Mountain Reclamation & Construction LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Repetitive use of hammers, wrenches, air guns and daily mechanic duties,
Sheep Fork Surface Mine: 87 MSHA citations Coal
Mountain Reclamation & Construction LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Eddie Hurley
McCarr,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518520
Sheep Fork Surface Mine has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $91 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2002–2009
- Latest incident
- Oct 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
87
citations
53
significant & substantial
$13,662
proposed penalties
$13,571
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $91 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
49
inspections on record
1,090
inspection hours
8.0
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.87 citations across 1,090 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Sheep Fork Surface Mine has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $91 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.$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$91
outstanding
87 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-10-19.
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.60.9%
significant & substantial
1.1%
high negligence or reckless
60.9%
reasonably likely or greater
19.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 19.5% low, 79.3% moderate, 1.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Sheep Fork Surface Mine shows 97% of 89 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: 2010-03-02, 16 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.97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
89
samples
3.22
dust max (mg/m3)
77 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 12 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR24
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER18
- BLASTER/SHOOTER/SHOTFIRER15
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2010-02-12, 16 years ago19.6
silica avg (%)
11
samples
40.3
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR5
- HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR3
- BLASTER/SHOOTER/SHOTFIRER2
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: 2010-02-04, 16 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.5%
over PEL
37
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR8
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER8
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE7
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 90% | 10 |
| 2009 | 100% | 10 |
| 2006 | 80% | 5 |
| 2005 | 100% | 11 |
| 2004 | 96% | 23 |
| 2003 | 100% | 25 |
| 2002 | 100% | 5 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year | silica avg (%) | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21.9 | 2 |
| 2006 | 17.0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 14.9 | 2 |
| 2003 | 21.6 | 5 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20% | 5 |
| 2009 | 0% | 5 |
| 2005 | 0% | 7 |
| 2004 | 0% | 5 |
| 2003 | 0% | 5 |
| 2002 | 10% | 10 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Sheep Fork Surface Mine recorded 10.53 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2009.
Injury rate, 2009
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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.10.53
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 4.16 and the all-US-mining average was 3.36 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 * | 10.53 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2006 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2005 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2004 * | 4.45 | 4.45 | 0.000 |
| 2003 * | 2.76 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2002 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 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 2002 to 2008
- Mountain Reclamation & Construction LLC 2008 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 33,755 |
| 2009 | 15 | 127,601 |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 16 | 173,589 |
| 2005 | 27 | 352,715 |
| 2004 | 34 | 451,745 |
| 2003 | 28 | 435,976 |
| 2002 | 16 | 169,580 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Sheep Fork 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q3 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q4 | 551 | 1 | 0 | 1814.9 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,525 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 4,065 | 2 | 1 | 492.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 11,159 | 5 | 5 | 448.1 |
| 2009 Q4 | 10,803 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q3 | 10,094 | 1 | 0 | 99.1 |
| 2009 Q2 | 10,083 | 9 | 6 | 892.6 |
| 2009 Q1 | 7,011 | 2 | 0 | 285.3 |
| 2008 Q4 | 982 | 2 | 0 | 2036.7 |
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,402 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,460 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,580 | 3 | 0 | 1162.8 |
| 2007 Q3 | 2,186 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 3,095 | 3 | 1 | 969.3 |
| 2007 Q1 | 3,361 | 2 | 1 | 595.1 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2,141 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 3,692 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 13,638 | 3 | 3 | 220.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 20,095 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 19,028 | 3 | 3 | 157.7 |
| 2005 Q3 | 14,644 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 13,678 | 3 | 3 | 219.3 |
| 2005 Q1 | 20,952 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 21,267 | 7 | 1 | 329.1 |
| 2004 Q3 | 19,376 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 28,812 | 3 | 2 | 104.1 |
| 2004 Q1 | 20,386 | 5 | 4 | 245.3 |
| 2003 Q4 | 17,161 | 8 | 5 | 466.2 |
| 2003 Q3 | 18,405 | 1 | 1 | 54.3 |
| 2003 Q2 | 18,448 | 4 | 4 | 216.8 |
| 2003 Q1 | 18,552 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 19,257 | 8 | 5 | 415.4 |
| 2002 Q3 | 17,268 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 661 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file2009 · 2 incidents
April 1, 2009
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain Reclamation & Construction LLC · Struck against a moving object
Loader operator was loading 777 Cat truck with big rock. After rock was placed on truck he tried to push rock out of bed causing bed on truck to go up dumping rock out, and then the bed fell back down. Front wheels came off ground when rock came out of bed.
2004 · 3 incidents
November 16, 2004
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Road Fork Development Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
MEMBER WAS LOADING BAGS OF REDI MIX CONCRETE ONTO A TAG ALONG TRAILER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
Road Fork Development Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK 10/26/04. HE IS SEEKING DIAGNOSTIC TREATMENT FOR BACK PAIN. WE ARE FILING THIS REPORT AS AN OCCUPATIONAL INJURY. COPIES OF DR.'S REPORTS/NOTES WILL FOLLOW WHEN WE RECEIVE THEM. Revision per misc. mail 1/10/05 #17: Member was helping carry a filing cabinet up a set of steps, hurting his lower back.
Road Fork Development Company Inc · Fall from machine
THE ORIGINAL ACCIDENT OCCURED MARCH 6, 2004 AT WHICH TIME EE CONTINUED TO WORK. HE WAS EXITING THE SURFACE MANTRIP, SLIPPED & FELL TO THE GROUND, HURTING HIS BACK. HE WORKED THROUGH JUNE 18, 2004 & THEN BEGAN MISSING WORK DUE TO BACK PROBLEMS.
2003 · 1 incident
Road Fork Development Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EE WAS HAULING A LOAD OF ROCK TOWARD THE DUMP AREA. A LARGE BOULDER WAS POSITIONED TOWARD THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. IT CAUSED THE TRUCK TO UP-END. THE BOULDER ROLLED OUT OF THE BED AND SLAMMED BA CK DOWN TO THE GROUND WHICH SLAMMED THE DRIVER AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL.
2002 · 1 incident
Road Fork Development Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
EE WAS ALLEGEDLY TREATING COAL BED FOR COLD WEATHER, SLIPPED AND FELL. NO EVIDENCE OF INJURY AND EE WAS NOT DIRTY. THERE WAS NO WITNESSES. I STRONGLY FEEL THIS ACCIDENT SHOULD BE DISREGARDED.