Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was connecting Mack truck to lowboy trailer when truck rolled backwards pinning him to the lowboy trailer. He fractured his right leg.
North Knottsville Mine Coal
Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Anthony V Lanham
Knottsville,
Daviess County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519657
North Knottsville Mine has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2013–2015
- Latest incident
- Feb 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
50
citations
21
significant & substantial
$21,938
proposed penalties
$21,938
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
19
inspections on record
662
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: 662 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
North Knottsville Mine has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.$22K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
50 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-09-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at North Knottsville Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.14 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 120 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.0.14
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.87
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
120
samples
Most recent sample: 2018-09-17.
Silica (quartz)
5.1
silica avg (%)
18.9
silica max (%)
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2017-09-13.
Noise
0%
over PEL
49
samples
Most recent sample: 2017-10-18.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Q4 | 745 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 2,570 | 5 | 0 | 1945.5 |
| 2018 Q2 | 2,894 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 2,618 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 2,911 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 1,152 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 2,189 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 2,228 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q4 | 3,829 | 1 | 0 | 261.2 |
| 2016 Q3 | 3,449 | 1 | 0 | 289.9 |
| 2016 Q2 | 2,816 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 13,099 | 10 | 2 | 763.4 |
| 2015 Q4 | 19,112 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 19,113 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 15,034 | 14 | 9 | 931.2 |
| 2015 Q1 | 15,677 | 3 | 1 | 191.4 |
| 2014 Q4 | 12,827 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 21,824 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 17,206 | 7 | 4 | 406.8 |
| 2014 Q1 | 18,392 | 1 | 1 | 54.4 |
| 2013 Q4 | 12,603 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 13,279 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 13,390 | 2 | 0 | 149.4 |
| 2013 Q1 | 14,095 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 10,457 | 5 | 3 | 478.1 |
| 2012 Q3 | 5,565 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 2,283 | 1 | 1 | 438.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2015 · 1 incident
2013 · 1 incident
December 13, 2013
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was walking to job site when he slipped on ice and fell on his face.
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