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Middle Whitesburg No 1: 9 MSHA citations Coal

Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by James River Coal Company
Kimper, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518023

Middle Whitesburg No 1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1998–1999
Latest incident
Aug 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
9
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,105
proposed penalties
$2,105
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
10
inspections on record
105
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: 105 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Middle Whitesburg No 1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
9 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-05-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
44.4%
significant & substantial
22.2%
high negligence or reckless
44.4%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 33.3% low, 44.4% moderate, 22.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Middle Whitesburg No 1 shows 97% of 30 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Last sampled: 2000-04-04, 26 years ago
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
30
samples
2.34
dust max (mg/m3)
19 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 11 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR13
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (OFF STANDARD)4
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)4

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2000-04-12, 26 years ago
7.5
silica avg (%)
3
samples
9.7
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR3
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

Noise
ⓘ The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.

Last sampled: 2000-01-25, 26 years ago
50%
over PEL
8
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (OFF STANDARD)3
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
  • BELT MAN/CONVEYOR MAN1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2000 18 82,950
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Middle Whitesburg No 1 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 Q2 4,716 3 2 636.1
2000 Q1 15,273 6 2 392.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1999 · 4 incidents

August 10, 1999 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE HELPING MINER CHANGE PLACES THE MINER CABLE FELL FROM HANGERS STRIKING EE IN BACK OF NECK.

February 23, 1999 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND FELL OVER CABLE AND EXPERIENCED KNEE PAIN.

February 20, 1999 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EE OPERATING TRUCK - DOWN HILL LOADED WHEN DRIVE LINE BROKE AND EE LOST CONTROL AND JUMPED FROM VEHICLE. WHEN EE JUMPED, HE INJURED HIS LEFT ARM, LEFT LEG AND HAD NUMEROUS BRUISES.

1998 · 3 incidents

November 20, 1998 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE HAD INJURED HIS BACK ON 11-20-98, EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTI 3-3-99. (INJURED HANGING CABLE) INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON 3-3-909 WHEN STARTED LOST TIME.

September 12, 1998 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE & STRAINED BACK

June 10, 1998 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Mc Coy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN SCOOP DIPPER READY TO GO INSIDE, OPERATOR STARTED TO PULL UP TO LINE SCOOP UP WITH ENTRY WHEN HE DID THE INJURED'S FOOT SLIPPED OUT OF SCOOP DIPPER & WAS MASHED BETWEEN DIPPER & GROU ND.