Walker Branch Mine has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1998–2000
Latest incident
Apr 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
33
citations
13
significant & substantial
$3,974
proposed penalties
$1,715
paid to date
43% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,259 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
25
inspections on record
301
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: 301 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Walker Branch Mine has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 1 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
32 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-10-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Walker Branch Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.34 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 22 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
2004 Q3
0
0
0
2004 Q2
0
0
0
2004 Q1
2,966
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
1,514
8
0
5284.0
2002 Q4
7,471
8
5
1070.8
2002 Q3
6,322
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
5,126
6
5
1170.5
2002 Q1
3,329
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2001 Q3
0
1
0
2001 Q2
0
0
0
2001 Q1
24
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
0
3
1
2000 Q3
545
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
29,537
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
51,113
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file
2000 · 4 incidents
April 16, 2000KY · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, CHANGING APUMP ON LOADER. NOTICED SORENESS WHICH CONTINUEDTO GET WORSE. SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION JUNE 8. DID NOT REPORT TO FOREMAN UNTIL 8/16/00. HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK SINCE.
April 1, 2000KY · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
HE STATED THAT WHILE RUNNING LOADER IN TIGHT SHOT, LOADER HIT BOTTOM AND JERKED HIM. BACK WAS STIFF AND SORE WITH PAIN RADIATING DOWN LEGS. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS UNTIL 5/9/00. HIS LAST DAY WO RKED WAS 5/5/00.
March 15, 2000KY · Coalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON 418 DRILL STEPPEDDOWN TO GROUND PUTTING RIGHT FOOT ON SMALL ROCK THE ROCK TURNED OVER CAUSING HIS FOOT TO MOVE TWISTING HIS ANKLE
EE & ANOTHER EE WERE INSTALLING NEW TRACK AND PINS ON KOMATSU EXCAVATOR. OTHER WAS HAMMERING THE PIN IN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE INJURED WAS STANDING BACK ABOUT 20 FEET AWAY IN A STRAIGHT LI NE. AS SLEDGE HAMMER HIT THE PIN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE FROM THE PIN FLYING DIRECTLY AT AND HITTING EE'S COVERALLS CUTTING HIS LEG.
July 20, 1999KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HAULING OVERBURDEN IN 777-D CAT TRUCK, EE HAD LOADED AND LEFT THE LOADER WHEN THE FRONT RIGHT SUSPENSION CYLINDER BROKE, CAUSING THE FRONT WHEEL TO COLLAPSE.
EE WAS GOING AFTER A LOAD OF WATER. HE BACKED UP CLOSE TO THE BANK. BANK BROKE OUT AND TRUCK OVERTURNED IN CREEK. HE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR EVALUATION.
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