Rb #8: 36 MSHA citations
Coal
Pathfork,
Harlan County,
KY
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Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518131
Rb #8 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $678 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
- 2000–2001
- Latest incident
- Feb 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
19
significant & substantial
$4,217
proposed penalties
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $765 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
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: 659 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Rb #8 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $678 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.
36 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-06-13.
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.
52.8%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
52.8%
reasonably likely or greater
11.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.6% low, 94.4% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Rb #8 shows 81% of 138 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: 2001-06-29, 25 years ago
81 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 57 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR55
- MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR30
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)16
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2001-03-30, 25 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR10
Noise
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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: 2000-04-27, 26 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)2
- LABORER/BLACKSMITH1
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 |
| 2001 |
74% |
43 |
| 2000 |
84% |
95 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year |
silica avg (%) |
samples |
| 2001 |
6.3 |
3 |
| 2000 |
5.1 |
16 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Rb #8 recorded 13.02 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2000.
Injury rate, 2000
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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.
Above average. The US coal mining average was 7.74 and the all-US-mining average was 5.64 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 8.83 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.
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.
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) |
| 2001 |
13 |
57,190 |
| 2000 |
16 |
103,188 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Rb #8 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
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 |
| 2001 Q3 |
900 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 |
6,279 |
7 |
3 |
1114.8 |
| 2001 Q1 |
7,578 |
4 |
1 |
527.8 |
| 2000 Q4 |
8,186 |
3 |
1 |
366.5 |
| 2000 Q3 |
7,081 |
11 |
9 |
1553.5 |
| 2000 Q2 |
8,436 |
5 |
3 |
592.7 |
| 2000 Q1 |
7,021 |
6 |
2 |
854.6 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2001 · 1 incident
INJURED WAS CLEANING THE NARROW SIDE OF THE LO-LO BELT STRUCTURE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDERAND ARM AREA. THE ROCK WAS LESS THEN 2' IN DIAME TER AND FELL FROM BETWEEN THE LAST ROOF BOLT AND COAL RIB.
2000 · 2 incidents
September 23, 2000
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED WAS FINISHING INSTALLING THE HEAD ON THECONTINUOUS MINER AND AS HE WAS INSTALLING THE RIPPER CHAIN, IT FELL AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE THUMB REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
Manalapan Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
INJURED HAD PLACED THE BOLT HALFWAY INTO THE HOLE HE HAD JUST DRILLED AND AS HE ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY STRAIGHTEN THE BOLT IN ORDER TO SHOVE IT THE REST OF THE WAY INTO THE HOLE, HE SLIPPED AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.