Mining Incidents

No 12-A: 12 MSHA citations Coal

Steele, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517873

No 12-A has $2K 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
7
Years on record
1997–2000
Latest incident
Jul 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
12
citations
9
significant & substantial
$2,117
proposed penalties
$2,117
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
4
inspections on record
75
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: 75 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 12-A has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-08-18.
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.
75.0%
significant & substantial
8.3%
high negligence or reckless
75.0%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.7% low, 75.0% moderate, 8.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc 1996 to 2000
  2. Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2001 0
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

No 12-A 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 1,040 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,261 10 7 7930.2
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2000 · 1 incident

July 3, 2000 KY · Coal INUNDATION
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE CREW WERE DOING RECLAMATION WORK AND WERE INTHE PROCESS OF BUILDING A BERM TO CATCH LOOSE MATERIAL FROM THE FINISH GRADE WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE MATERIAL BROKE A 2" HAS LINE THAT WAS ALONG THE OUTCROP, LYING ON TOP OF THE GROUND.

1998 · 5 incidents

November 24, 1998 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING CABLE OFF THE WENCH ON THE DOZER. PAIN TO LOWER BACK.

August 25, 1998 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS DUMPING A TRUCK LOAD OF SPOIL ON AN ELEVATED DUMP SITE AND BACK UP TOO FAR AND HIS TRUCK ROLLED OVER (TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE).

August 21, 1998 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

PUSHING MATERIAL WITH A DOZER RAN OVER A ROCK THE DOZER SET DOWN AND JARRED HIS BACK.

April 27, 1998 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

TIGHTENING LUG BOLTS ON HIS COAL TRUCK AND STRAINED LOWER ABDOMEN.

1997 · 1 incident

October 15, 1997 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunny Ridge Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

PUT FAN BELT ON ROCK TRUCK. HAND SLIPPED CUT THUMB ON BELT PULLEY.