Cumberland, Harlan County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516011
Mine #4 has $612K in proposed MSHA penalties and $508K outstanding across 23 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1992–2007
Latest incident
Jul 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,100
citations
400
significant & substantial
$612,072
proposed penalties
$84,583
paid to date
14% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $527,489 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
95
inspections on record
4,862
inspection hours
22.6
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.
1,100 citations across 4,862 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine #4 has $612K in proposed MSHA penalties and $508K outstanding across 23 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.
$612K
proposed penalties
$592K
current assessed
$85K
paid to date
$508K
outstanding
1,048 assessments are final orders; 23 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-07-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mine #4 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.73 mg/m3 (87% compliant) across 528 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.
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
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q4
0
0
0
2007 Q3
7,307
50
16
6842.8
2007 Q2
20,565
136
70
6613.2
2007 Q1
23,990
64
28
2667.8
2006 Q4
19,976
78
43
3904.7
2006 Q3
17,936
39
11
2174.4
2006 Q2
11,463
25
3
2180.9
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2006 Q1
1,702
8
2
4700.4
2005 Q3
5,871
10
0
1703.3
2005 Q2
15,461
26
3
1681.7
2005 Q1
17,017
33
14
1939.2
2004 Q4
18,473
52
19
2814.9
2004 Q3
19,285
55
25
2852.0
2004 Q2
21,699
15
2
691.3
2004 Q1
16,456
54
27
3281.5
2003 Q4
19,556
47
13
2403.4
2003 Q3
18,219
22
6
1207.5
2003 Q2
20,619
34
12
1649.0
2003 Q1
19,463
25
8
1284.5
2002 Q4
20,824
26
6
1248.6
2002 Q3
20,728
29
5
1399.1
2002 Q2
22,031
43
12
1951.8
2002 Q1
20,111
27
9
1342.5
2001 Q4
21,047
30
15
1425.4
2001 Q3
19,580
50
15
2553.6
2001 Q2
19,722
16
2
811.3
2001 Q1
18,449
26
2
1409.3
2000 Q4
16,923
45
20
2659.1
2000 Q3
5,988
30
12
5010.0
2000 Q2
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
21 on file
2007 · 1 incident
July 20, 2007KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A SMALL ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE RETURN AND REPORTED TO MSHA OFFICE & KY STATE OFFICE. IT IS TIMBERED OFF AND DANGER SIGNS POSTED. LOCATION WAS SPAD #68. APPROX SIZE 1 BREAK LONG X 5' THICK.
2002 · 10 incidents
November 14, 2002KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDLING OF MATERIALS
2 ROOF FALLS WERE FOUND DURING WEEKLY EXAMINATION THE MINE STATUS FROM TEMPORARY ABANDONED WAS DONE MAY 1994 TO ACTIVE NON PRODUCING TO BEGIN REHABILITATION. THE FIRST WAS FOUND IN MAIN RETURN AIRWAY BETWEEN 1-12 XCUT 5' HIGH 40' LONG 2ND WAS FOUND IN 4 ENTRY BLEEDER 2 ENTRY BETWEEN 1-12 X CUTS APPROX. 5 FT HIGH 60 FT LONG MSHA WAS NOTIFIED.
1992 · 1 incident
April 16, 1992KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Stillhouse Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
BOTLER WAS STARTING THE ROOF BOLT INTO THE HOLE, HE WAS HOLDING THE BOLT ABOUT 3 WAY UP AND USING THE HEAD OF THE DRILL TO PUSH THE BOLT UP INTO THE HOLE, AND THE BOLT BENT UPWARD AGAINST THE ROOF CATCHING THE MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE BOLT AND THE ROOF. RESULTING HAVING A MASHED MIDDLE FINGER.
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