While sorting for quality and size for sale, employee number 1 accidently threw and struck employee number 2. As a result, employee 2 has a small cut behind the left ear that required a trip to the emergency room. Treatment included cleaning and placement of 2 staples close to the wound.
DEAN COAL&STONE Coal
DEAN COAL & STONE LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Russell K Dean
Evarts,
Harlan County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518653
DEAN COAL&STONE has $9K 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
- 2024
- Latest incident
- Mar 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
54
citations
7
significant & substantial
$8,847
proposed penalties
$1,461
paid to date
17% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,386 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
60
inspections on record
823
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: 823 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
DEAN COAL&STONE has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K 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.$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$7K
outstanding
50 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-31.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at DEAN COAL&STONE shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.09 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 42 samples.
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.0.09
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.36
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
42
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-03-06.
Silica (quartz)
2.9
silica avg (%)
2.9
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2023-12-14.
Noise
0%
over PEL
35
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-03-06.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q2 | 702 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4,378 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 6,936 | 8 | 0 | 1153.4 |
| 2024 Q2 | 7,780 | 2 | 0 | 257.1 |
| 2024 Q1 | 4,916 | 2 | 0 | 406.8 |
| 2017 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 2,600 | 2 | 0 | 769.2 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q4 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 320 | 2 | 1 | 6250.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2024 · 1 incident
March 25, 2024
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
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