S.A.M. 17 Coal
South Akers Mining Co., LLC
· Underground
Controlled by
Harold E Akers; Jim D Akers
Dorton,
Letcher County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519178
S.A.M. 17 has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $863 outstanding across 11 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
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- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
157
citations
45
significant & substantial
$26,897
proposed penalties
$23,278
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,619 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
22
inspections on record
1,287
inspection hours
12.2
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.157 citations across 1,287 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
S.A.M. 17 has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $863 outstanding across 11 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.$27K
proposed penalties
$24K
current assessed
$23K
paid to date
$863
outstanding
155 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-04-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at S.A.M. 17 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.37 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 126 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.0.37
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.45
dust max (mg/m3)
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
126
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-03-18.
Silica (quartz)
5.4
silica avg (%)
8.7
silica max (%)
3
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-09-16.
Noise
11%
over PEL
28
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-03-18.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q1 | 9,513 | 19 | 9 | 1997.3 |
| 2009 Q4 | 10,860 | 19 | 4 | 1749.5 |
| 2009 Q3 | 8,529 | 15 | 4 | 1758.7 |
| 2009 Q2 | 10,355 | 23 | 7 | 2221.1 |
| 2009 Q1 | 10,782 | 31 | 5 | 2875.2 |
| 2008 Q4 | 13,347 | 9 | 4 | 674.3 |
| 2008 Q3 | 11,418 | 13 | 5 | 1138.6 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q2 | 5,837 | 20 | 7 | 3426.4 |
| 2008 Q1 | 280 | 4 | 0 | 14285.7 |
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 S.A.M. 17
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.