Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
English Español
← Back to search

No 4: 43 MSHA citations Coal

Apex Energy Inc · Surface
Controlled by J Mark Campbell
Phelps, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518517

No 4 has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at No 4.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2002–2005
Latest incident
Mar 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
43
citations
34
significant & substantial
$5,176
proposed penalties
$5,176
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Apex Energy Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
45
inspections on record
801
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: 801 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 4 has $5K 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
42 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-05-03.
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.
79.1%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
78.6%
reasonably likely or greater
14.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.3% low, 85.7% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at No 4 shows 98% of 59 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

Health sampling
ⓘ 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
ⓘ 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: 2006-06-06, 20 years ago
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
59
samples
1.56
dust max (mg/m3)
54 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 5 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR22
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE12
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER11

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2005-02-04, 21 years ago
21.9
silica avg (%)
4
samples
37.0
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR3
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

Noise
ⓘ 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: 2005-10-18, 20 years ago
7%
over PEL
27
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR8
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER6
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE6
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ 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
ⓘ 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
2006 100% 7
2005 94% 16
2004 100% 16
2003 100% 14
2002 100% 6
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2005 9.7 1
2004 26.3 1
2003 25.9 2
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2005 0% 10
2004 0% 6
2003 0% 6
2002 40% 5
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

No 4 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2006.

Injury rate, 2006
ⓘ 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 4.87 and the all-US-mining average was 3.91 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.96 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
2006 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2005 * 6.26 6.26 0.000
2004 * 2.58 2.58 0.000
2003 1.74 1.74 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
  1. Apex Energy Inc 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2007 1
2006 10 69,422
2005 13 80,111
2004 32 150,735
2003 43 264,726
2002 23 165,287
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

No 4 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
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 140 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 169 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 83 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 2,119 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 18,171 4 3 220.1
2006 Q1 7,749 0 0 0.0
Show 15 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q4 5,883 5 3 849.9
2005 Q3 9,976 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,293 1 1 436.1
2005 Q1 13,777 2 2 145.2
2004 Q4 1,424 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 16,721 2 2 119.6
2004 Q2 33,104 2 1 60.4
2004 Q1 26,171 5 3 191.1
2003 Q4 35,007 1 1 28.6
2003 Q3 21,482 1 0 46.6
2003 Q2 35,649 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 22,514 4 3 177.7
2002 Q3 14,180 6 6 423.1
2002 Q2 14,372 2 1 139.2
2002 Q1 4,257 1 1 234.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2005 · 1 incident

March 4, 2005 KY · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apex Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MOVED PUMP MOTOR TO LOOK AT IT.

2004 · 1 incident

January 7, 2004 KY · Coal shopman repair cars, mechanic MACHINERY
Apex Energy Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS WORKING ON D9 DOZER USING AN IMPACT AIR GUN, WHEN SOCKET SLIPPED OFF BOLT. SOMETHING HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.

2003 · 1 incident

May 1, 2003 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apex Energy Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER OF A DM45 IR DRILL TOPREPARE DRILL FOR START UP. HE WAS IN A HURRY & LOST HIS FOOTING, FALLING BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND LADING ON RIGHT ARM.RESULTED IN A KNOT SWELLIN G UP JUST BELOW RIGHT ELBOW

2002 · 1 incident

August 1, 2002 KY · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Apex Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING IN ROCK TRUCK GETTING LOADED, LOADER OPERATOR WAS PUTTING BUCKET OF ROCK IN TRUCK. A BIG ROCK ROLLED OUT OF BUCKET STRIKINGSIDE OF TRUCK STRIKING EE. EE WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT PAIN AND STIFFNESS IN HIS NECK AT THE END OF THE SHIFT.