making his bolts up and a rock 8"x14"x2" thick fell and struck him in the back of the head. He received a small cut on the back of his head. He received 1 stitch. No lost time.

February 26, 2008 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

He was roof bolting when the drill steel got stuck. He tried to get it out when he grabbed the wrong lever and it pulled the canopy over on his right hand. It fractured his right hand/wrist.

January 17, 2008 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

2000' feet from the face at #2 entry the fall was 7' high. 14' wide and 40' long, it will not be cleanup . The fall will be dangered off and supported as per roof control plan.

January 17, 2008 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall 2000 feet from the face. #4 right between #4 and #5 fall was 4' high. 14' wide and 30' long entrance to fall will be dangered off and supported. per roof control plan.

2007 · 9 incidents

July 16, 2007 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall 2 breaks outby the face. The fall was 15' high, 18' wide and 30' long. The fall was in #6 right. The entrance to the fall was dangered off and supported as per roof control plan it will not be cleaned up.

June 11, 2007 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall, 3200 feet from the face at spad #111 fall was 5 ft high, 18 ft wide. 80 ft long entrance was dangered off and supported as per roof control plan. fall will not clean up.

June 11, 2007 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall 3200' from the face at spad #143. Fall was 5' high X 18' wide X 40' long. Entrance was dangered off and supported, as per roof control plan. Fall will not be cleaned up.

June 11, 2007 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall 3200 feet From: the face at spade #151. Fall was 5 ft high, 19 feet wide, 30 ft long. Entrance was dangered off and supported as per roof control plan. Fall will not be cleaned up.

June 8, 2007 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall 2800' from the face in the intake. 42 1/2' high X 19' wide X 19' long. Fall has been dangered off and supported as per roof control plan. I t will not be cleaned up.

June 1, 2007 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Rock fell 3200' from the face in the return airway. Rock was 4.5' high, 19' wide and 60' long. Entrance was dangered off and cribbed. Fall will not be cleaned up.

March 8, 2007 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

Another EE was hitting a dust box with a hammer when a piece of the hammer chipped off and hit injured in his right eye. He was 6' away from the dust box. He came back to work on the 9th and 10th. Doctor took him off work on the 12th.

February 21, 2007 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE was roof bolting with another EE, when the drill steel stopped up with mud. While attempting to clean, the drill came loose and hit EE on the forehead, causing a small cut. He received two stitches. No lost time.

February 13, 2007 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STRIKING OR BUMPING
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE had been spray painting. Completed test hole when he turned around and bumped right leg on tee bar on roof bolter.

2006 · 1 incident

September 19, 2006 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was pulling bugg anchor up with Johnson 4-wheeler when the lid came up and hit him on his nose. 1 small cut on his nose. 3 stitches, no lost time.

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on No 20

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.