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Mine # 1 Coal

Lester And Sons Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Troy L Lester
Fedscreek, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518626

Mine # 1 has $192K in proposed MSHA penalties and $92K outstanding across 38 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2003–2013
Latest incident
Aug 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
731
citations
153
significant & substantial
$191,553
proposed penalties
$84,409
paid to date
44% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $107,144 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
153
inspections on record
9,537
inspection hours
7.7
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.
731 citations across 9,537 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine # 1 has $192K in proposed MSHA penalties and $92K outstanding across 38 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.
$192K
proposed penalties
$176K
current assessed
$84K
paid to date
$92K
outstanding
708 assessments are final orders; 38 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-07-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Mine # 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.43 mg/m3 (97% compliant) across 884 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.
0.43
dust avg (mg/m3)
5.18
dust max (mg/m3)
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
884
samples
Most recent sample: 2018-02-14.
Silica (quartz)
6.3
silica avg (%)
20.7
silica max (%)
76
samples
Most recent sample: 2018-01-29.
Noise
5%
over PEL
100
samples
Most recent sample: 2018-01-19.
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
2018 Q1 1,719 26 3 15125.1
2017 Q4 3,640 37 1 10164.8
2017 Q3 4,800 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 0 1 0
2017 Q1 11,200 11 1 982.1
2016 Q4 3,360 23 1 6845.2
2016 Q3 6,720 47 8 6994.0
2016 Q2 3,360 40 5 11904.8
Show 52 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q1 6,308 31 5 4914.4
2015 Q4 480 1 0 2083.3
2015 Q3 160 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 135 1 0 7407.4
2015 Q1 1,833 9 3 4910.0
2014 Q4 2,000 23 5 11500.0
2014 Q3 240 8 0 33333.3
2014 Q2 361 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 235 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 520 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 7,232 30 6 4148.2
2013 Q2 10,749 2 0 186.1
2013 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 5,714 7 1 1225.1
2012 Q3 15,330 16 3 1043.7
2012 Q2 21,710 21 3 967.3
2012 Q1 20,606 36 10 1747.1
2011 Q4 17,632 6 1 340.3
2011 Q3 17,959 3 0 167.0
2011 Q2 19,444 5 0 257.1
2011 Q1 18,792 7 2 372.5
2010 Q4 17,320 18 2 1039.3
2010 Q3 18,059 43 6 2381.1
2010 Q2 19,796 23 1 1161.9
2010 Q1 17,790 13 4 730.7
2009 Q4 17,634 19 3 1077.5
2009 Q3 14,927 8 2 535.9
2009 Q2 14,119 12 6 849.9
2009 Q1 13,871 15 4 1081.4
2008 Q4 17,569 7 0 398.4
2008 Q3 14,399 2 0 138.9
2008 Q2 21,290 5 2 234.9
2008 Q1 21,633 3 3 138.7
2007 Q4 21,526 4 1 185.8
2007 Q3 18,970 8 4 421.7
2007 Q2 20,454 7 2 342.2
2007 Q1 21,634 10 2 462.2
2006 Q4 23,872 11 3 460.8
2006 Q3 22,690 7 3 308.5
2006 Q2 24,446 10 7 409.1
2006 Q1 24,311 16 8 658.1
2005 Q4 22,031 5 3 227.0
2005 Q3 24,663 4 1 162.2
2005 Q2 24,800 6 2 241.9
2005 Q1 23,102 12 3 519.4
2004 Q4 23,269 10 4 429.8
2004 Q3 24,099 5 1 207.5
2004 Q2 24,298 9 4 370.4
2004 Q1 20,855 12 3 575.4
2003 Q4 22,603 16 4 707.9
2003 Q3 18,469 6 2 324.9
2003 Q2 13,589 8 5 588.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2013 · 1 incident

August 29, 2013 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hubble Mining Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

Riding 4-wheel buggy to surface, a small piece of draw rock fell from roof, 1/4" to 1/2" thick , 6" by 6" wide. The sharp edge hit him above left eye, making a cut that required 4 stitches.

2005 · 1 incident

April 30, 2005 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Hubble Mining Company, LLC · Flash burns (electric)

When putting breaker in breaker and or tecepticle creating burns to hands and face flashed.

2004 · 2 incidents

October 16, 2004 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Hubble Mining Company, LLC · Struck by powered moving object

RIGHT LEG WAS CRUSHED WHEN 3 WHEELER ROOLED, PINNING LEG BETWEEN SHUTTLE CAR AND 3 WHEELER, ATTEMPTING TO GET CAN OF OIL OFF 3 WHEELER WHEN HAND SLIPPED ON FOOT PEDAL. WENT TO DOCTOR, GOT STITCHES, RETURNED TO WORK ON REGULAR SCHEDULE.

2003 · 1 incident

June 3, 2003 KY · Coal
Hubble Mining Company, LLC · -

MINER BACKING OUT OF FACE - MINER HELPER HIT BY BOOM OF MINER ON RIGHT LEG AND HIP AREA. EMT CHECKED, TAKEN TO PIKEVILLE METHODIST HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. ABLE TO MOVE ALL PARTS OF BODY - SORE- WANTED AN AMBULANCE - SEEN BY ER DOCTOR, SENT HOME.

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