Straight Fork Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EE WAS PULLING ON CUTTING MACHINE CABLE, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE UPPER RT. ARM.
Skull Fork Coal
Kentucky May Mining
· Underground
Controlled by
Progress Energy Inc
Kite,
Knott County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518186
Skull Fork has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2000–2001
- Latest incident
- May 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
43
citations
14
significant & substantial
$3,089
proposed penalties
$3,089
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
27
inspections on record
695
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: 695 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Skull Fork has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
43 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-07-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Skull Fork shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.73 mg/m3 (92% compliant) across 92 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.0.73
dust avg (mg/m3)
5.48
dust max (mg/m3)
92%
within 1.5 mg/m3
92
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-07-16.
Silica (quartz)
6.2
silica avg (%)
10.1
silica max (%)
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-07-18.
Noise
0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-07-11.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2001 Q2 | 7,970 | 4 | 0 | 501.9 |
| 2001 Q1 | 9,662 | 14 | 7 | 1449.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 6,135 | 10 | 4 | 1630.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 10,228 | 5 | 2 | 488.9 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2001 · 4 incidents
May 14, 2001
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Straight Fork Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WORKING ON FEEDER, BUSTING ROCK, HE WENT TO TURN ROCK OVER, HURT HIS BACK.
March 21, 2001
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Straight Fork Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP BOLTS WHEN HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT.
March 8, 2001
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Straight Fork Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP WAS TAKING HOSE OFF BOLTER AND POPPED HIS WRIST.
2000 · 2 incidents
March 2, 2000
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Unknown operator · Struck by falling object
DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING EE RIGHT RING FINGER.
February 22, 2000
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Unknown operator · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ROOF BOLT WRENCH CAME OUT OF THE BOLTER POT STRIKING EE ON THE FOREARM.
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