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Dusty Diamond Co., Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Jerry Volk; Bob Bays
Ashcamp, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517412

1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
—
Latest incident
—
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
40
citations
19
significant & substantial
$2,414
proposed penalties
$333
paid to date
14% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,081 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Dusty Diamond Co., Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
21
inspections on record
480
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: 480 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$333
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
39 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-10-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
48.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
48.7%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.1% low, 94.9% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at 1 shows 100% of 18 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Last sampled: 2002-04-29, 24 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
18
samples
1.10
dust max (mg/m3)
13 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 5 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR7
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)2
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR2

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2002-05-03, 24 years ago
7.4
silica avg (%)
1
samples
7.4
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Stoney Mountain Mining Inc 1993 to 1995
  2. Joshco Mining Inc 1995 to 1995
  3. Backwoods Mining Inc 1995 to 1996
  4. Pine Mountain Coal Inc 1996 to 2000
  5. Eastern Star Coal Corp 2000 to 2004
  6. Dusty Diamond Co., Inc. 2004 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2004 1
2002 14 11,120
2001 11 7,676
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

1 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2004 Q2 8 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,669 7 2 1907.9
2002 Q1 4,853 16 7 3296.9
2001 Q4 629 11 6 17488.1
2001 Q3 3,791 2 2 527.6
2001 Q2 2,842 2 2 703.7
2001 Q1 1,481 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 794 0 0 0.0
Show 1 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3 168 0 0 0.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.