Mining Incidents

Mine # 2 Coal

Controlled by Harold K Simpson
Delphia, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518112

Mine # 2 has $324K in proposed MSHA penalties and $324K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1999–2001
Latest incident
Aug 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
578
citations
259
significant & substantial
$324,304
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $324,304 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
75
inspections on record
2,263
inspection hours
25.5
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.
578 citations across 2,263 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine # 2 has $324K in proposed MSHA penalties and $324K 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.
$324K
proposed penalties
$324K
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$324K
outstanding
557 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-04-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine # 2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.28 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 168 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.
0.28
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.35
dust max (mg/m3)
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
168
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-02-28.
Silica (quartz)
3.7
silica avg (%)
6.3
silica max (%)
4
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-04-30.
Noise
0%
over PEL
19
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-01-07.
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
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 1 0
2004 Q1 805 50 26 62111.8
2003 Q4 739 18 4 24357.2
2003 Q3 2,785 30 8 10772.0
2003 Q2 656 16 4 24390.2
2003 Q1 1,849 6 1 3245.0
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4 2,195 23 4 10478.4
2002 Q3 3,310 82 19 24773.4
2002 Q2 2,293 72 27 31399.9
2002 Q1 4,540 133 66 29295.2
2001 Q4 4,795 48 39 10010.4
2001 Q3 7,365 70 44 9504.4
2001 Q2 3,391 28 17 8257.2
2000 Q1 0 1 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2001 · 1 incident

August 7, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Simpson Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS PLACING DRILL STEEL. HIS THUMB WAS OVER THE TOP OF STEEL; HITTING THE WRONG CONTROL LEVER HE PINNED THUMB TO ROOF.

1999 · 12 incidents

November 18, 1999 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hasco Inc · Accident type, without injuries

TOP WAS SOFT SLATE WITH SLICK OUTS. TOP WAS NOT UNIFORM. 15 X 30 X 5 FT THICK FALL (AREA CUT WIDE).

November 17, 1999 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) ELECTRICAL
Hasco Inc · Contact with electrical current

EE WAS HANGING ROOF BOLTER CABLE HANDS CAME IN CONTACT WITH NICKED PLACE IN TRAINING CABLE CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHOCK. PERSON SAID HE WAS ALRIGHT BUT WAS SENT TO DR TO BE CHECKED. NO DAMAGES TO PERSON THAT IS KNOWN\

October 13, 1999 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hasco Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE DRILLING A HOLE HE REACH UP AND GOT A HOLD OF THE STEEL AND PUSHED LEVER WRONG WAY PINNING HIS HAND BETWEEN HEAD ON BOLTER AND ROOF.

September 23, 1999 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hasco Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURED AT #5 INTERSECTION. ROOF FELL IN AND WAS MIXED WITH DRAW ROCK, SOAPSTONE ANDSANDSTONE. IT WAS SUPPORTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS.NO DAMAGE DONE. CRIBBED AREA AROUND FALL HAS BEE N CORDONED OFF. FALL WILL NOT BE REMOVED.

September 20, 1999 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hasco Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT RIGHT FOOT IN BETWEEN RIB AND BOLTER.

August 26, 1999 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hasco Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HITTING CONNECTING LINK ON MINER CONVEYER CHAIN HITTING FINGER BETWEEN HANDLE AND LINK.

August 24, 1999 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hasco Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MINER OPERATOR LIFTING RIB RAIL ON MINER STRAINED MUSCLE IN RIGHT LEG.

July 9, 1999 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hasco Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ROOF BOLT INTO HOLE AND PULLED MUSCLES IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS CHEST.

June 14, 1999 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Hasco Inc · Struck by falling object

WORKING ON MINER OTHER REPAIRMAN LET HEADS DOWN AND MASHED LEFT TOES

June 14, 1999 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hasco Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

PULLING BELT THROUGHHOLE, SLIPPED AND FELL AND PULLED LUMBAR MUSCLE IN BACK.

April 12, 1999 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hasco Inc · Accident type, without injuries

LARGE SLIP IN FACE AREA WITH SEVERAL STREAKS OF COAL CAUSING TOP TO GIVE LOOSE. #5 HEADING FALL WAS FOUND ON PRE-SHIFT. NO ONE WAS UNDERGROUND AT TIME OF FALL.

April 12, 1999 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hasco Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL FOUND ON PRE-SHIFT ON 4-12-99 BETWEEN 2 AND 3 CROSSCUT. FALL WAS CAUSED BY HILL SCAM THAT RAN FROM #2 INTAKE SECTION ACROSS TO #3. NO DAMAGE DONE. FALL WAS CRIBBED IN ALL AREAS NEEDED.

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The full compliance file on Mine # 2

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.