Sapphire Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object
EE'S ROCK TRUCK, #623, GOT HIT IN THE CAB AREA BY TRUCK #630. TRUCK #623 WAS PARKED WHEN TRUCK #630 BACKED INTO HIM.
Montgomery Creek Coal
Sapphire Mining Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Michael K Cook; Randy A Cook
Vicco,
Perry County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518410
Montgomery Creek has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2002
- Latest incident
- Mar 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
63
citations
33
significant & substantial
$7,140
proposed penalties
$6,289
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $851 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
30
inspections on record
452
inspection hours
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: 452 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Montgomery Creek has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K 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.$7K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
59 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-11-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Montgomery Creek shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.28 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 34 samples.
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.0.28
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.15
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
34
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-07-07.
Silica (quartz)
21.7
silica avg (%)
33.7
silica max (%)
4
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-05-21.
Noise
0%
over PEL
18
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-05-13.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q1 | 13,869 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 32,941 | 18 | 15 | 546.4 |
| 2003 Q3 | 25,915 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 16,603 | 13 | 8 | 783.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 3,016 | 2 | 2 | 663.1 |
| 2002 Q4 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 3,852 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 22,182 | 28 | 7 | 1262.3 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q1 | 24,596 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 17,434 | 2 | 1 | 114.7 |
| 2001 Q3 | 6,066 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2002 · 2 incidents
March 26, 2002
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sapphire Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS CUTTING CAPS OFF OF BATTERY WHEN HIS KNIFE FOLDED, CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN HIS INDEX FINGER AND THUMB.
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