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OAM#40 Coal

Controlled by Matthew T Orr
Bryants Store, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517871

OAM#40 has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1997–2004
Latest incident
Jan 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
39
citations
7
significant & substantial
$4,961
proposed penalties
$4,461
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $500 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
80
inspections on record
1,034
inspection hours
3.8
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.
39 citations across 1,034 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

OAM#40 has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
37 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-06-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at OAM#40 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.11 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 69 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.
0.11
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.26
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
69
samples
Most recent sample: 2020-10-26.
Noise
11%
over PEL
61
samples
Most recent sample: 2020-10-26.
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
2021 Q1 115 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 782 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 967 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 549 1 0 1821.5
2020 Q1 387 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 355 1 0 2816.9
2019 Q3 283 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 342 1 0 2924.0
Show 72 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q1 800 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 538 1 0 1858.7
2018 Q2 423 1 0 2364.1
2018 Q1 1,173 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,297 2 0 1542.0
2017 Q3 651 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 105 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,284 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,073 2 0 1863.9
2016 Q3 1,698 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 882 1 0 1133.8
2016 Q1 851 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 409 4 0 9780.0
2015 Q3 1,775 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,010 1 0 990.1
2015 Q1 229 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 117 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,088 1 0 919.1
2014 Q2 420 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 457 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 737 1 0 1356.9
2013 Q3 1,236 1 0 809.1
2013 Q2 635 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,232 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,312 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,311 2 0 1525.6
2012 Q2 1,346 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 680 2 0 2941.2
2011 Q4 593 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,093 1 0 914.9
2011 Q1 772 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,260 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 700 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,081 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,168 1 0 856.2
2009 Q4 804 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 369 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 85 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,096 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 146 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 394 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 494 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,021 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,205 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,205 2 2 1659.8
2006 Q4 434 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,213 1 0 824.4
2006 Q2 1,085 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 365 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 866 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 1,144 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 315 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,181 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,289 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 736 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 889 5 1 5624.3
2003 Q4 653 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 842 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,286 1 0 777.6
2003 Q1 101 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 905 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 749 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 854 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,371 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,343 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 494 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 815 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 0 1 1
2000 Q3 224 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 603 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 531 5 3 9416.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2004 · 1 incident

January 20, 2004 KY · Coal auger helper MACHINERY
Green Hill Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIGHWALL FAILURE DUE TO HILL SEAM STRUCK FRONT OF AUGER. THIS PUSHED THE AUGER BACK CATCHING EE'S FOOT UNDER FRAME OF THE AUGER. HE WAS STANDING AT THE BACK OF THE AUGER GETTING READY TO GO TO LUNCH.

2000 · 1 incident

March 31, 2000 KY · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor MACHINERY
Green Hill Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

DIRT ABOVE TOP OF HIGHWALL BROKE LOOSE AND FELL ON AUGER. THERE WERE SOME ROCKS MIXED IN WITH THE DIRT THAT DAMAGED AUGER. SMALL ROCKS BROKE THE PLEXIGLASS ON TOP OF THE CAB OF THE AUGER AND H IT THE OPERATOR ON THE HAND CUTTING HIS HAND AND HIT HIS KNEE AND CAUSED A BRUISE. THE INJURED MAN HAD 3 STITCHES PUT IN HIS HAND AND X-RAYS OF HIS HAND AND KNEE.

1999 · 1 incident

November 26, 1999 KY · Coal FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Green Hill Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE HIGHWALL UNDER WHICH THE COAL AUGER WAS WORKING HAD AN UNSEEN SEAM WHICH RAN PARALLEL WITH THE HIGHWALL FACE. APPROX. 8' BACK AT THE TOP AND TAPERING DOWN TO APPROX. 2' AT THE BASE OF THE WALL. WHEN AUGERING WAS PERFORMED UNDER THIS AREA, THE SUPPORT WEAKEND CAUSING THE HIGHWALL TO PCOLLAPSE.

1997 · 1 incident

August 7, 1997 KY · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager MACHINERY
Green Hill Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER IS ACTIVE WHILE EMPLOYEED AS A WELDER. NOW IS OPERATING EQUIPMENT WHICH IS LESS MOBILE JOB AND STATES THAT HIS MUSCLES HAVE TIGHTNENED UP AS A RESULT OF LESS ACTIVITY.

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