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Blackhawk #1 Surface Mine Coal

Blackhawk Mining LLC · Surface

Drift, Floyd County, KY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1519372

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 2011
Latest incident: Mar 2011

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2010

citations

significant & substantial

$27,632

proposed penalties

$12,129

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2011 Q3	34,895	9	3	257.9
2011 Q1	24,773	7	4	282.6
2010 Q4	21,173	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	10,407	20	16	1921.8

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2011 · 1 incident

March 25, 2011 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Blackhawk Mining LLC · Fall from machine

Operator was dismounting from equipment to use the restroom. While dismounting he lost his footing and fell backward landing on his elbow. The impact caused a jarring motion and created pain in his shoulder.