Martin County Coal Corp. · Accident type, without injuries
A non-injury roof fall occurred at this mine at approximately 11:40 pm, the fall occurred on the #3 beltline in the #4 entry the size of fall was 20' long and 5' high.
White Cabin #9 Coal
Martin County Coal Corp.
· Underground
Controlled by
Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
Inez,
Martin County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519531
White Cabin #9 has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 2011–2012
- Latest incident
- Jun 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
121
citations
42
significant & substantial
$37,021
proposed penalties
$36,643
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $378 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
35
inspections on record
1,512
inspection hours
8.0
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.121 citations across 1,512 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
White Cabin #9 has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.$37K
proposed penalties
$37K
current assessed
$37K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
115 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-06-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at White Cabin #9 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.39 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 85 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
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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.0.39
dust avg (mg/m3)
5.46
dust max (mg/m3)
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
85
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-05-31.
Silica (quartz)
8.1
silica avg (%)
12.5
silica max (%)
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-04-17.
Noise
0%
over PEL
21
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-02-23.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 3,922 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 16,062 | 22 | 8 | 1369.7 |
| 2012 Q1 | 23,723 | 17 | 7 | 716.6 |
| 2011 Q4 | 19,248 | 17 | 8 | 883.2 |
| 2011 Q3 | 16,679 | 17 | 3 | 1019.2 |
| 2011 Q2 | 19,171 | 31 | 8 | 1617.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 2,382 | 7 | 1 | 2938.7 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q4 | 0 | 10 | 7 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file2012 · 5 incidents
Martin County Coal Corp. · Accident type, without injuries
A non injury roof fall occurred at this mine, the roof fall occurred on the #3 belt at break 10 in the crosscut between #5 and #6 entry crushing out the stopping separating the belt from the primary intake. 40' by 6' high.
May 2, 2012
KY · Coal
lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin County Coal Corp. · Struck by falling object
While putting a man door in the stopping a block fell striking his left hand requiring stitches.
Martin County Coal Corp. · Accident type, without injuries
A non-injury roof fall occurred in the #3 entry, 1 break inby survey station 649 of the 001 MMU. Fall was approximately 20'W X 20'L X 6'H and will not be cleaned up and has been breakered off.
March 28, 2012
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp. · Struck by falling object
Employee was bolting top in #4 entry when a piece of draw rock fell striking him in the left shoulder. The rock measured approximately 3' X 2' X 1" to 10".
2011 · 6 incidents
Martin County Coal Corp. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was removing a rock from the #2 take-up when he felt a pain in his shoulder, back and abdomen. He continued to work until 10-3-11 when he started missing work. Workers Comp was looki ng to see if a pre-existing condition existed and the Safety Dept. was notified on 11-2-11 that the accident did not involve a pre-existing condition. Diagnosed with a hernia.
Martin County Coal Corp. · Accident type, without injuries
A non injury roof fall was discovered in the 1st Northwest Mains while preshift exam was conducted. Roof fall was reported to MSHA
August 1, 2011
KY · Coal
discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin County Coal Corp. · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was walking towards the underground forklift when he tripped on some mud, falling and twisting his right ankle.
Martin County Coal Corp. · Accident type, without injuries
A non injury roof fall occurred in the No.7 entry, this is a continuation of a non injury roof fall reported for 5/20/2011. MSHA roof control specialist investigated the non injury roof fall.
May 27, 2011
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp. · Struck by falling object
While bolting top the roof bolt operator turned to make a bolt up and a piece of roof fell striking the employee on the right ear causing a laceration, Employee received first aid at scene and was transported to HRMC at Prestonsburg Ky,where he received stitches to his right ear.
Martin County Coal Corp. · Accident type, without injuries
A non injury Roof fall occurred in the #7 heading, The roof fall was reported to MSHA by Supt. of White cabin #9, EE was assigned by MSHA to investigate the roof fall. The roof fall measured 18'x18'x7'
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