Premier Elkhorn Coal Company, LLC · Struck by falling object
Operator was pulling draw rock off top of miner when rock slipped off machine resulting in a cut to palm of left hand.
No.4 Coal
Trump Energy, Corp.
· Underground
Controlled by
Janet R Bryant
Regina,
Pike County,
KY
·
Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 1519776
No.4 has $53K in proposed MSHA penalties and $17K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2018–2019
- Latest incident
- Mar 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
288
citations
49
significant & substantial
$53,122
proposed penalties
$35,897
paid to date
68% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $17,225 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2015
62
inspections on record
3,494
inspection hours
8.2
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.288 citations across 3,494 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No.4 has $53K in proposed MSHA penalties and $17K outstanding across 0 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.$53K
proposed penalties
$53K
current assessed
$36K
paid to date
$17K
outstanding
278 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-11-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at No.4 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.35 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 423 samples.
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.0.35
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.31
dust max (mg/m3)
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
423
samples
Most recent sample: 2023-04-26.
Silica (quartz)
6.3
silica avg (%)
8.1
silica max (%)
24
samples
Most recent sample: 2023-03-20.
Noise
3%
over PEL
36
samples
Most recent sample: 2022-11-04.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2023 Q3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q2 | 3,134 | 24 | 6 | 7657.9 |
| 2023 Q1 | 6,548 | 62 | 6 | 9468.5 |
| 2020 Q4 | 2,344 | 1 | 0 | 426.6 |
| 2020 Q3 | 2,344 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 2,344 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 7,891 | 9 | 3 | 1140.5 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q4 | 7,674 | 14 | 2 | 1824.3 |
| 2019 Q3 | 16,413 | 6 | 1 | 365.6 |
| 2019 Q2 | 9,855 | 11 | 1 | 1116.2 |
| 2019 Q1 | 9,394 | 7 | 1 | 745.2 |
| 2018 Q4 | 4,960 | 4 | 2 | 806.5 |
| 2018 Q3 | 2,048 | 4 | 0 | 1953.1 |
| 2018 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q3 | 687 | 1 | 0 | 1455.6 |
| 2017 Q2 | 2,008 | 2 | 1 | 996.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,774 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 378 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 3,867 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 4,310 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 119 | 1 | 0 | 8403.4 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2019 · 1 incident
2018 · 3 incidents
December 28, 2018
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company, LLC · Struck against stationary object
Employee was installing roof straps and turned and struck strap causing laceration to left side of face
December 21, 2018
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was operating a shuttle car and was trying to move a ventilation curtain with EE's left hand and caught EE's left ring finger between coal rib and canopy of scoop.
August 27, 2018
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Striking a roof jack and hit left index finger between jack and hammer.
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The full compliance file on No.4
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.