No 12-A: 12 MSHA citations
Coal
No 12-A has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1997. MSHA has proposed $2K in penalties since 2000.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1997–2000
- Latest incident
- Jul 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
9
significant & substantial
$2,117
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: 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
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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.
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
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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.
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 |
0 |
|
| 2000 |
2 |
|
| 1999 |
2 |
|
| 1998 |
29 |
171,046 |
| 1997 |
36 |
283,585 |
| 1996 |
24 |
6,602 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 12-A 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; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. 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
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
TAKIN GPIN OUT OF EXCAVATOR PIN DROPPED CAUGHT EE'S FINGER.
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.