Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
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PE 5 Underground Coal
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
J Mark Campbell
Myra,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519198
PE 5 Underground has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2009
- Latest incident
- Jun 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
81
citations
45
significant & substantial
$22,067
proposed penalties
$22,067
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
9
inspections on record
799
inspection hours
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: 799 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
PE 5 Underground has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.$22K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
80 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-05-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at PE 5 Underground shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.51 mg/m3 (94% compliant) across 98 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.0.51
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.55
dust max (mg/m3)
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
98
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-05-12.
Silica (quartz)
8.3
silica avg (%)
16.7
silica max (%)
9
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-01-23.
Noise
17%
over PEL
12
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-09-29.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q2 | 17,641 | 10 | 3 | 566.9 |
| 2009 Q1 | 34,985 | 21 | 12 | 600.3 |
| 2008 Q4 | 31,945 | 33 | 22 | 1033.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 23,255 | 15 | 6 | 645.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 5,365 | 2 | 2 | 372.8 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2009 · 2 incidents
March 1, 2009
KY · Coal
discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was lifting a 50 lb bag of rock dust when he experienced pain in his lower back.
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The full compliance file on PE 5 Underground
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.