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Mine #15a Coal

Controlled by Mark LaVerghetta
Kimper, Pike County, KY  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 1519048

Mine #15a has $48K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2008–2011
Latest incident
Jun 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
182
citations
54
significant & substantial
$47,998
proposed penalties
$41,732
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,266 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
88
inspections on record
2,429
inspection hours
7.5
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.
182 citations across 2,429 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine #15a has $48K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.
$48K
proposed penalties
$42K
current assessed
$42K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
174 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-06-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Mine #15a shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.63 mg/m3 (93% compliant) across 192 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.
0.63
dust avg (mg/m3)
7.14
dust max (mg/m3)
93%
within 1.5 mg/m3
192
samples
Most recent sample: 2015-09-25.
Silica (quartz)
5.8
silica avg (%)
7.1
silica max (%)
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-10-13.
Noise
9%
over PEL
33
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-12-14.
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
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
Show 46 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 716 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,044 2 0 1915.7
2016 Q1 1,009 2 0 1982.2
2015 Q4 4,091 2 0 488.9
2015 Q3 4,209 7 2 1663.1
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 2 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 1 0
2013 Q2 0 1 0
2013 Q1 0 1 0
2012 Q4 0 3 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 0 3 0
2012 Q1 18,979 12 3 632.3
2011 Q4 18,701 10 4 534.7
2011 Q3 18,353 23 11 1253.2
2011 Q2 16,166 42 10 2598.0
2011 Q1 14,257 9 1 631.3
2010 Q4 15,483 11 6 710.5
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 1 0
2009 Q2 3,361 6 0 1785.2
2009 Q1 5,694 17 6 2985.6
2008 Q4 4,547 7 1 1539.5
2008 Q3 4,242 5 3 1178.7
2008 Q2 5,069 5 3 986.4
2008 Q1 3,948 10 4 2532.9
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 1,900 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2011 · 1 incident

June 6, 2011 KY · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EE was loading rock dust into a rock duster and fell and struck his right shoulder on the rock duster. X-rays were negative.

2009 · 1 incident

January 10, 2009 KY · Coal FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Blair Coal Co Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A portion of the highwall over the No. 3 portal collapsed blocking the portal for travel. MSHA was notified and MSHA AR investigated and issued a Control Order on this date, Order #7445386.

2008 · 1 incident

December 31, 2008 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Blair Coal Co Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EE got off Damascus Scooter, failed to set brake, scooter rolled back and came in contact with left ankle.

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