Long Fork Development Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
THE EMPLOYEE HAD WENT INSIDE MINE TRAILER TO GET LOADER, MAN PICKED UP A JUG OF WATER. HE STARTED BACK TO FUEL TANK STEPPED ON GRATE SLIPPED AND FELL ON BACK.
No 4: 54 MSHA citations Coal
Long Fork Development Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
James H Booth
Deboard,
Martin County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517865
No 4 has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 1997–2000
- Latest incident
- Jul 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
54
citations
20
significant & substantial
$6,492
proposed penalties
$5,563
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $929 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
38
inspections on record
839
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 839 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 4 has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
53 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $6K in penalties contested before the Commission, $5K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-03-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.37.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
45.3%
reasonably likely or greater
1.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 20.8% low, 79.2% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT20000229 | Settlement | Melick | 2000 | $3K → $2K |
| KENT20010186 | Settlement | Melick | 2001 | $861 → $701 |
| KENT20000281 | Settlement | Barbour | 2000 | $552 → $552 |
| KENT20010187 | Settlement | Barbour | 2001 | $420 → $335 |
| KENT20000131 | Settlement | Weisberger | 2000 | $340 → $340 |
| KENT20000230 | Settlement | Barbour | 2000 | $340 → $255 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at No 4 shows 88% of 104 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2001-06-27, 25 years ago
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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.88%
within 1.5 mg/m3
104
samples
4.76
dust max (mg/m3)
30 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 74 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR69
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)7
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)4
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2000-06-20, 26 years ago7.7
silica avg (%)
2
samples
8.0
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
Noise
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Last sampled: 2000-06-08, 26 years ago
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.21%
over PEL
14
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)4
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR3
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)3
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 44% | 9 |
| 2000 | 93% | 95 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
No 4 recorded 16.46 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2000.
Injury rate, 2000
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.16.46
total case rate
14.40
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 7.74 and the all-US-mining average was 5.64 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 8.83 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
- Long Fork Development Inc 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 5,336 |
| 2000 | 41 | 437,752 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 4 sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q1 | 2,619 | 3 | 0 | 1145.5 |
| 2000 Q4 | 13,802 | 27 | 8 | 1956.2 |
| 2000 Q3 | 29,939 | 4 | 3 | 133.6 |
| 2000 Q2 | 35,902 | 20 | 9 | 557.1 |
| 2000 Q1 | 17,580 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
15 on file2000 · 9 incidents
June 16, 2000
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Long Fork Development Inc · Struck against a moving object
THE EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR. WHEN THE MINER CABLE GROUNDED AND IT FLASHED CAUSING EE TO JERK HIS HEAD BACK.
May 24, 2000
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Long Fork Development Inc · Struck against stationary object
EE WAS WALKING TOWARD POWER-CENTER WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TOP.
Long Fork Development Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PALLET FROM GOB AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
April 20, 2000
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Fork Development Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
THE EE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ON PINNER (LIFTING GLUE) AND BACK WENT OUT.
April 18, 2000
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Long Fork Development Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EE WAS SETTING MINER UP AND HIS FOOT GOT TANGLED IN CABLE AND TRIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.
March 31, 2000
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Fork Development Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EE WAS EITHER HELPING TO SPLICE MINER CABLE OR ROCK DUSTING WHEN HE INJ LOWER BACK
March 30, 2000
KY · Coal
scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator
OTHER
Long Fork Development Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS MOVING A VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT WHEN HE CLOSED THE DOOR ON HIS LEFT DOOR
February 7, 2000
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Long Fork Development Inc · Fall onto or against objects
THE EE WAS WALKING IN BACK OF BOLTER WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER BOLTER CABLE REACHED OUT WITH HAND TO CATCH HIMSELF HITTING ROOF BOLT PLATE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 001-0 OUT-BY OFF OF SECTION. EE RECEI VED 8 SURTURES TOP OF LEFT HAND 8 ON BOLTTOM OF LEFT HAND.
1999 · 2 incidents
May 17, 1999
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Long Fork Development Inc · Struck by falling object
EE WAS ROOF-BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL BENT CAUSING HE TO HOOSE CONTROL OF IT HITTING HIM ON LEFT WRIST.
January 25, 1999
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Fork Development Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON A MAN-TRIP. AS HE STARTED TO SIT DOWN, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
1998 · 3 incidents
December 22, 1998
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Long Fork Development Inc · Struck by falling object
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SUPPLIES FROM BACK TO FRONT OF ROOF-BOLTER WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK.
September 17, 1998
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Fork Development Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EE WAS MAKING UP ROOF BOLTS & THROWING THEMN TO WHERE ROOF BOLTER WOULD BE PLACED, WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF THROWING ROOF BOLT A BURR ON THE ENBD OF THE BOLT CAUGHT EE'S RIGHT FOREARM LEAVI NG HIM WITH A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.
January 16, 1998
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Long Fork Development Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS PULLING ON SKIRT RUBBER TO GET IT OUT OF TAILPIECE. HE HAD SQUATTED DOWN, PULLING UPWARD TOWARD FACE WITH A PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCKS. CHANNEL LOCKS SLIPPED & HIT EE ON MOUTH (LIP) REQUIRIN G 5 STITCHES.
1997 · 1 incident
October 7, 1997
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Fork Development Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EE WAS REPAIRING BELT HEAD DRIVE AND THE GUARD SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.