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#7B: 6 MSHA citations Coal

Cheyenne Elkhorn Coal Co. · Underground
Controlled by Henry Chaney Jr
Jenkins, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518282

#7B has $705 in proposed MSHA penalties and $705 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Dec 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
6
citations
5
significant & substantial
$705
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $705 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
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Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
11
inspections on record
129
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: 129 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

#7B has $705 in proposed MSHA penalties and $705 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.
$705
proposed penalties
$705
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$705
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-10-26.
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.
83.3%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
83.3%
reasonably likely or greater
33.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at #7B shows 94% 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: 2001-01-24, 25 years ago
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
18
samples
1.58
dust max (mg/m3)
6 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 12 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR11
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)1
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ 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 by year
ⓘ 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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2001 100% 11
2000 86% 7
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Garrett Mining Inc 2000 to 2002
  2. Cheyenne Elkhorn Coal Co. 2002 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)
2002 3
2001 10 10,526
2000 35 31,062
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

#7B sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
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
2002 Q4 360 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 8,375 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 13,306 6 5 450.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2000 · 1 incident

December 28, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Garrett Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS BOLTING ROOF AND USING BOLTER WRENCH TO PUSH METAL STRAP UP. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND EE CAUGHT RIGHT HAND BETWEEN STRAP AND DRILL POT. CAUSING A SPRAIN AND LACERATION TO MIDDLE FINGE R, REQUIRING 7 STITCHES.