Mining Incidents

P-1 Coal

Montana Bakken, LLC · Underground
Controlled by Douglas Warriner
Pathfork, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519102

P-1 has $1.4M in proposed MSHA penalties and $1.2M outstanding across 84 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2009–2012
Latest incident
May 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
737
citations
246
significant & substantial
$1,431,755
proposed penalties
$56,449
paid to date
4% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,375,306 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
91
inspections on record
5,531
inspection hours
13.3
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.
737 citations across 5,531 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

P-1 has $1.4M in proposed MSHA penalties and $1.2M outstanding across 84 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.
$1.4M
proposed penalties
$1.3M
current assessed
$56K
paid to date
$1.2M
outstanding
683 assessments are final orders; 84 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-09-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at P-1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.57 mg/m3 (94% compliant) across 475 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.
0.57
dust avg (mg/m3)
12.44
dust max (mg/m3)
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
475
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-05-25.
Silica (quartz)
9.4
silica avg (%)
20.4
silica max (%)
29
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-06-01.
Noise
8%
over PEL
99
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-05-20.
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
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 52 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 52 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 52 0 0 0.0
Show 38 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q2 52 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 936 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 52 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 52 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 52 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 52 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 268 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 45 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 50 1 0 20000.0
2014 Q3 40 1 0 25000.0
2014 Q2 45 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 45 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 40 1 0 25000.0
2013 Q3 128 1 0 7812.5
2013 Q2 400 3 0 7500.0
2013 Q1 1,258 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,414 4 0 2828.9
2012 Q3 1,249 4 0 3202.6
2012 Q2 948 6 0 6329.1
2012 Q1 381 21 10 55118.1
2011 Q4 1,052 13 2 12357.4
2011 Q3 2,099 88 30 41924.7
2011 Q2 30,047 48 23 1597.5
2011 Q1 34,268 43 17 1254.8
2010 Q4 29,705 35 11 1178.3
2010 Q3 31,643 25 11 790.1
2010 Q2 31,567 50 20 1583.9
2010 Q1 33,164 33 6 995.1
2009 Q4 39,754 65 7 1635.1
2009 Q3 36,328 42 12 1156.1
2009 Q2 35,351 73 33 2065.0
2009 Q1 22,766 19 6 834.6
2008 Q4 14,446 42 16 2907.4
2008 Q3 11,069 22 8 1987.5
2008 Q2 10,909 52 14 4766.7
2008 Q1 6,895 30 14 4351.0
2007 Q3 5,279 11 5 2083.7
2007 Q2 0 1 1

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 29, 2011 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Manalapan Mining Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was watching the cable on the dolly when the rib rolled off crushing him. Rib measured approximately 82 by 36 by 11 inches.

Reportable incidents

13 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2012 · 1 incident

May 2, 2012 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Manalapan Mining Co., Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on pump line, pulling a broke band out of crimping tool, when the broke band came out of the tool it struck employee on the ring finger on the right hand requiring stitches.

2011 · 3 incidents

June 20, 2011 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was operating a Roof Bolter, while installing outside bolt a piece of rock fell striking him on the left hand.

May 11, 2011 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Manalapan Mining Co., Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The crew was moving power up. EE was pulling Crawler cable slack, when he pulled something in his back.

April 20, 2011 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Manalapan Mining Co., Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was shoveling on #2 beltline, as he leaned forward, his face was too close to the moving belt. The edge of the belt at a splice came in contact with his right eye. He had dirt in his eye and a scratch on the side of his eye.

2010 · 3 incidents

November 24, 2010 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Manalapan Mining Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE was bolting top 002 section, while bolting he was positioning a strap in place when a rock fell pinching his left little finger between the canopy and the strap. No lost time accident happened Wed. before Thanksgiving weekend. EE RTE on next reg. shift. 11/29/10.

April 19, 2010 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Manalapan Mining Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The EE was spreading rockdust from the rockdust bag with one hand, while holding the bag of rockdust with the other hand. He stated that he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He left work at that time, driving himself home, he went to his doctor the next day.

April 13, 2010 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Manalapan Mining Co., Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The EE stated that he was pulling on the cable and the cable stopped he then jerked the cable and he felt pain in his back. He left the job site but returned to work the next day and worked the next 4 days. EE didn't come to work on 4/19/10 and didn't call his foreman. The next day the foreman called him, EE stated that he would be off for a week or two requested by a Doctor.

2009 · 6 incidents

October 8, 2009 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Manalapan Mining Co., Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

The injured EE stated that he was shoveling material from underneath the belt conveyor when he slipped and fell landing on a 4" crib block. The crib block was under the foot of a piece of support structure.

September 29, 2009 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Manalapan Mining Co., Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The injured miner was pulling a 4/0 crawler from beltline to the section power center when he felt pain in his lower back. The miner also stated that he had been injured at a former employer that was still paying his medical bills on his back. The foreman should have asked for help when dragging the cable.

June 4, 2009 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Manalapan Mining Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

The injured employee was putting guard back on the No. 1 conveyor belt tail pulley and dropped the guard striking his little finger (pinky finger) on his left hand.

May 18, 2009 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Manalapan Mining Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

The injured person was removing a piece of rock out of a Long-Airdox bridge conveyor. When he let the rock fall, he didn't move his right foot out of the way letting the rock fall on his right foot.

April 4, 2009 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Manalapan Mining Co., Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The injured put his right hand on top of drill pot to retreive the drill steel from the roof and raised the boom instead of lowering it.

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The full compliance file on P-1

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.