Mining Incidents

W & F Contract Augering Inc: 75 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by Christina J Whittaker
Hyden, Leslie County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518910

W & F Contract Augering Inc has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2011
Latest incident
Jun 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
75
citations
39
significant & substantial
$10,810
proposed penalties
$5,557
paid to date
51% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,253 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
28
inspections on record
707
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: 707 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

W & F Contract Augering Inc has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
70 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-02-16.
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.
54.9%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
54.9%
reasonably likely or greater
21.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 2.8% none, 9.9% low, 87.3% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at W & F Contract Augering Inc shows 100% of 38 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: 2012-01-05, 14 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
38
samples
0.43
dust max (mg/m3)
34 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 4 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE8
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR7
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR6

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2011-08-19, 15 years ago
32.5
silica avg (%)
2
samples
35.3
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR1
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE1

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: 2011-08-08, 15 years ago
15%
over PEL
34
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER OPERATOR6
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR6
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR6
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
2012 100% 1
2011 100% 6
2010 100% 3
2009 100% 6
2008 100% 8
2007 100% 2
2006 100% 12
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2011 35.3 1
2009 29.7 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2011 33% 6
2009 0% 6
2008 0% 8
2007 33% 3
2006 18% 11
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. W & F Contract Augering Inc 2005 to 2010
  2. W & F Contract Augering Inc 2010 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)
2011 8 8,784
2010 3 1,454
2009 2 6,379
2008 3 13,283
2007 1 5,074
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

W & F Contract Augering Inc sits in Leslie County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 10.6% 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.
Leslie County, Kentucky · Population 10,261
10.6%
Mining share of county employment
$40,176
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
2011 Q4 4,339 7 5 1613.3
2011 Q3 3,173 17 8 5357.7
2011 Q2 4,026 3 3 745.2
2011 Q1 3,778 12 2 3176.3
2010 Q4 2,430 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 546 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 40 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
Show 12 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q4 960 3 1 3125.0
2009 Q3 1,016 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 960 1 0 1041.7
2009 Q1 912 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,040 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,040 2 2 1923.1
2008 Q2 1,040 3 2 2884.6
2008 Q1 1,020 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 48 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 500 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 480 1 0 2083.3
2007 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2011 · 2 incidents

June 2, 2011 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W & F Contract Augering Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was walking and stepped in a dip. part of body affected right ankle.

April 14, 2011 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
W & F Contract Augering Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE was pushing fill dirt with the D8L when dozer shifted on a rock and hit soil. The force of impact caused ee lower back injury.