Mining Incidents

Mine #7 Coal

Controlled by Harold K Simpson
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
84
citations
37
significant & substantial
$11,221
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,221 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
24
inspections on record
456
inspection hours
n/a
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.
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
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$11K
outstanding
81 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-07-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine #7 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.48 mg/m3 (97% compliant) across 65 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.
0.48
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.97
dust max (mg/m3)
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
65
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-06-12.
Silica (quartz)
2.5
silica avg (%)
2.5
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-12-13.
Noise
0%
over PEL
15
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-06-12.
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
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.

December 2, 1998 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gentec Processing Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PLATERING BRATTICE ON BELTLINE, PLASTER BURNED HIS RIGHT WRIST.

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The full compliance file on Mine #7

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.