Auger Machine Ser #3158 has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2006–2008
Latest incident
Feb 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
25
citations
10
significant & substantial
$14,135
proposed penalties
$5,567
paid to date
39% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,568 gap.
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: 156 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Auger Machine Ser #3158 has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$9K
outstanding
25 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-02-09.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Auger Machine Ser #3158 shows 100% of 5 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: 2011-02-09, 15 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
5
samples
0.69
dust max (mg/m3)
5 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
AUGER HELPER2
AUGER OPERATOR2
REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE1
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
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.
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)
2011
2
1,316
2010
2
912
2009
0
2008
3
990
2007
3
8,352
2006
4
10,944
2005
1
5,584
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Auger Machine Ser #3158 sits in Clay County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Clay County, Kentucky · Population 20,105
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$39,607
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
2011 Q2
0
0
0
2011 Q1
950
1
0
1052.6
2010 Q1
454
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
0
0
0
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q1
381
4
3
10498.7
2007 Q4
732
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2007 Q3
900
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
521
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
741
1
1
1349.5
2006 Q4
596
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
909
3
2
3300.3
2006 Q2
789
6
4
7604.6
2006 Q1
349
2
0
5730.7
2005 Q4
0
0
0
2005 Q3
0
0
0
2005 Q2
1,254
8
0
6379.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2008 · 1 incident
February 13, 2008KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON