Martin County Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Claim filed for pneumoconiosis. Termination date of 9/7/12. X-ray read date of 8/27/14.
White Oak South Coal
Martin County Coal Corp
· Surface
Controlled by
Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
Inez,
Martin County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519472
White Oak South has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2010–2014
- Latest incident
- Aug 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
36
citations
23
significant & substantial
$9,028
proposed penalties
$7,862
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,166 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
16
inspections on record
947
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 947 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 Oak South has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 2 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.$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
36 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-11-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at White Oak South shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.10 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 30 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.0.10
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.36
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
30
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-11-18.
Noise
11%
over PEL
19
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-12-02.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 5,339 | 3 | 2 | 561.9 |
| 2013 Q3 | 5,070 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 6,153 | 1 | 0 | 162.5 |
| 2013 Q1 | 11,204 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 16,677 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 24,908 | 1 | 1 | 40.1 |
| 2012 Q2 | 13,026 | 2 | 0 | 153.5 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Q1 | 13,270 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 11,250 | 16 | 10 | 1422.2 |
| 2011 Q3 | 9,206 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 25,135 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 32,213 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 28,326 | 4 | 4 | 141.2 |
| 2010 Q3 | 12,310 | 2 | 1 | 162.5 |
| 2010 Q2 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2014 · 2 incidents
February 7, 2014
KY · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Martin County Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Claim for pneumoconiosis. Date of x-ray 2/7/2014.
2013 · 1 incident
January 17, 2013
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by flying object
While cutting a bearing out of a hub on a rock truck, he got a small piece of metal in his eye.
2010 · 2 incidents
Martin County Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee had completed shift and was crossing parking lot to get to his vehicle; this was his last day on the job. He fell and injured his left shoulder. On the way home employee stopped at ER. Examination indicated a dislocated left shoulder.
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by flying object
While pulling beams out of hole, a pin that connects beams together caught on blade, top of pin broke off, striking Member in chest and chin causing a laceration. Member was transported to area hospital where he recieved stitches to his chin.
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