Pegs Branch Surface Mine Coal
Sidney Coal Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc
Sidney,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518378
Pegs Branch Surface Mine has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
23
citations
14
significant & substantial
$2,977
proposed penalties
$2,977
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
25
inspections on record
311
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: 311 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Pegs Branch Surface Mine has $3K 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.$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
23 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-04-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Pegs Branch Surface Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.23 mg/m3 (97% compliant) across 30 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.0.23
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.79
dust max (mg/m3)
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
30
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-08-22.
Silica (quartz)
8.6
silica avg (%)
17.3
silica max (%)
4
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-02-01.
Noise
0%
over PEL
9
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-12-22.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Show 26 earlier quarters Hide earlier quarters
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q2 | 1,379 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 3,021 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 15,349 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 17,706 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 19,266 | 7 | 6 | 363.3 |
| 2005 Q1 | 20,254 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 18,831 | 7 | 4 | 371.7 |
| 2004 Q3 | 16,511 | 2 | 1 | 121.1 |
| 2004 Q2 | 17,303 | 5 | 1 | 289.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 4,950 | 2 | 2 | 404.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.
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The full compliance file on Pegs Branch Surface Mine
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