Dags Branch Coal Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Installing tram motor on a continuous miner, he was prying on the motor with a slate bar.
No 7C Coal
Dags Branch Coal Co Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
James L Griffith
Biggs,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518871
No 7C has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $132 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2006
- Latest incident
- Nov 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
57
citations
19
significant & substantial
$4,087
proposed penalties
$3,955
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $132 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
13
inspections on record
752
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: 752 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 7C has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $132 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.$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$132
outstanding
56 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-10-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at No 7C shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.38 mg/m3 (97% compliant) across 69 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.0.38
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.57
dust max (mg/m3)
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
69
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-10-31.
Silica (quartz)
6.8
silica avg (%)
10.4
silica max (%)
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-06-06.
Noise
0%
over PEL
15
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-10-12.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 2,604 | 4 | 1 | 1536.1 |
| 2006 Q3 | 6,397 | 6 | 1 | 937.9 |
| 2006 Q2 | 6,090 | 21 | 8 | 3448.3 |
| 2006 Q1 | 5,530 | 13 | 6 | 2350.8 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,420 | 2 | 0 | 1408.5 |
| 2005 Q3 | 6,324 | 6 | 0 | 948.8 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Q2 | 2,975 | 5 | 3 | 1680.7 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2006 · 3 incidents
September 12, 2006
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dags Branch Coal Co Inc · Fall onto or against objects
Employee was rockdusting around A2 belt drive when he slipped and fell against the tailpiece hitting on his right side.
Dags Branch Coal Co Inc · Fall onto or against objects
EE attempted to pull a sumercable pump out of the water when his footage slipped he hit right knee down on a piece of rock.
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