Spring Branch No 1
Coal
Premium,
Letcher County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518238
Spring Branch No 1 has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 2000–2001
- Latest incident
- Dec 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
80
significant & substantial
$19,186
proposed penalties
62% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,198 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
13.1
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.
141 citations across 1,080 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Spring Branch No 1 has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K outstanding across 3 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.
136 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-01-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Spring Branch No 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.70 mg/m3 (89% compliant) across 105 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.
Most recent sample: 2002-01-25.
Silica (quartz)
Most recent sample: 2002-01-23.
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 |
4,270 |
2 |
0 |
468.4 |
| 2001 Q4 |
13,407 |
18 |
4 |
1342.6 |
| 2001 Q3 |
14,166 |
12 |
7 |
847.1 |
| 2001 Q2 |
11,786 |
15 |
8 |
1272.7 |
| 2000 Q4 |
24,084 |
32 |
24 |
1328.7 |
| 2000 Q3 |
27,740 |
26 |
15 |
937.3 |
| 2000 Q2 |
15,091 |
30 |
18 |
1987.9 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
18 on file
2001 · 7 incidents
December 7, 2001
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Cook & Sons Mining Inc · Struck by powered moving object
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL BOTH FEET WENT UNDER TIRE OF ROOF BOLTER AS IT WAS MOVING, BRUISED BOTH FEET.
October 18, 2001
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cook & Sons Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HE TRIED TO MOVE BULL GEAR FOR A HEAD DRIVE OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET.
Cook & Sons Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
THE EMPLOYEE GOT HURT ON 10/6/01 BUT DID NOT GO TO THE DR UNTIL 10/26/01. HE WAS HELPING WORK ON A FEEDER LIFTING A TAIL SHAFT ASSEMBLY WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
Cook & Sons Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
CONTINUATION OF ROOF FALL REPORTED ON 8/6/01 FALL CONTINUED FROM THE NO 2 ENTRY OVER TO THE #1 ENTRY THE NEW AREA THAT FELL IS 90'LONG 8'THICK AND 18'WIDE. THE AREA HAS BEEN TIMBERED AND CRIBE D OFF.
Cook & Sons Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL LAST OPEN CROSS CUT IN THE NO.2 ENTRY ON ACTIVE SECTION ONE CROSS CUT INBY SPAD 51 FALL 18' WIDE, 6'-7' THICK, 20'LONG. THE AREA HAS BEEN DANGERED OFF TIMBERS SET AND CRIBS BUILT.
Cook & Sons Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL ON 003-0 SECTION FIRST LEFT PANEL OFF OF ACTIVE MAINS FALL IN #5 ENTRY 3 X CUTS OUTBY FACE FALL 25'L X 18'W X 6' THICK AREA TIMBERED AND CRIBS BUILT AND DANGERED OFF.
Cook & Sons Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED ROOF DRILL OPERATOR WAS ASSISTING THE OFFSIDE DRILLER IN STRAIGHTENING A BEND ROOF BOLT WHEN THE INJURED'S LEFT WRIST WAS STRUCK BY THE ROOF BOLT SPINNING.
2000 · 11 incidents
November 16, 2000
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Gentec Processing Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BOLTING TOP AND PUSHED HIS THUMB OUT OF SOCKET.
Gentec Processing Inc · Struck against stationary object
EE GOT HIS FOOT ON THE TRAM PEDAL OF A MAC 8 ANDIT PULLED HIM INTO THE TOP AND RIB OF THE MINE.
Gentec Processing Inc · Accident type, without injuries
TOP DETERIORATED QUITE A LOT.
September 20, 2000
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gentec Processing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ROPE SNAPPED AND BROKE EMPLOYEE'S THUMB, HE WAS PULLING ON A CABLE.
September 5, 2000
KY · Coal
scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Gentec Processing Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP. SCOOP RAN OVER A ROCK AND EMPLOYEE HIT HIS HEAD ON TOP.
August 31, 2000
KY · Coal
scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gentec Processing Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A CABLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
August 30, 2000
KY · Coal
scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gentec Processing Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HOLDING DRILL STEEL AND MASHED HAND. CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND CANOPY.
Gentec Processing Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT AND HURT HIS BACK.
June 5, 2000
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Gentec Processing Inc · Struck against a moving object
WHILE OPERATING RAM CAR, HE HIT A BUMP AND HIS HEAD HIT THE CANOPY, BREAKING HIS TOOTH.
June 1, 2000
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Gentec Processing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND A PLATE HIT HIS ARM.
May 25, 2000
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Gentec Processing Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
ROOF BOLTING THE TOP, HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT KNEE BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE RIB OF THE MIND.
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