Mining Incidents

Auger No 1 SN #11: 5 MSHA citations Coal

Mill Branch Processing Inc · Surface
Controlled by Greg Fleenor
Elkhorn City, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519140

Auger No 1 SN #11 has $512 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
5
citations
0
significant & substantial
$512
proposed penalties
$512
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
21
inspections on record
318
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: 318 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 No 1 SN #11 has $512 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$512
proposed penalties
$512
current assessed
$512
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-06-01.
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.
0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
20.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 60.0% low, 40.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Auger No 1 SN #11 shows 100% of 22 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: 2018-12-11, 7 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
22
samples
0.39
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
22 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER HELPER11
  • AUGER OPERATOR11

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.

Last sampled: 2018-12-11, 7 years ago
0%
over PEL
13
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER OPERATOR7
  • AUGER HELPER6
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
2018 100% 6
2012 100% 4
2010 100% 2
2009 100% 2
2008 100% 6
2007 100% 2
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2018 0% 3
2012 0% 2
2009 0% 2
2008 0% 4
2007 0% 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Mill Branch Processing Inc 2007 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)
2019 2 4,106
2018 2 12,817
2017 1 4,120
2013 1 2,245
2012 2 6,140
2011 2 601
2010 3 18,286
2009 3 13,587
2008 3 35,848
2007 3 7,807
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Auger No 1 SN #11 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
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
2019 Q3 885 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,175 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,120 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,186 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,176 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,369 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 694 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 737 0 0 0.0
Show 27 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q4 80 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 83 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 535 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,250 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 750 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 24 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 10 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 240 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 960 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,080 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,440 1 0 694.4
2010 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 800 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 360 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 840 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,560 3 0 1923.1
2008 Q3 1,320 1 0 757.6
2008 Q2 1,220 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,472 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,080 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 480 0 0 0.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.