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# 2 Coal

Starlight Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Dennis R Yonts
Prestonsburg, Martin County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517962

# 2 has $65K in proposed MSHA penalties and $64K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1998–2004
Latest incident
May 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
365
citations
159
significant & substantial
$65,016
proposed penalties
$1,401
paid to date
2% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $63,615 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
92
inspections on record
2,086
inspection hours
17.5
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.
365 citations across 2,086 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

# 2 has $65K in proposed MSHA penalties and $64K 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.
$65K
proposed penalties
$65K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$64K
outstanding
358 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-04-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at # 2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.28 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 313 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.
0.28
dust avg (mg/m3)
5.06
dust max (mg/m3)
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
313
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-04-21.
Silica (quartz)
4.9
silica avg (%)
10.8
silica max (%)
14
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-04-28.
Noise
0%
over PEL
15
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-03-02.
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
2004 Q3 208 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,040 6 3 1485.1
2004 Q1 7,014 47 19 6700.9
2003 Q4 9,535 40 14 4195.1
2003 Q3 10,542 47 30 4458.4
2003 Q2 11,589 5 0 431.4
2003 Q1 11,791 5 1 424.1
2002 Q4 11,695 18 7 1539.1
Show 11 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3 14,000 13 4 928.6
2002 Q2 10,250 17 6 1658.5
2002 Q1 12,565 13 1 1034.6
2001 Q4 11,128 37 26 3324.9
2001 Q3 11,518 8 4 694.6
2001 Q2 9,186 36 15 3919.0
2001 Q1 8,026 24 10 2990.3
2000 Q4 11,026 35 15 3174.3
2000 Q3 9,191 7 2 761.6
2000 Q2 17,308 2 1 115.6
2000 Q1 11,214 5 1 445.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2004 · 1 incident

May 17, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Starlight Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using a metal pry bar to move a conveyer belt roller, the ee got his left foot caught under the pry bar. This resulted in a bruised foot, no broken bones. This happened in the surface shop area.

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 1 incident

2000 · 1 incident

January 27, 2000 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Starlight Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TORE OR PULLED A MUSCLE IN LOWER LET LEG INSTALLING A TAIL ROLLER BEARING.

1999 · 2 incidents

August 31, 1999 KY · Coal rodman, surveyor/transit helper POWERED HAULAGE
Starlight Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

A MINOR INJURY OCCURRED TO A MEMBER OF TEE ENGINEERINGS UG SURVEY CREW. WHILE DISCUSSING A MINE MAP WITH MINE SUPERVISOR, EE WAS OUT OF PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN A LOADED MINE SCOOP CORNERED A TU RN HITTING THE PERSONNEL CARRIER PUSHING CARRIERTO CONTACT WITH EE'S RIB CAGE RESULTING IN BRUISED RIBS.

April 6, 1999 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Starlight Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE ROOF STRATA WAS IN AN AREA OF TRANSITTION FROM SLATE TO SANDSTONE CAUSING THE BONDING OF STRATA TO BE WEAK. THIS RESULTED IN A ROOF FALL APPROX 20' X 100' TO OCCUR DURING THE IDLE SHIFT.

1998 · 1 incident

November 19, 1998 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Starlight Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SPLICING A BELT & USING A RED DEVIL TO PULL BELTTOGETHER. EE STATED HE STARTED HAVING APIN IN LOWER QUADRANT OF ABDOMEN.

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