Preshifting the life shelter was crossing belt back to buggy and slipped on waterline twisting left knee.
#7 Coal
Viper Coal, LLC
· Underground
Controlled by
Jody Dale Puckett
Virgie,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519390
#7 has $142K in proposed MSHA penalties and $127K outstanding across 10 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2010
- Latest incident
- Nov 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
366
citations
128
significant & substantial
$142,135
proposed penalties
$13,986
paid to date
10% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $128,149 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
33
inspections on record
1,786
inspection hours
20.5
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.366 citations across 1,786 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
#7 has $142K in proposed MSHA penalties and $127K outstanding across 10 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.$142K
proposed penalties
$141K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$127K
outstanding
358 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-12-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at #7 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.64 mg/m3 (95% compliant) across 100 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.0.64
dust avg (mg/m3)
15.39
dust max (mg/m3)
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
100
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-11-22.
Silica (quartz)
5.8
silica avg (%)
12.9
silica max (%)
8
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-12-09.
Noise
0%
over PEL
6
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-06-20.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Q1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2011 Q4 | 6,720 | 32 | 16 | 4761.9 |
| 2011 Q3 | 5,720 | 80 | 28 | 13986.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 9,360 | 109 | 40 | 11645.3 |
| 2011 Q1 | 4,037 | 23 | 9 | 5697.3 |
| 2010 Q4 | 5,999 | 42 | 18 | 7001.2 |
| 2010 Q3 | 2,718 | 8 | 1 | 2943.3 |
| 2010 Q2 | 10,539 | 39 | 8 | 3700.5 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q1 | 10,158 | 23 | 6 | 2264.2 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2010 · 3 incidents
November 29, 2010
KY · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mercy Mining, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Mercy Mining, LLC · Accident type, without injuries
Roof Fall in Northwest Mains #2 Entry (2 breaks inby spad #130) measuring 5' thick x 100' long x 16' wide.
February 17, 2010
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
South Akers Mining Company, LLC · Struck against stationary object
EE cut finger while changing motor on shuttle car.
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The full compliance file on #7
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.