Mine #7: 84 MSHA citations
Coal
Delphia,
Perry County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518105
Mine #7 has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1998–1999
- Latest incident
- Aug 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
37
significant & substantial
$11,221
proposed penalties
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,221 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 456 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine #7 has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
81 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-07-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
45.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
45.7%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 1.2% low, 98.8% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket |
Decision |
Judge |
Year |
Proposed / upheld |
| KENT20000102 |
Settlement |
Barbour |
2000 |
$1K → $850 |
| KENT20010371 |
Default |
Barbour |
2002 |
$275 → $275 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mine #7 shows 97% of 65 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
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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: 2001-06-12, 25 years ago
45 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 20 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR20
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR14
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)7
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2000-12-13, 25 years ago
Noise
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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: 2001-06-12, 25 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR7
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)4
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR3
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.
| Year |
within 1.5 mg/m3 |
samples |
| 2001 |
100% |
31 |
| 2000 |
94% |
34 |
Noise by year
| Year |
over PEL |
samples |
| 2001 |
0% |
10 |
| 2000 |
0% |
5 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
| Year |
Employees |
Coal produced (tons) |
| 2001 |
10 |
50,328 |
| 2000 |
5 |
30,266 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mine #7 sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
| 2001 Q3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
| 2001 Q2 |
4,495 |
28 |
15 |
6229.1 |
| 2001 Q1 |
4,760 |
17 |
9 |
3571.4 |
| 2000 Q4 |
4,210 |
27 |
10 |
6413.3 |
| 2000 Q3 |
1,490 |
2 |
1 |
1342.3 |
| 2000 Q2 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
|
| 2000 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
1999 · 3 incidents
August 17, 1999
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
ELECTRICAL
Gentec Processing Inc · Flash burns (electric)
EE WAS STANDING BESIDE A CATHEAD THAT EXPLODED.
August 17, 1999
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
ELECTRICAL
Gentec Processing Inc · Flash burns (electric)
CATHEAD TO SCOOP CHARGER EXPLODED.
January 6, 1999
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Gentec Processing Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE SWUNG THE HEAD OF THE ROOFBOLTER THE WRONG WAY AND MASHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE STEEL.
1998 · 2 incidents
December 7, 1998
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
OTHER
Gentec Processing Inc · Struck against stationary object
ON 11-9-98, EE HIT HIS KNEE ON THE FRAME OF A ROOFBOLTER. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION NOR DID HE MISS ANY WORK. HOWEVER, ON 12-7-98, EE ELECTED TO SEE A PHYSICIAN FOR THIS INJURY. AS SUC H THIS BECAME A LOST TIME ACCIDENT AS OF 12-7-98.
Gentec Processing Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
PLATERING BRATTICE ON BELTLINE, PLASTER BURNED HIS RIGHT WRIST.