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: 63 MSHA citations 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.
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.54.1%
significant & substantial
3.3%
high negligence or reckless
53.3%
reasonably likely or greater
28.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 8.3% low, 88.3% moderate, 3.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Montgomery Creek shows 100% of 34 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: 2003-07-07, 23 years ago
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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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
34
samples
1.15
dust max (mg/m3)
26 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 8 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR14
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR7
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE7
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2002-05-21, 24 years ago21.7
silica avg (%)
4
samples
33.7
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR3
- HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR1
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: 2003-05-13, 23 years ago
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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.0%
over PEL
18
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR5
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE5
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 100% | 11 |
| 2002 | 100% | 18 |
| 2001 | 100% | 5 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year | silica avg (%) | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12.3 | 2 |
| 2001 | 31.0 | 2 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0% | 5 |
| 2002 | 0% | 8 |
| 2001 | 0% | 5 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Montgomery Creek recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2003.
Injury rate, 2003
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 5.87 and the all-US-mining average was 4.43 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 6.65 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2002 * | 7.87 | 7.87 | 0.000 |
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
- Sapphire Mining Inc 2001 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 43 | 2,267 |
| 2003 | 35 | 330,556 |
| 2002 | 35 | 149,746 |
| 2001 | 29 | 83,389 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Montgomery Creek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q1 | 13,869 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 32,941 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 25,915 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 16,603 | 6 | 4 | 361.4 |
| 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 | 22 | 4 | 991.8 |
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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.