Mining Incidents

Panther Lick Coal

KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Underground
Kite, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516808

Panther Lick has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $86 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
27
Years on record
1991–2002
Latest incident
Sep 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
116
citations
36
significant & substantial
$12,303
proposed penalties
$12,217
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $86 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
65
inspections on record
2,085
inspection hours
5.6
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.
116 citations across 2,085 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Panther Lick has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $86 outstanding across 0 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$86
outstanding
116 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-01-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Panther Lick shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.58 mg/m3 (94% compliant) across 323 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.
0.58
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.75
dust max (mg/m3)
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
323
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-01-17.
Silica (quartz)
8.7
silica avg (%)
57.6
silica max (%)
57
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-01-24.
Noise
0%
over PEL
21
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-06-13.
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
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 7,442 2 0 268.7
2001 Q4 18,252 4 1 219.2
2001 Q3 35,248 6 1 170.2
2001 Q2 41,221 6 0 145.6
2001 Q1 39,200 10 3 255.1
2000 Q4 36,109 9 1 249.2
2000 Q3 40,329 12 6 297.6
Show 2 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 41,253 26 13 630.3
2000 Q1 35,516 41 11 1154.4

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
December 7, 1991 KY · Coal loader head operator, roscoe operator Fatality · OTHER
Floyd-Knott Coal Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE WAS FOUND HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING

Reportable incidents

26 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2002 · 1 incident

September 19, 2002 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knott County Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES: WHILE LOADING SHOT, TWISTED LEG ON SLIPPERY SURFACE. A FEW DAYS LATER, IT BEGAN TO SWELL AND BECAME PAINFUL.

2001 · 3 incidents

September 6, 2001 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Knott County Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING HIS NECK AND LEFT FOOT.

May 10, 2001 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING HANG A MINER CABLE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

February 21, 2001 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BLOCKING GROUND AROUND THE BELT FEEDER WITH WOODEN CRIB BLOCKS. HE MASHED HIS FINGER WITHONE OF THE BLOCKS. HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.

2000 · 14 incidents

December 15, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Knott County Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT APPROX 1:30 PM APPROX 60' IN BY SPAD #5652 IN THE #7 ENTRY. THE FALL RESULTED FROM HILL SEAMS. THE FALL WAS APPROX 18' WIDE 40' LONG AND 7' THICK.

December 13, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Knott County Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT APPROX 0500 ON THE 3RD SHIFT IN THE #6 ENTRY OUTBY SPAD #5680 AS A RESULT OF HAVING HILL SEAMS IN THE ENTRY. IT WAS STRAPPED AND WELL BOLTED. THE FALL WAS APPROX 18' WI DE, 20' LONG, AND 5' THICK.

September 24, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Knott County Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MAKING REPAIRS TO A LIGHT CABLE ON A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND WITH A KNIFE. THE CUT REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.

August 20, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Knott County Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS OPRATING A RETRIEVER PULLING ON A MINER THAT CAUGHT IN A PILLAR FALL WHEN ONE OF THE LINKS BROKE AND A PIECE OF METAL HTI HIM IN THE FACE.

August 19, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Knott County Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

AT APPROX 10:30 AM A FALL OCCURRED IN THE PILLAR LINE IN THE #4 ENTRY IN BY #5125 WHICH CAUGHT THE 14-14 JAY MINER, THE ROOF FALL WAS APPROX 3' TO 7' THICK, 18' WIDE AND 30'LONG. THERE WERE N O INJURIES.

April 14, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE A MECHANIC, WAS REMOIVNG A PANEL BOARD LID ON A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE DROPPEDIT CATCHING, HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE LID AND THE FRAME OF THE MINER.

March 19, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Knott County Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE OFF SIDE OF A ROOF BOLTER IN THE WORKING PLACE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER BACK AND HIP.

March 3, 2000 KY · Coal INUNDATION
Knott County Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

THE #3 ENTRY IN THE PANTHERLICK MINES CUT THROUGH INTO THE OLD WORKS OF THE 002 SECTION OF THE OLD HOLLYBUSH MINES #1. VENTILATION WAS ESTABLISHED AND WORK RESUMED.

March 3, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS PICKING CONVEYOR BELT UP TO INSTALL STRUCUTRE AFTERWARDS HIS LOWER BACK WAS HURTING.

February 22, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE REACHED FOR A BAG OF ROCKDUST, TWISTED AROUNDCAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK.

February 15, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Knott County Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL FOUND OUTBY 2 RIGHT PANEL IN THE #9 ENTRY OF THE MAINS. FALL IN THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN SPAD NOS. 4219 AND 4220. FALL IS APPROX 15'WIDE, 20'LONG AND 7'THICK. NO INJURIES. HAD BEEN C RIBBED OFF AND MADE SAFE.

January 25, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Knott County Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ON PILLAR LINE IN #3 ENTRY. WHILE PULLING THE LAST LIFT ON THE LAST CAR OS THE MINER WAS BACKING OUT THE ROOF FELL CATCHING THE MINER. (NO INJURIES.)

1999 · 6 incidents

November 22, 1999 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Knott County Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 11/22/99 IN IDLE PART OF MINE WHERE BELT RUNS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINBELT IS IN NON-PRODUCING STATUS. THE FALL WAS ELEVEN BREAKS INBY PORTAL FROM HOLLYBUSH MINE #1. I.D. #15-15289. THE FALL MEASURED 30'L X 20'W X 3'H.

August 26, 1999 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Knott County Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLTER MACHINE #5 ENTRY. WAS INSTALLING 2ND BOLT. HE HAD TO BEND BOLT TO GET IN HOLE, SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCK TWISTING HIS BACK.

June 17, 1999 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Knott County Mining Company · Flash burns (electric)

WHILE CHECKING POWER ON TRANSFORMER FROM 480 TO 220 POWER FOR LIGHTS, EMPLOYEE SAID HE MUST HAVETOUCHED METER LEADS CAUSING A FLASH OF FIRE FROMPOWER LEADS, CAUSING BURNS ON BACK OF RIGHT HAND AND ON LEFT WRIST.

1991 · 2 incidents

July 13, 1991 KY · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Floyd-Knott Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

LOADER OPERATOR WAS CLEANING UPRIGHT BREAK IN #9 HEADING.DRAW ROCK FELL FROM FACE OF BREAK BACK THROUGH BETWEEN BLAST BOLT,FELL ON LOADER OPERATOR,HURT SHOULDER,AND BACK.

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The full compliance file on Panther Lick

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.