No 10: 40 MSHA citations
Coal
Dorton,
Pike County,
KY
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518180
No 10 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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
- 2000–2001
- Latest incident
- Aug 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
31
significant & substantial
$3,679
proposed penalties
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 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: 553 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No 10 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
40 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-09-10.
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.
77.5%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
77.5%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 10.0% low, 90.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at No 10 shows 100% of 72 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: 2001-08-27, 24 years ago
37 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 35 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR36
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)12
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR6
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2001-05-17, 25 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR3
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 |
100% |
47 |
| 2000 |
100% |
25 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year |
silica avg (%) |
samples |
| 2001 |
7.5 |
4 |
| 2000 |
7.1 |
1 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
No 10 recorded 8.73 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.
Injury rate, 2001
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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.
Above average. The US coal mining average was 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 7.69 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 |
| 2001 * |
8.73 |
8.73 |
0.000 |
| 2000 * |
36.78 |
36.78 |
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.
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 |
26 |
219,870 |
| 2000 |
15 |
112,028 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 10 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 Q4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2001 Q3 |
11,085 |
4 |
3 |
360.8 |
| 2001 Q2 |
18,489 |
7 |
6 |
378.6 |
| 2001 Q1 |
16,226 |
5 |
2 |
308.1 |
| 2000 Q4 |
16,544 |
8 |
6 |
483.6 |
| 2000 Q3 |
5,209 |
2 |
2 |
384.0 |
| 2000 Q2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
| 2000 Q1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
|
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file
2001 · 5 incidents
August 13, 2001
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Husky Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE SHOULDER AND NECK.
Husky Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
THE WITH OF THE ADVANCING 10 ENTRIES COMBINED WITH THE FRAGILE ROOF CONDITION MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FALL, IN ADDITION TO A SOFT LAMINATED LAYER OF MATERIAL AT 4 FT.
Husky Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
WATER AND COAL IN ROOF AND OUT-CROP. FALL IS LOCATED BETWEEN SPAD NO. 166 & 167 APPROXIMATE 40' IN LENGTH AND 6' TO 8' IN HEIGHT.
Husky Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL AT SPAD NO. 172 APPROX 120 FT IN BY AND APPROX 6-8 FT HIGH. WATER, COAL, AND OUTCROP DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FALL.
March 30, 2001
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Husky Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLING TAILPIECE WITH SCOOP. CHAIN BROKE, HITTING EE IN CHEST AND SHOULDER.
2000 · 5 incidents
December 15, 2000
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Husky Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHEN PUSHING ROOF BOLT INTO HOLE WITH HEAD OF ROOF BOLTER, BOLT SLIPPED OFF HEAD CATCHING THUMB.
October 16, 2000
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Husky Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SET DRILL STEEL DOWN ON HEAD OF ROOF BOLTER CATCHING GLOVE BETWEEN DRILL STEEL & ROTATING HEAD ON ROOF BOLTER
October 9, 2000
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Husky Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ROLLING UP CURTAIN END OF CURTAIN FLIPPED UP DIRT INTO EYEY
Husky Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
SECTION OUT-CROP.
September 6, 2000
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Husky Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LOADING ROCK DUST INTO SCOOP BUCKET, BACK INJURY.