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Mine #7: 17 MSHA citations Coal

Phelps, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518252

Mine #7 has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $972 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Jun 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
17
citations
11
significant & substantial
$1,463
proposed penalties
$421
paid to date
29% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,042 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Carbon River Coal Corp's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
6
inspections on record
105
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: 105 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 $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $972 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$421
paid to date
$972
outstanding
17 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $952 in penalties contested before the Commission, $882 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-06-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
64.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
76.5%
reasonably likely or greater
11.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
ⓘ 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
KENT20000106 Settlement Barbour 2000 $630 → $560
KENT20000254 Default Barbour 2001 $322 → $322
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine #7 shows 100% of 3 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Last sampled: 2000-07-15, 26 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
3
samples
0.34
dust max (mg/m3)
3 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER OPERATOR1
  • GROUNDMAN1
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Simp-A-Lex Inc 2000 to 2000
  2. Carbon River Coal Corp 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2001 0
2000 7 62,200
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mine #7 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 836 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,014 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,987 17 11 8555.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2000 · 2 incidents

June 28, 2000 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Simp-A-Lex Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HELPING ANOTHER WORKER PULL A SUCTION HOSE OUT. NOT REPORTED TILL 8/7/00.

June 13, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Simp-A-Lex Inc · Struck by flying object

WORKERS HAND SLIPPED OFF OA A BINDER AND THE BINDER FLEW INTO THE WORKERS FACE.