Mining Incidents

Wooton Job #4 Coal

B&W Resources, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Lipari Energy
Wooton, Leslie County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518584

Wooton Job #4 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $384 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2004–2005
Latest incident
Apr 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
45
citations
25
significant & substantial
$3,580
proposed penalties
$3,196
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $384 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
27
inspections on record
612
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: 612 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Wooton Job #4 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $384 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$384
outstanding
45 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-05-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Wooton Job #4 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.26 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 57 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.
0.26
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.78
dust max (mg/m3)
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
57
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-07-28.
Silica (quartz)
19.7
silica avg (%)
28.7
silica max (%)
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-04-27.
Noise
7%
over PEL
41
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-05-04.
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
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 19,594 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 29,652 8 5 269.8
2005 Q1 29,384 5 1 170.2
2004 Q4 34,647 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 34,073 4 4 117.4
2004 Q2 33,098 2 1 60.4
2004 Q1 22,968 0 0 0.0
Show 5 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q4 32,258 11 3 341.0
2003 Q3 27,254 11 11 403.6
2003 Q2 23,777 2 0 84.1
2003 Q1 20,916 2 0 95.6
2002 Q4 5,826 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2005 · 2 incidents

April 21, 2005 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B&W Resources, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking on uneven ground when he stepped in a hole and twisted his right ankle. As a precautionary measure, he was x-rayed at the Hazard ARH where he was diagnosed as having a Sprain. EE returned to work on 4/22/05.

February 17, 2005 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B&W Resources, Inc. · Fall from machine

While changing air filters on a loader, ee lost his footing while standing on the counterweight of a 992G loader, causing him to fall approx 5 foot to the ground. EE was examined and x-rayed at Hazard ARH, where he was later released.

2004 · 1 incident

February 2, 2004 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
B&W Resources, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS TRYING TO BREAK A LARGE ROCK WHEN THE TEETH OF THE LOADER SLIPPED, CAUSING THE LOADER TO JAR, AS A RESULT EE'S LEFT KNEE STRUCK THE CONSOLE, HE DROVE HIMSELF TO THE DOCTOR. HE REMAINS OFF WORK, HIS DIAGNOSIS IS PENDING.

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The full compliance file on Wooton Job #4

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