What are Depoy Mine's MSHA penalties?

Depoy Mine has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties on record, with $494 currently outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

What is the respirable coal dust exposure at Depoy Mine?

MSHA sampling at Depoy Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.47 mg/m3 (100% compliant with the 1.5 mg/m3 standard) across 8 samples.

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Depoy Mine Coal

Black Hills Coal Inc · Surface

Controlled by Gary Wayne Johnson

Greenville, Muhlenberg County, KY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1518187

Depoy Mine has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $494 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 1999–2002
Latest incident: Sep 2002

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$2,042

proposed penalties

$1,548

paid to date

76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $494 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

inspections on record

361

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: 361 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

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.

$2K

proposed penalties

$2K

current assessed

$2K

paid to date

$494

outstanding

24 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2003-04-15.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

See also the operator's enforcement record

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.

0.47

dust avg (mg/m3)

1.19

dust max (mg/m3)

100%

within 1.5 mg/m3

samples

Most recent sample: 2002-06-05.

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
2003 Q2	1,300	1	1	769.2
2003 Q1	1,620	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	1,440	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	2,520	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	4,250	5	1	1176.5
2002 Q1	16,134	4	0	247.9
2001 Q4	8,665	2	1	230.8
2001 Q3	691	7	1	10130.2

Show 5 earlier quarters

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2001 Q2	1,062	2	1	1883.2
2000 Q4	583	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	330	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	19,216	3	0	156.1
2000 Q1	27,331	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

September 11, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Black Hills Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

MECHANIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE TOOTH OFF BACKHOE BUCKET WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN THE CORNER APPROX. 1/4" BROKE LOOSE SENDING THAT FRAGMENT OF METAL INTO HIS LEFT THIGH INNER APPROX. 3"-4" IN DEPTH.

February 11, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Black Hills Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A BOX OF BOOSTERS AND AS HE BENT DOWN TO PUT THEM AWAY, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

2000 · 1 incident

March 18, 2000 KY · Coal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Black Hills Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS HOLDING A SIGN BEING DRIVEN TO THE GROUND WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER BY ANOTHER APC EMPLOYEE. THE SLEDGE HAMMER BROKE AND HIT THE BACK OF MY HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

1999 · 1 incident

November 10, 1999 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Black Hills Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EE GOT UP ON TOP OF SERVICE TRUCK TO CHECK HYDRAULIC OIL, HIS FAILURE TO RELEASE ALL HYD. PRESSURE BEFORE REMOVING CAP. CAUSING OIL TO BLOW OUT AND KNOCK HIM OFF THE TRUCK BACKWARDS APPROX. 5 FT TO GROUND CAUSING BACK INJURY.

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