No. 5: 138 MSHA citations
Coal
Robinson Creek,
Pike County,
KY
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Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516888
No. 5 has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $15K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2001
- Latest incident
- Dec 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
75
significant & substantial
$14,512
proposed penalties
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $14,512 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
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: 949 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. 5 has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $15K 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.
135 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-06-24.
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.
55.6%
significant & substantial
10.4%
high negligence or reckless
55.6%
reasonably likely or greater
8.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 2.2% low, 87.4% moderate, 10.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at No. 5 shows 72% of 144 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: 2003-06-27, 23 years ago
96 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 48 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR35
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR34
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)21
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2003-02-12, 23 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR4
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 |
| 2003 |
83% |
65 |
| 2002 |
59% |
61 |
| 2001 |
72% |
18 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year |
silica avg (%) |
samples |
| 2003 |
0.5 |
1 |
| 2002 |
2.7 |
5 |
| 2001 |
8.1 |
2 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, 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) |
| 2003 |
7 |
5,857 |
| 2002 |
9 |
4,807 |
| 2001 |
9 |
9,304 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No. 5 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 |
| 2003 Q1 |
2,240 |
36 |
28 |
16071.4 |
| 2002 Q4 |
3,240 |
29 |
14 |
8950.6 |
| 2002 Q3 |
3,240 |
18 |
10 |
5555.6 |
| 2001 Q4 |
7,018 |
15 |
9 |
2137.4 |
| 2001 Q2 |
1,393 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2001 · 3 incidents
December 11, 2001
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Sister Bear Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WE WERE REVERSING FEEDER AND THE EMPLOYEE BUMPEDTHE SWITCH WITH HIS BACK WHILE HAVING HIS HAND ON THE V-BELTS. RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY CUTTING HIS FINGER.
Sister Bear Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS LIFTING SPEED REDUCER ALONE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER STOMACH AND BACK AND LEFT LEG.
Tradition Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries
THIS MINE WAS FLOODED DUE TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN A VERY SHOR PERIOD OF TIME.