Pleasant View Washer Plant has $12K 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
8
Years on record
1993–2007
Latest incident
Jun 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
101
citations
34
significant & substantial
$12,449
proposed penalties
$11,690
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $759 gap.
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: 711 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Pleasant View Washer Plant has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
98 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-03-21.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
18citations taken to the federal commission · 18% of citations on record
Settled
18 · 100%
90%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 10 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
30%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K proposed, $2K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2010-07-28.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Pleasant View Washer Plant shows 100% of 22 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: 2009-12-11, 16 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
22
samples
0.45
dust max (mg/m3)
22 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER13
TIPPLE OPERATOR4
BULLDOZER OPERATOR1
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.
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2016
0
2015
0
2014
0
2013
0
2011
0
2010
5
2009
7
2008
6
2007
6
2006
5
2005
4
2001
0
2000
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Pleasant View Washer Plant sits in Hopkins County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.7% 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.
Hopkins County, Kentucky · Population 45,143
2.7%
Mining share of county employment
$57,610
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
2016 Q3
0
0
0
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2014 Q3
0
0
0
2014 Q2
0
0
0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q4
0
0
0
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2011 Q4
0
0
0
2011 Q3
0
0
0
2011 Q2
0
0
0
2011 Q1
0
11
3
2010 Q4
660
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
824
1
0
1213.6
2010 Q2
3,271
18
9
5502.9
2010 Q1
3,318
4
0
1205.5
2009 Q4
4,487
1
0
222.9
2009 Q3
4,309
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
4,301
1
0
232.5
2009 Q1
3,702
1
0
270.1
2008 Q4
3,820
1
0
261.8
2008 Q3
3,199
9
7
2813.4
2008 Q2
3,186
7
5
2197.1
2008 Q1
3,677
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
3,575
3
2
839.2
2007 Q3
3,894
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
3,946
5
0
1267.1
2007 Q1
3,895
4
0
1027.0
2006 Q4
2,328
1
1
429.6
2006 Q3
2,710
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
1,812
4
1
2207.5
2006 Q1
2,537
10
2
3941.7
2005 Q4
1,751
7
0
3997.7
2001 Q4
0
0
0
2000 Q2
0
0
0
2000 Q1
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file
2007 · 1 incident
June 7, 2007KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE stated he was placing a conveyor belt tail roll in place. Come-a-long chain came loose- caught both hands between tail roller & steel plate. Fracture to little finger left hand, ring finger, r. hand, both fingers required stitches from lacerations. Started missing work 6/8/07.
1997 · 1 incident
March 24, 1997KY · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
YEMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CARRYING A DRIER SCREEN FOR COAL BASKET, SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF RUBBER BELT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL, EMPLOYEE'S MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SCREEN AND GROUND CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING 10 STITCHES.
April 26, 1995KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED PARTY WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN A METAL BRACE TO PUT A WIPER ON THE BELT WHEN THE DRILL DRILLED THRU THE METAL BRACE AND GOT CAUGHT CAUSING THE DRILL TO TURN IN HIS HAND CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND AND RING FINGER PULLING HIS FINGER NAIL OFF
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