Road Fork Development Company, Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was positioning a set of metal cribs under monorails, to load on a flatbed truck, when he felt a burning in his right knee. He was given a knee brace.
Round Bottom Surface Mine Coal
Road Fork Development Company, Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
South Williamson, Ky,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519453
Round Bottom Surface Mine has $50K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2010–2011
- Latest incident
- Sep 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
30
citations
16
significant & substantial
$50,354
proposed penalties
$50,254
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $100 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
10
inspections on record
348
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: 348 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Round Bottom Surface Mine has $50K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.$50K
proposed penalties
$50K
current assessed
$50K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
28 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-05-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Round Bottom Surface Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.19 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 26 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.0.19
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.85
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
26
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-12-13.
Noise
0%
over PEL
22
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-12-12.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q1 | 1,654 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 3,758 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 6,020 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 10,136 | 1 | 0 | 98.7 |
| 2012 Q1 | 4,463 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 15,563 | 2 | 1 | 128.5 |
| 2011 Q3 | 10,827 | 3 | 1 | 277.1 |
| 2011 Q2 | 28,914 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q1 | 24,977 | 20 | 13 | 800.7 |
| 2010 Q4 | 21,636 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 24,716 | 4 | 1 | 161.8 |
| 2010 Q2 | 13,815 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 5,018 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2011 · 2 incidents
Road Fork Development Company, Inc · Struck against a moving object
Operating a Hitachi 1700 Rock Truck traveling up an incline to the dump. As the truck approached the top section of the ramp, a large rock shifted causing the truck's front wheels to come off the ground and then back down, jarring the member. He returned to work, then on 4/1/2011 he was taken off work until 4/11/2011.
2010 · 2 incidents
October 28, 2010
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Road Fork Development Company, Inc · Struck against a moving object
Going down hill on New Road. Ran over something, tore out plug in bottom of fuel tank & lost all the fuel out. Motor died out, lost brakes. Truck was checked at the scene. Was driver's fault.
September 22, 2010
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Road Fork Development Company, Inc · Fall from machine
EE was dismounting a DML 45 Rock Drill when he slipped and fell. He was taken off work on 10/15/10 after an MRI revealed he had a bulging disc and a sprained left knee.
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