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Stoney Fork Mine No 2: 108 MSHA citations Coal

G & P Contractors Inc · Underground
Controlled by David Grubb
Bryants Store, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517909

Stoney Fork Mine No 2 has $14K 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
5
Years on record
1997–2001
Latest incident
Jun 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
108
citations
62
significant & substantial
$13,839
proposed penalties
$13,839
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See G & P Contractors Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
35
inspections on record
804
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: 804 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Stoney Fork Mine No 2 has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
106 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-08-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
58.5%
significant & substantial
2.8%
high negligence or reckless
58.5%
reasonably likely or greater
1.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 8.5% low, 88.7% moderate, 2.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Stoney Fork Mine No 2 shows 92% of 162 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Last sampled: 2001-08-10, 25 years ago
92%
within 1.5 mg/m3
162
samples
2.89
dust max (mg/m3)
96 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 66 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • COAL DRILL OPERATOR60
  • TRACTOR OPERATOR/MOTORMAN21
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)20

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2001-06-26, 25 years ago
2.7
silica avg (%)
23
samples
4.9
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • COAL DRILL OPERATOR9
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

Noise
ⓘ 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: 2001-06-18, 25 years ago
8%
over PEL
12
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)6
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER3
  • COAL DRILL OPERATOR1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ 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
ⓘ 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
2001 83% 72
2000 99% 90
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2001 2.5 12
2000 2.8 11
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2001 13% 8
2000 0% 4
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Stoney Fork Mine No 2 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2000.

Injury rate, 2000
ⓘ 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 7.74 and the all-US-mining average was 5.64 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 8.83 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.
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
  1. G & P Contractors Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2001 13 31,896
2000 14 54,882
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Stoney Fork Mine No 2 sits in Knox County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Knox County, Kentucky · Population 30,034
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$33,153
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2001 Q3 3,236 17 8 5253.4
2001 Q2 7,730 10 6 1293.7
2001 Q1 5,037 17 10 3375.0
2000 Q4 6,792 25 13 3680.8
2000 Q3 7,094 5 3 704.8
2000 Q2 7,777 14 10 1800.2
2000 Q1 8,791 20 12 2275.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2001 · 1 incident

June 14, 2001 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
G & P Contractors Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OUTSIDE ON BATTERY CHARGER. ELECTRICITY WAS DISCONNECTED. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOSEN BOLT BY SPRAYING WD-40 ON IT WHEN IT IGNITED.

2000 · 1 incident

1997 · 3 incidents

July 22, 1997 KY · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
G & P Contractors Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GPF-EMPLOYEE FILED FOR BLACK LUNG BENEFITS.

April 23, 1997 KY · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
G & P Contractors Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GPF-CLAIM FILED FOR BLACK LUNG.

April 4, 1997 KY · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
G & P Contractors Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GPF-EMPLOYEE FILED FOR BLACK LUNG BENEFITS.