Mining Incidents

Long Rifle Mining #2 Coal

Long Rifle Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Randy Johnson
Middlesboro, Bell County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518081

Long Rifle Mining #2 has $335 in proposed MSHA penalties and $335 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
1998
Latest incident
Nov 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
5
citations
2
significant & substantial
$335
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $335 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
12
inspections on record
200
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: 200 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Long Rifle Mining #2 has $335 in proposed MSHA penalties and $335 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.
$335
proposed penalties
$335
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$335
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-04-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Long Rifle Mining #2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 1.77 mg/m3 (73% compliant) across 15 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.
1.77
dust avg (mg/m3)
11.33
dust max (mg/m3)
73%
within 1.5 mg/m3
15
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-04-04.
Silica (quartz)
6.0
silica avg (%)
6.2
silica max (%)
3
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-03-15.
Noise
0%
over PEL
3
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-04-04.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 607 1 1 1647.4
2000 Q1 3,557 4 1 1124.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1998 · 1 incident

November 18, 1998 KY · Coal safety director POWERED HAULAGE
Stray Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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