Mine No 7: 75 MSHA citations
Coal
Dorton,
Pike County,
KY
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517616
Mine No 7 has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1995–2001
- Latest incident
- Jul 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
40
significant & substantial
$6,246
proposed penalties
11% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,566 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: 410 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 No 7 has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K outstanding across 0 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.
72 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-07-12.
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.
55.6%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
56.9%
reasonably likely or greater
12.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 1.4% low, 98.6% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mine No 7 shows 87% of 54 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: 2001-07-11, 25 years ago
32 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 22 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR24
- CONTINUOUS MINER HELPER5
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)5
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2001-07-18, 25 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
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: 2001-06-26, 25 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- BELT MAN/CONVEYOR MAN1
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)1
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 |
86% |
43 |
| 2000 |
91% |
11 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year |
silica avg (%) |
samples |
| 2001 |
5.1 |
4 |
| 2000 |
8.1 |
2 |
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 |
22 |
67,544 |
| 2000 |
22 |
27,881 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mine No 7 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
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
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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 |
6,768 |
10 |
4 |
1477.5 |
| 2001 Q2 |
10,937 |
47 |
27 |
4297.3 |
| 2001 Q1 |
13,163 |
6 |
5 |
455.8 |
| 2000 Q4 |
9,589 |
3 |
1 |
312.9 |
| 2000 Q1 |
4,409 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file
2001 · 1 incident
Sister Bear Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS USING BOLTER WRENCH, IT BROKE AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH CUTTING HIS LIP AND TONGUE.
1999 · 3 incidents
December 9, 1999
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Emily Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS STANDING ON THE BOTTOM OF #1 BELT CHANGING A TOP PIECE OF STRUCTURE. AS HE STEPPED OFF OF THE BELT HE CRILLED HIS ANKLE.
September 30, 1999
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Emily Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING IN LOAD OF TIMBERS ON SCOOPONE TIMBER CAUGHT ON ROOF BOLT PLATE AND CAME BACK IN THE DECK OF THE SCOOP CATCHING HIM ON THE LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.
Emily Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object
EE WAS PUTTING OIL IN A MINER. HE WAS DOWN ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES. A ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT HIP AND KNEE.
1998 · 2 incidents
November 13, 1998
KY · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Emily Enterprises Inc · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS BEETING BITS OUT OF A CONTINUOUS MINOR. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE.
October 1, 1998
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Emily Enterprises Inc · Struck against stationary object
SHOVELING BELT AND HIS LEFT SHOULDER HIT THE TOP.
1996 · 1 incident
January 19, 1996
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Sheep Fork Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INJURED WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN HE LOWERED DRILL POT HEAD DOWN ON RIGHT KNEE CAUSING ABRASIONS.
1995 · 3 incidents
Sheep Fork Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BOX OF MINING PARTS FROM OFF OF THE SCOOP. WHEN EMP PLACED PARTS ON MINE FLOOR, HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
October 3, 1995
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sheep Fork Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS CUTTING ELECTRIC CABLE WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE CUT THROUGH THE CBLE & CUT HIS ARM
Sheep Fork Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED EE WAS CUTTING RUBBER CONDUIT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEG.