Harold K Simpson: 1,709 MSHA citations controller
MSHA controller ID: C09689
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 125
- Mines on record
- 6
- Years on record
- 1986–2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,709
citations
725
significant & substantial
$774,844
proposed penalties
$1,278
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $773,566 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
205
inspections on record
7,437
inspection hours
23.0
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.1,709 citations across 7,437 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
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.$775K
proposed penalties
$775K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$774K
outstanding
1,650 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-08-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.43.9%
significant & substantial
4.0%
high negligence or reckless
49.0%
reasonably likely or greater
7.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.1% none, 1.3% low, 94.6% moderate, 3.9% high, 0.1% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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.
Last sampled: 2006-05-08, 20 years ago
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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.97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
467
samples
4.55
dust max (mg/m3)
257 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 210 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR102
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR97
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)45
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2006-03-07, 20 years ago5.6
silica avg (%)
34
samples
18.7
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR8
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR5
Noise
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Last sampled: 2006-05-08, 20 years ago
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.3%
over PEL
35
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)8
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR6
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR4
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
2
citations taken to the federal commission · 0% of citations on record
- Stood as issued 2 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $1K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2006-06-05. Vacated and withdrawn citations are removed from the file this view attributes through, so that outcome is slightly undercounted here.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this controller contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT 2006-319 | Default | Lesnick | 2006 | $1K → $1K |
| KENT20010371 | Default | Barbour | 2002 | $220 → $220 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 47 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 28 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 19 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 13 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 8 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 5 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2005
1
2003
1
2001
1
2000
1
1991
12
1990
64
1989
32
1988
1
1987
11
1986
1
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Mine # 1 KY
- Mine # 2 KY
- Mine #6 KY
- Delphia Mine KY
- #10 KY
- S & B No 2 KY
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Where Harold K Simpson stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate
MSHA's standard limits respirable silica to 50 micrograms per cubic metre, but MSHA publishes dust and quartz as separate files and never the silica figure itself. We derive it per sample, score it against the limit, and set the operator's injury rate against a benchmark built from the full MSHA operator record. With the 26-year penalty trail, contest posture, and fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.
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