Whitesburg, Letcher County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519297
UZ No. 2 has $490K in proposed MSHA penalties and $614 outstanding across 37 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
2009–2011
Latest incident
Jul 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
826
citations
229
significant & substantial
$489,535
proposed penalties
$379,298
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $110,237 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
89
inspections on record
5,426
inspection hours
15.2
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.
826 citations across 5,426 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
UZ No. 2 has $490K in proposed MSHA penalties and $614 outstanding across 37 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.
$490K
proposed penalties
$380K
current assessed
$379K
paid to date
$614
outstanding
815 assessments are final orders; 37 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-09-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at UZ No. 2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.63 mg/m3 (90% compliant) across 341 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.
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
2013 Q3
1,178
2
0
1697.8
2013 Q2
0
6
0
2013 Q1
0
5
0
2012 Q4
0
0
0
2012 Q3
0
0
0
2012 Q2
5,153
4
0
776.2
2012 Q1
8,321
23
7
2764.1
2011 Q3
42,718
62
11
1451.4
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2011 Q2
47,152
68
12
1442.1
2011 Q1
44,997
81
21
1800.1
2010 Q4
30,540
80
18
2619.5
2010 Q3
63,830
79
17
1237.7
2010 Q2
54,415
90
33
1654.0
2010 Q1
46,721
102
46
2183.2
2009 Q4
46,421
47
16
1012.5
2009 Q3
42,992
72
20
1674.7
2009 Q2
7,576
26
10
3431.9
2009 Q1
5,622
14
2
2490.2
2008 Q4
2,677
3
1
1120.7
2008 Q3
1,473
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
21 on file
2011 · 6 incidents
July 11, 2011KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sapphire Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
He was working on underground seals. He was loading the machine with seal tec with safety glasses some of the seal tec got under his safety glasses. He went to eye doctor & they flushed his ey e, he has to go back again and get it checked.
July 11, 2011KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
He was working on underground deals, he was loading the machine with seal tex with safety glasses some of the seal tee got under his safety glasses. He went to eye doctor and they flushed his eye, he has to got back again and go it checked.
June 17, 2011KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was changing blower motor on roof bolter and tripped and fell, straining his lower back. He continued to work until 7-14-11, at which time he was taken off work by Dr.
Employee stated that he was putting rub rail on the miner with scoop. He put a slate bar between the rub rail and the scoop and the scoop backed off and caused pressure on the bar that knocked the bar out of his hand. The bar caused a cut on his hand that required 8 stitches.
May 9, 2011KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was moving a car cable and strained left shoulder. He has had previous problems with the shoulder for years prior to becoming an employee. Dr. placed employee on restricted duty. Company believes this is not an occupational injury but is reporting this out of caution.
March 2, 2011KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
A ROCK FALL WAS FOUND IN THE NUMBER FOUR (4) ENTRY OF THE 3-WEST SUB-MAINS ON 8-9-2010, THE APPROXIMATE SIZE OF THE FALL WAS 20' WIDE, 20' LONG AND 10' HIGH. THE ROOF WAS A LAMINATED STACK ROCK, AND HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 6' TORQUE TENSION AND 10' ROPE BOLTS.
July 31, 2010KY · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PUTTING OIL IN THE SCOOP AND WAS GOING TO KNOCK A HOLE IN THE TOP OF A FIVE (5) GALLON CAN WITH A PICK HAMMER AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND WITH THE HAMMER.
May 5, 2010KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Victim was cutting a piece of conveyor belt with a utility knife when the knife slipped resulting in a laceration on index finger on left hand. 4 sutures were needed to close the wound.
April 30, 2009KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorELECTRICAL
Was moving a cable and grabbed a spot that caused an electrical shock resulting in a burn to left hand.
For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants
The full compliance file on UZ No. 2
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and
docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF
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