H & L Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object
OPERATOR WAS A TRAINEE ROCK TRK OPERATOR, HE TURNED AND LOOKED BACK WHILE BACKING IN PIT AND DUMP AREA. MIRROWS ARE ON TRK AND IN GOOD SHAPE.
Rocky Branch Coal
H & L Mining Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
H Stephen Huey; Gary Lovins
Manchester,
Clay County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518214
Rocky Branch has $55 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
- 1
- Years on record
- 2001
- Latest incident
- Oct 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$55
proposed penalties
$55
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
12
inspections on record
86
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: 86 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Rocky Branch has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.$55
proposed penalties
$55
current assessed
$55
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-03-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Rocky Branch shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.18 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 8 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.0.18
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.23
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
8
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-05-19.
Noise
50%
over PEL
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-03-17.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 3,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,375 | 0 | 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 | 5,030 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q1 | 3,483 | 1 | 0 | 287.1 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2001 · 1 incident
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