The fall is located 20' inby survey station #218 in the #3 entry 4 crosscuts outby the section loading point of the 001 MMU. The fall is approx 120' wide X 20' wide X 4'-5' in thickness.
#5A Coal
North Star Mining Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
Carl Kirk
Dana,
Floyd County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513061
#5A has $245K in proposed MSHA penalties and $236K outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2008
- Latest incident
- Mar 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
328
citations
119
significant & substantial
$245,231
proposed penalties
$7,942
paid to date
3% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $237,289 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
17
inspections on record
1,668
inspection hours
19.7
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.328 citations across 1,668 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
#5A has $245K in proposed MSHA penalties and $236K outstanding across 5 contested dockets.
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.$245K
proposed penalties
$244K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$236K
outstanding
318 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-03-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at #5A shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.55 mg/m3 (94% compliant) across 89 samples.
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.0.55
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.37
dust max (mg/m3)
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
89
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-03-17.
Silica (quartz)
8.5
silica avg (%)
14.5
silica max (%)
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-03-27.
Noise
0%
over PEL
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-03-18.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q2 | 757 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 16,920 | 37 | 10 | 2186.8 |
| 2008 Q4 | 19,602 | 92 | 32 | 4693.4 |
| 2008 Q3 | 16,832 | 7 | 3 | 415.9 |
| 2008 Q2 | 12,913 | 21 | 10 | 1626.3 |
| 2008 Q1 | 12,988 | 48 | 18 | 3695.7 |
| 2007 Q4 | 20,749 | 44 | 13 | 2120.6 |
| 2007 Q3 | 18,614 | 45 | 18 | 2417.5 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q2 | 10,595 | 32 | 15 | 3020.3 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,601 | 2 | 0 | 1249.2 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2008 · 1 incident
North Star Mining Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
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The full compliance file on #5A
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.