Employee was trying to move chain on drill into place using a pry bar. The pry bar slipped striking employee on face causing a laceration. Employee was taken to E.R. where they glued it closed. Employee returned to work.
Surface Mine #1 Coal
Double Mountain Mining LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Michael Blubaugh
Middlesboro,
Claiborne County,
TN
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4003027
Surface Mine #1 has $2K 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
- 1
- Years on record
- 2016
- Latest incident
- Feb 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
17
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,043
proposed penalties
$2,043
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2015
16
inspections on record
224
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: 224 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Surface Mine #1 has $2K 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.$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
17 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-08-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Surface Mine #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.23 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 17 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
ⓘ
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.0.23
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.48
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
17
samples
Most recent sample: 2016-08-23.
Noise
0%
over PEL
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2016-08-23.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q2 | 1,472 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q3 | 7,128 | 6 | 0 | 841.8 |
| 2016 Q2 | 6,178 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 8,618 | 2 | 2 | 232.1 |
| 2015 Q4 | 16,289 | 7 | 2 | 429.7 |
| 2015 Q3 | 7,868 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2016 · 1 incident
February 18, 2016
TN · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Middlesboro Mining Operations, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
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