Bear Branch Mine Auger No. 1 Coal
Hard Rock Energy, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Jerry L. Meade
Phelps,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519359
Bear Branch Mine Auger No. 1 has $844 in proposed MSHA penalties and $227 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
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
7
citations
3
significant & substantial
$844
proposed penalties
$617
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $227 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
11
inspections on record
161
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 161 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bear Branch Mine Auger No. 1 has $844 in proposed MSHA penalties and $227 outstanding across 0 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.$844
proposed penalties
$844
current assessed
$617
paid to date
$227
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-07-31.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Bear Branch Mine Auger No. 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.17 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 17 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.0.17
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.74
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
17
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-07-31.
Noise
50%
over PEL
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-11-05.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q3 | 280 | 1 | 1 | 3571.4 |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 680 | 1 | 1 | 1470.6 |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q1 | 340 | 2 | 0 | 5882.4 |
| 2010 Q4 | 60 | 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.
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The full compliance file on Bear Branch Mine Auger No. 1
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.