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Premier Elkhorn No 2 Impoundment: 10 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by J Mark Campbell
Robinson Creek, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1513857

Premier Elkhorn No 2 Impoundment has $761 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
22
Years on record
1985–2002
Latest incident
Jul 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
10
citations
5
significant & substantial
$761
proposed penalties
$761
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Premier Elkhorn Coal Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
38
inspections on record
243
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: 243 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Premier Elkhorn No 2 Impoundment has $761 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$761
proposed penalties
$761
current assessed
$761
paid to date
$0
outstanding
10 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-06-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
50.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
50.0%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Enterprise Coal Company 1982 to 1997
  2. Premier Elkhorn Coal Company 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2004 0
2003 0
2002 0
2001 0
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Premier Elkhorn No 2 Impoundment sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 4 2
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 2 2
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 1 0
Show 12 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 1 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

2002 · 1 incident

July 5, 2002 KY · Coal security guard, watchman OTHER
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY TWO MEN TRESPASSING ON MINE PROPERTY. (TRAMA W/MENTAL ILLNESS).

1997 · 2 incidents

October 1, 1997 KY · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager OTHER
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ACCORDING TO THE CORONERS REPORT, DEATH DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFRACITON.

August 18, 1997 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING BELT CLEANER TO INSTALL IN HEAD CHUTE. SCRAPER SLIPPED AND EE STRAINED BACK AS RESULT.

1995 · 2 incidents

December 6, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Enterprise Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN HE BEGAN FEELING A TIGHTENING IN LOWER BACK.

February 23, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Enterprise Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING HEAVY OBJECT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK

1994 · 2 incidents

May 12, 1994 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Enterprise Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN SUPPLY ROOM WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL PLATE FELL, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT KNEE.

March 19, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Enterprise Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PULLED GROING MUSCLE WHEN A TANK GOT LOOSE AND STARTED TO FALL, HE HAD TO CATCH AND HELP HOLD TANK WHILE REHOOKING. DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 3-30-94.

1992 · 5 incidents

September 23, 1992 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Enterprise Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS OPERATING SAMPLER AT SCALE HOUSE AND WHEN I TURNED I FELT PAIN IN UPPER BACK AND NECK.

September 4, 1992 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Enterprise Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PULLED A MUSCLE IN BACK WHILE LIFTING FLIGHTS ON THE BACK.

August 26, 1992 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Enterprise Coal Company · Flash burns (electric)

EE WAS WORKING ON ELECTRICAL STARTER BOX ON PLANT BREAKER THE OTHER BOX BLEW UP BURNING LEFT HAND AND FINGERS.

May 14, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Enterprise Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A PIECE OF CLOTH OUT OF DRAIN TILE AND HIS HAND HIT THE EDGE OF THE TILE, CUTTING IT.

February 21, 1992 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Enterprise Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CUT WHEN HE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON TO A STORAGE AREA,WHEN HE SLIPPED.

1991 · 3 incidents

December 11, 1991 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Enterprise Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOUNTING TRANSFORMER TO MOUNT ONTO BRACKET WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

September 13, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Enterprise Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

WELDING SPARKS FLEW IN L EAR

March 25, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Enterprise Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FUSING PIPE AND IT RAN OUT LINE, TRYING MOVE MAHCIN

1990 · 1 incident

March 31, 1990 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Enterprise Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING SCREEN DECK. THE DECK SWUNG AROUND CATCHING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

1989 · 1 incident

September 13, 1989 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Enterprise Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL ONTO THE VIB SCREENS, HIS BACK WAS INJURED.

1988 · 2 incidents

August 1, 1988 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Enterprise Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE REPAIRING A PUMP, A PIECE OF THE PUMP FELL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HAND. HAND WAS MASHED, NO BROKEN BONES.

April 25, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Enterprise Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING HEAVY OBJECT.

1986 · 2 incidents

December 29, 1986 KY · Coal carpenter HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Enterprise Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THIS MAN WAS PL5CING & FINISHING CONCRETE. WHILE PLACING CONCRETE THE CONCRETE GOT INTO THE MANS BOOT & THE LIME & CHEMICAL REACTION OF THE CONCRETE CAUSED BURNS ONT HE LEGS.

September 12, 1986 KY · Coal carpenter SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Enterprise Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HANDLING & SETT3NG CONCRETE FORMS. BRACES HOLDING GANG FORMS KNOCKED DOWN BY A FALLING FORM. THIS MAN WAS NOT HIT BY THE FALLING FORMS BUT WAS INJURED GETTING OUT OF THE WAY OF T HEM.

1985 · 1 incident

July 15, 1985 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Enterprise Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

TRUCK DRIVER ST9PPED INTO OPEN MANHOLE AT SCALE HOUSE INJURED RIBS AND RIGHT KNEE