Associated Contracting LLC · Struck against a moving object
DUMP TRUCK ON FILL RAMP, AND WAS DRIVING DOWN RAMP, CUT TO THE RIGHT PREMATURE ONTO THE HAULROAD, CAUSING HIM TO GO OVER A 15" DROP, THEN COMPLAINT OF BACK PAIN.
Robin Branch Surface Mine Coal
Associated Contracting Llc
· Surface
Controlled by
Rifle Coal Company; Anthony Frederick
Chappell,
Leslie County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518409
Robin Branch Surface Mine has $944 in proposed MSHA penalties and $218 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2001–2002
- Latest incident
- Jun 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
12
citations
11
significant & substantial
$944
proposed penalties
$726
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $218 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
16
inspections on record
215
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 215 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Robin Branch Surface Mine has $944 in proposed MSHA penalties and $218 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.$944
proposed penalties
$944
current assessed
$726
paid to date
$218
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-09-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Robin Branch Surface Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.24 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 13 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.0.24
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.66
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
13
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-01-30.
Silica (quartz)
15.6
silica avg (%)
15.6
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-02-20.
Noise
9%
over PEL
11
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-12-17.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q2 | 817 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q4 | 8,754 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 18,012 | 1 | 0 | 55.5 |
| 2002 Q2 | 20,370 | 2 | 2 | 98.2 |
| 2002 Q1 | 19,355 | 9 | 9 | 465.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 19,779 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Q3 | 25,265 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2002 · 3 incidents
May 6, 2002
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS)
Associated Contracting LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
WHILE OPERATING DOZER HAD RESPIRATORY DISTRESS.
March 11, 2002
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Associated Contracting LLC · Struck against a moving object
OPERATING LOADER, AND WAS UNABLE TO WALK AT END OF SHIFT.
2001 · 2 incidents
November 1, 2001
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Associated Contracting LLC · Struck against a moving object
BACKING UP LOADER, TORE CARTILEGE IN NECK.
September 6, 2001
KY · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associated Contracting LLC · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF DOZER, FELL ONTO TRACK BRUISING RIGHT KNEE.
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