AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #5 ENTRY 1 BRK IN BY SPAD #320 SIZE OF FALL WASESTIMATED TO BE 6' H BY 25' L BY 25' W (INTERSECTION). AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 6' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. NO INJURIES, VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
Salyers Branch H4 Coal
Consol of Kentucky, Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
CONSOL Energy Inc
Hueysville,
Floyd County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518591
Salyers Branch H4 has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $72 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
- 2003
- Latest incident
- Dec 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
106
citations
43
significant & substantial
$15,604
proposed penalties
$15,532
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $72 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
28
inspections on record
692
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: 692 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Salyers Branch H4 has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $72 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.$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$72
outstanding
102 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-10-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Salyers Branch H4 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.35 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 62 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.0.35
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.43
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
62
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-12-13.
Silica (quartz)
6.6
silica avg (%)
11.1
silica max (%)
3
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-12-01.
Noise
30%
over PEL
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-12-29.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q1 | 998 | 11 | 2 | 11022.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 19,182 | 35 | 8 | 1824.6 |
| 2003 Q3 | 13,389 | 35 | 21 | 2614.1 |
| 2003 Q2 | 12,214 | 17 | 8 | 1391.8 |
| 2003 Q1 | 5,528 | 6 | 4 | 1085.4 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2003 · 1 incident
Consol of Kentucky, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
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