Mining Incidents

White Cabin No 5 Mine Coal

Martin County Coal Corp · Underground
Inez, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518119

White Cabin No 5 Mine has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1999–2001
Latest incident
Jan 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
82
citations
38
significant & substantial
$7,702
proposed penalties
$7,702
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
35
inspections on record
808
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: 808 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

White Cabin No 5 Mine has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
79 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-08-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at White Cabin No 5 Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.76 mg/m3 (89% compliant) across 104 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.
0.76
dust avg (mg/m3)
5.09
dust max (mg/m3)
89%
within 1.5 mg/m3
104
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-01-05.
Silica (quartz)
7.2
silica avg (%)
12.7
silica max (%)
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-01-12.
Noise
38%
over PEL
13
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-01-05.
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
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 981 1 0 1019.4
2001 Q2 4,486 1 0 222.9
Show 5 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q1 5,719 18 7 3147.4
2000 Q4 14,139 23 8 1626.7
2000 Q3 16,267 22 17 1352.4
2000 Q2 16,053 10 4 622.9
2000 Q1 16,623 7 2 421.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2001 · 2 incidents

January 5, 2001 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS WALKING IN THE #5 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK (LAMINATED SANDSTONE) MEASURING 23" X 14" X 4" THICK FELL & STRUCK HIM ON THE HARD HAT& RIGHT SHOULDER. THE HEIGHT WAS 99". HE SUFFERE D A SLIGHT CONCUSSION & MUSCLE STRAIN TO THE LOWER BACK. HE WAS UNABLE TO WORK ON HIS NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED SHIFT.

January 2, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 TRACK ENTRY ONE CROSSCUT INBY STATION SPAD #37003.THIS LOCATION IS 4 CROSSCUTS OUTBY #5 BELT HEAD.THE FALL WAS 4' THICK BY 20' WIDE BY 20' LONG. THE STRATA THAT FELL WAS LAMINATED SANDSTONE. THE ROOF IN THIS AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED ON THE ADVANCE BY 5' LONG FULLY GROUTED RESIN RODS. NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE. FALL WAS CLEANED.

2000 · 5 incidents

October 12, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT ON THE ACTIVE WORKING SECTION. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 38' LONG BY 15' WIDE BY 6' THICK. THE LOCATION WAS 2 CROSSCUTS IN BY STATIO N SPAD #28110 IN THE #4 ENTRY (BOLT ENTRY) AND ADJOINING RIGHT CROSSCUT. NO INJURIES AND NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE. AREA SUPPORTED BY 4' FULLY GROUTEDRESIN RODS.

July 14, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin County Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A SCOOP WHEN HE SLIPPEDCAUSING HIS WEIGHT TO SHIFT TO HIS RIGHT SIDE. THIS CAUSED PAIN AND SWELLING IN HIS RIGHT KNEE THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY INJURED ON 11-10-99.

June 28, 2000 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED OUT BY THE WORKING SECTION IN THE NUMBER 2 AND 3 ENTRIES, MINING WAS STOPPED AND THE WORKING SECTION MOVED TO ANOTHER LOCATION. THE AREA HAD BEEN PERMANENTLY SUPPORTED WIT H 48" FULLY GROUTED BOLTS.

June 21, 2000 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CONNECTING A FLEXIBLE WATER LINE TO A HARD LINE WHEN A PIECE OF SHALE ROOF FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK.

March 13, 2000 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYE STATED HE AS OEPRATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN IT STRUCK THE COAL RIB KNOCKING HIM INTO TOP OF CANOPY.

1999 · 1 incident

November 10, 1999 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED LOADING SHUTTLE CAR AND WAS TURNING AROUND IN SEAT TO GO ANOTHER DIRECTIONWHEN ROCK FELL FROM TOP, STRIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.

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