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: 30 MSHA citations 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.
Of $4K in penalties contested before the Commission, $4K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-05-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.57.1%
significant & substantial
7.1%
high negligence or reckless
57.1%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.3% low, 78.6% moderate, 7.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
7
citations taken to the federal commission · 23% of citations on record
- Settled 1 · 14%
- Stood as issued 6 · 86%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.of 7 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
3%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$4K proposed, $4K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2011-06-07.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT 2011-1135 | Dismissal | Lesnick | 2012 | $4K → $4K |
| KENT 2010-1576 | Settlement | Bulluck | 2012 | $334 → $234 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Round Bottom Surface Mine shows 100% of 26 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2011-12-13, 14 years ago
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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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
26
samples
0.85
dust max (mg/m3)
26 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER6
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE6
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR5
Noise
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Last sampled: 2011-12-12, 14 years ago
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.0%
over PEL
22
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER6
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE5
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR4
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 100% | 21 |
| 2010 | 100% | 5 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0% | 17 |
| 2010 | 0% | 5 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Round Bottom Surface Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2012.
Injury rate, 2012
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.74 and the all-US-mining average was 2.96 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.35 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2011 * | 4.98 | 2.49 | 0.000 |
| 2010 * | 3.07 | 3.07 | 0.000 |
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
- Road Fork Development Company, Inc 2010 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 18 | 6,439 |
| 2011 | 29 | 119,887 |
| 2010 | 26 | 132,496 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Round Bottom Surface Mine sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
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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 | 12 | 7 | 480.4 |
| 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.