Mountain Reclamation & Construction LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Repetitive use of hammers, wrenches, air guns and daily mechanic duties,
Sheep Fork Surface Mine 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.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Sheep Fork Surface Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.25 mg/m3 (97% compliant) across 89 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.0.25
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.22
dust max (mg/m3)
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
89
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-03-02.
Silica (quartz)
19.6
silica avg (%)
40.3
silica max (%)
11
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-02-12.
Noise
5%
over PEL
37
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-02-04.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 738.0 |
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 365.6 |
| 2005 Q1 | 20,952 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 21,267 | 13 | 3 | 611.3 |
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 519.3 |
| 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.
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