S A M #7: 68 MSHA citations
Coal
Myra,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518245
S A M #7 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $797 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2000–2001
- Latest incident
- Nov 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
42
significant & substantial
$7,279
proposed penalties
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $797 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: 654 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
S A M #7 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $797 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.
67 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-12-17.
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.
62.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
62.7%
reasonably likely or greater
26.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 1.5% low, 98.5% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at S A M #7 shows 88% of 117 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: 2001-11-19, 24 years ago
47 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 70 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR62
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)7
- CONTINUOUS MINER HELPER6
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2001-11-13, 24 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR5
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 |
85% |
62 |
| 2000 |
91% |
55 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year |
silica avg (%) |
samples |
| 2001 |
6.8 |
4 |
| 2000 |
6.3 |
4 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
S A M #7 recorded 20.22 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.
Injury rate, 2001
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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 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 7.69 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.
Ownership history
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South Akers Mining Llc
2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
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) |
| 2002 |
0 |
|
| 2001 |
15 |
85,735 |
| 2000 |
15 |
57,329 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
S A M #7 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
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 |
| 2002 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2001 Q4 |
3,887 |
9 |
6 |
2315.4 |
| 2001 Q3 |
8,069 |
5 |
3 |
619.7 |
| 2001 Q2 |
8,707 |
6 |
1 |
689.1 |
| 2001 Q1 |
9,015 |
16 |
12 |
1774.8 |
| 2000 Q4 |
7,118 |
11 |
10 |
1545.4 |
| 2000 Q3 |
6,535 |
14 |
8 |
2142.3 |
| 2000 Q2 |
8,888 |
6 |
2 |
675.1 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file
2001 · 3 incidents
November 8, 2001
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
South Akers Mining Llc · Struck by falling object
WHILE TYING SHOE LACES A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING EE ON HAND.
February 22, 2001
KY · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
MACHINERY
South Akers Mining Llc · Struck by falling object
DRY ROCK FELL IN BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEGS AND LEFT ARM.
January 2, 2001
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Akers Mining Llc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE REPORTED INJURING BACK WHILE LOADING BOLTING MACHINE WITH SUPPLIES.
2000 · 3 incidents
August 4, 2000
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
South Akers Mining Llc · Struck by falling object
PRY ROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING EE ON HEAD & SHOULDER WHILE BOLTING TOP.
July 18, 2000
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
South Akers Mining Llc · Struck against a moving object
EE RAN OVER ROCK WHILE IN SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT HIS HELMETED HEAD ON TOP.
May 11, 2000
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
South Akers Mining Llc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO HANG CURTAIN AND A SMALLPIECE OF DRY ROCK FELL STRIKING NECK AND BACK. CAME BACK 5/12/00. LEFT AGAIN 5/15/00.