Darby #5: 69 MSHA citations
Coal
Holmes Mill,
Harlan County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1513890
Darby #5 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K 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
- Nov 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
36
significant & substantial
$7,189
proposed penalties
1% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,149 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
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: 411 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Darby #5 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K 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.
68 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-06-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
52.2%
significant & substantial
2.9%
high negligence or reckless
51.5%
reasonably likely or greater
4.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 97.1% moderate, 2.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Darby #5 shows 90% of 58 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2001-05-17, 25 years ago
44 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 14 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR14
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)9
- MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR8
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2001-02-06, 25 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.
| Year |
within 1.5 mg/m3 |
samples |
| 2001 |
96% |
27 |
| 2000 |
84% |
31 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year |
silica avg (%) |
samples |
| 2001 |
19.6 |
2 |
| 2000 |
6.5 |
4 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
| Year |
Employees |
Coal produced (tons) |
| 2001 |
12 |
16,435 |
| 2000 |
8 |
11,461 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Darby #5 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
| 2001 Q1 |
1,753 |
19 |
8 |
10838.6 |
| 2000 Q4 |
1,941 |
29 |
11 |
14940.8 |
| 2000 Q3 |
1,096 |
9 |
7 |
8211.7 |
| 2000 Q2 |
572 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2000 · 1 incident
November 15, 2000
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Hunter Coales Llc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
SUBJECT WAS BOLTING IN #4 HEADING. WHILE ATTACHING STEEL TOGETHER HIS GLOVE ON HIS LEFT HAND WASPINCHED BETWEEN STEEL. WHEN HE ENGAGED PINNER ITPULLED HIS FINGER INTO DRILL HOLE CUTTING HIS LE FT INDEX FINGER BEHIND NAIL.