Black Pearl Mining, Inc · Accident type, without injuries
Non-injury roof fall
No. 2 Coal
Black Pearl Mining, Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Ricky T Lucas
Fedscreek,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519357
No. 2 has $303K in proposed MSHA penalties and $230K outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2009–2012
- Latest incident
- Oct 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
342
citations
160
significant & substantial
$302,645
proposed penalties
$73,140
paid to date
24% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $229,505 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
44
inspections on record
1,674
inspection hours
20.4
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.342 citations across 1,674 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No. 2 has $303K in proposed MSHA penalties and $230K outstanding across 7 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.$303K
proposed penalties
$303K
current assessed
$73K
paid to date
$230K
outstanding
334 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-10-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at No. 2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.47 mg/m3 (93% compliant) across 118 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.0.47
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.11
dust max (mg/m3)
93%
within 1.5 mg/m3
118
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-07-22.
Silica (quartz)
6.4
silica avg (%)
8.3
silica max (%)
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-04-20.
Noise
0%
over PEL
17
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-02-15.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q3 | 6,886 | 53 | 25 | 7696.8 |
| 2011 Q2 | 8,730 | 52 | 18 | 5956.5 |
| 2011 Q1 | 9,465 | 47 | 15 | 4965.7 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q4 | 9,888 | 17 | 6 | 1719.3 |
| 2010 Q3 | 17,844 | 46 | 27 | 2577.9 |
| 2010 Q2 | 15,336 | 24 | 17 | 1564.9 |
| 2010 Q1 | 8,444 | 64 | 38 | 7579.3 |
| 2009 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q3 | 2,672 | 1 | 0 | 374.3 |
| 2009 Q2 | 8,697 | 21 | 7 | 2414.6 |
| 2009 Q1 | 6,915 | 13 | 6 | 1880.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2012 · 1 incident
2010 · 1 incident
October 7, 2010
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Superior Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Person was lifting up a timber out of a scoop dipper.
2009 · 3 incidents
May 8, 2009
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allen Mining LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EE was attempting to push a roof bolt up into the top by hand and felt something pop in lower back. EE was placed on long spine board, head was stabalized and EE transfered outside b/met, boss and bolting partner.
April 16, 2009
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Allen Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was installing a bolt when the drill chuck broke and bolt wrench struck his forearm.
Allen Mining LLC · Struck by falling object
Employee was walking up beltline to service feeder when a piece of rock fell and struck his head and neck
For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants
The full compliance file on No. 2
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.