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Slate Branch Coal

CAM MINING LLC · Surface
Freeburn, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518915

Slate Branch has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2005–2008
Latest incident
Oct 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
43
citations
26
significant & substantial
$7,228
proposed penalties
$7,228
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
22
inspections on record
609
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: 609 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Slate Branch has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
42 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-11-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Slate Branch shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.16 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 16 samples.

Health sampling
ⓘ 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
ⓘ 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.
0.16
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.65
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
16
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-11-02.
Silica (quartz)
20.7
silica avg (%)
27.1
silica max (%)
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-04-17.
Noise
0%
over PEL
13
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-11-02.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ 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
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 2 0
2008 Q3 0 0 0
Show 12 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q2 2,370 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,254 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,158 2 2 481.0
2007 Q3 6,230 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 450 4 2 8888.9
2007 Q1 12,711 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 22,610 4 3 176.9
2006 Q3 37,869 11 6 290.5
2006 Q2 38,555 5 4 129.7
2006 Q1 30,018 11 9 366.4
2005 Q4 26,575 4 0 150.5
2005 Q3 6,284 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 20, 2006 KY · Coal pumper Fatality · MACHINERY
CAM Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A road grader descended down a haul road backwards and landed against the hillside in a ditch. The operator was found under the ripper at the rear of the machine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2008 · 1 incident

October 27, 2008 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CAM Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing a fuel injuector line while lying on his back and stretching & twisting to reach the clamps on the line. He felt a popping in his back. Employee did not seek treatment until 11/12/2008.

2006 · 3 incidents

September 18, 2006 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CAM Mining LLC · Fall from machine

Employee was turning around on the bumper of his service truck and he fell off the bumper onto a driveline.

August 5, 2006 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
CAM Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was guiding fan shroud that was being lifted with a boom truck when lifting eye broke allowing fan to strike employee cutting his left forearm.

May 8, 2006 KY · Coal INUNDATION
CAM Mining LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Contract brushing crew cracked a fitting on a 2" Equitable Gas line. No injury. Equitable contractors repaired line.

2005 · 1 incident

December 16, 2005 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CAM Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Attempting to put the roll over onto a endloader when he got his finger between the frame of the endloader and the rollover and it moved pinching his finger.

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