Mining Incidents

Surface Mine No 8 Coal

LCC Kentucky LLC · Surface
Avawam, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517534

Surface Mine No 8 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $231 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1994–2001
Latest incident
Apr 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
46
citations
16
significant & substantial
$3,210
proposed penalties
$2,979
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $231 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
31
inspections on record
394
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: 394 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 No 8 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $231 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$231
outstanding
46 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-05-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Surface Mine No 8 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.70 mg/m3 (89% compliant) across 53 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.
0.70
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.18
dust max (mg/m3)
89%
within 1.5 mg/m3
53
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-06-26.
Silica (quartz)
7.2
silica avg (%)
17.4
silica max (%)
6
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-04-18.
Noise
16%
over PEL
32
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-01-11.
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
2007 Q3 2,103 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,521 1 0 657.5
2007 Q1 320 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 0 7 1
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 0 1 0
2003 Q1 8,930 0 0 0.0
Show 10 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4 0 2 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 1 1
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 11,402 11 3 964.7
2001 Q1 11,682 11 3 941.6
2000 Q4 13,270 3 2 226.1
2000 Q3 10,826 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 9,450 5 4 529.1
2000 Q1 11,116 2 2 179.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2001 · 1 incident

April 12, 2001 KY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING ON LEFT SIDE UNDERNEATH D9L DOZER. MOLTEN METAL DRIPPED INTO RIGHT EAR CAUSING SEVERE INNER EAR BURN. FOREMAN POURED STERILEWATER INTO EAR AND RECOMMENDED HIM TO GO TO DR. AN EAR SPECIALIST TREATED HIM FOR SEVERE BURN AND TESTED HIM FOR HEARING LOSS FOLLOW UP IN 2 WEEKS.

2000 · 5 incidents

December 18, 2000 KY · Coal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM ROCK TRK & CUT HIS HIP ON TOOL TRUCK TOOL DOOR THAT WAS STANDING OPEN TOOK HIM TO ER FOR STITCHES & HE WENT TO WORK NO LOSS TIME

November 2, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

777 ROCK TRK TIRE EE WAS MOUNTING TIRE USING DRIVE AIR WRENCH & CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN WRENCH & TIRE RIM NO LOSS TIME

May 18, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

UNLOADING 350LB CORNER BIT FROM PALLET ON BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK AND CARRYING A DOZER BLADE, IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND DROPPED DOWN CRUSHINGHAND AGAINST BLADE.

April 18, 2000 KY · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING MACK COAL TRUCK LOADED DOWN A STEEP GRADE WHEN ANOTHER COAL TRUCK FOLLOWING HIM LOST CONTROL AND RAN INTO REAR OF HIS TRUCK CAUSING THIS ACCIDENT. EE GOT MILD CONCUSSION OF HEAD DUE TO IMPACT OF TRUCK HITTING HIM CAUSING MODERATE DAMAGE TO TRUCK.

April 18, 2000 KY · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Meade & Shepherd Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING MACK COAL TRUCK LOADED DOWN A STEEP GRADE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF IT AND IT PICKED UP SPEED & RAN INTO ANOTHER COAL TRUCK CAUSIN G AN ACCIDENT DAMAGING TRUCK AND CAUSING INJURY OF BRUISES AND LACERATIONS. EE WAS CHECKED OUT AND RELEASED BY DR.

1999 · 2 incidents

March 1, 1999 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Leslie Resources Inc · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS (OUT OF A FILTER TRAILER) WITH A BOX OF RAGS WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL-STRIKING HIS BACK ON THE STEPS. WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE A BRUISED BACK.

January 28, 1999 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Leslie Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE ROCK TRUCK, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS ANKLE. HE WAS TAKEN TO HAZARD ARH WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

1998 · 1 incident

December 10, 1998 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Leslie Resources Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF FUELING A D11N DOZER, WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL APPROX 10 FT LANDING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE WAS IMMEDIATELY TRANSPORTED TO HAZARD ARH ER WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. HIS DIAGNOSIS AT PRESENT TIME IS MUSCLE SPRAIN (PENDING AN MRI).

1997 · 4 incidents

December 2, 1997 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Leslie Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE STATED THAT WHEN HE DUMPED THE LOAD OF ROCK , THE BED OF THE TRUCK DROPPED, THEN JERKED BACK, CAUSING A QUICK JOLT TO HIS BACK. HE WAS TAKEN TO HAZARD ARH WHERE HE WAS X-RAYED AND RELEASED.

November 4, 1997 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Leslie Resources Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING OIL IN THE DRILL. WHEN HE FINISHED, HE TURNED TO STEP DOWN FROM THE DRILL. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE WAS TAKEN TO HAZARD ARH WHERE HE WAS X-RAYED AND DIAGNOSED AS HAVING LIGAMENT DAMAGE TO HIS SHOULDER. THE DISTANCE OF THE FALL WAS APPROX. 3'

August 27, 1997 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Leslie Resources Inc · Fall from machine

THE FOREMAN HANDED INJURED THE FUEL HOSE. AFTER PUTTING THE HOSE IN THE DOZER'S FUEL TANK, HE TURNED AND STARTED TO WALK AROUND THE DOOR WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND, A DIST ANCE OF APPROX. 8 FT.

July 23, 1997 KY · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Leslie Resources Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MEASURING BLAST HOLE DISTANCEDS FOR THE SHOT HE HAD BEEN DRILLING. AS HE WALKED ACROSS THE DRILL BENCH. HE STEPPED INTO A CRACK CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE WAS TAKEN TO HA ZARD ARH WHERE HE WAS X RAYED AND RELEASED. HIS DIAGNOSIS WAS A POSSIBLE PULLED MUSTLE IN HIS LOWER BACK. EXPECTED TO RETURN TO WORK ON 7-28-97.

1995 · 1 incident

February 26, 1995 KY · Coal security guard, watchman FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Leslie Resources Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED STATED THAT WHILE FUELING A WATER PUMP, WHICH WAS BEING USED TO PUMP WATER FROM THE COALPIT, A BASEBALL SIZE ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL,STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK, THE PUMP WAS SITTING APPROX 30' FROM THE WALL. INJURED DROVE HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVINGA BRUISED BACK.

1994 · 3 incidents

December 14, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leslie Resources Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE EXCHANGING AN ENGINE ON A DION BULLDOZER, EE WAS IN AN AKWARD POSITION ATTEMPTING TO CONNECT RETURN COOLANT HOSES TO THE BOTTOM RADIATOR OUTLET, WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOUL DER.

November 29, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Leslie Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STEAM CLEANING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF A 777 CAT. ROCKTRUCK EE STATED THAT HE SWUNG THE WAND ACROSS HIS KNEE AND THAT HE HAD FELT A STING BUT DID NOT THINK ANYTHING WAS WRONG. HE CONT INUED TO WORK UNTIL 12-10-94 WHEN HIS KNEE BEGANTO SWELL. HE REPORTED TO HAZARD ARH 12-10-94. IT WAS AT THIS TIME HE WAS ADMITTED.

November 3, 1994 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leslie Resources Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER IN PLACING A GREASE BARRLE IN POSITION IN THE REAR OF THE GREASE TRUCK. EMPLOYEE'S JOB WAS TO SPIN THE BARREL INTO PLACE AS THE BARREL WAS SLID ACROSS THE FL OOR. AS HE TURNED THE BARREL, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE WORKED NOV. 3,4,5,7 & 8. HE WENT TO HAZARD A.R.H. WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A LOWER BACK MUSCLE SPRAIN 11-9-94.

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The full compliance file on Surface Mine No 8

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