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St. Helens Tipple Coal

Controlled by Robert L Rosencrans
Beattyville, Lee County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1515983

St. Helens Tipple has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1988–2004
Latest incident
Feb 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
152
citations
67
significant & substantial
$29,359
proposed penalties
$24,188
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,171 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
64
inspections on record
1,292
inspection hours
11.8
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.
152 citations across 1,292 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

St. Helens Tipple has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 3 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.
$29K
proposed penalties
$28K
current assessed
$24K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
152 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at St. Helens Tipple shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.13 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 68 samples.

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.
0.13
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.57
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
68
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-06-12.
Noise
0%
over PEL
47
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-06-12.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 553 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 327 2 0 6116.2
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 46 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 292 1 0 3424.7
2023 Q3 1,344 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,235 6 1 4858.3
2023 Q1 1,398 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,051 2 0 1902.9
2022 Q3 1,347 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,429 7 2 4898.5
2022 Q1 1,124 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,390 6 0 4316.5
2021 Q3 1,289 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,071 1 0 933.7
2019 Q1 614 4 0 6514.7
2009 Q1 1,629 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,142 11 6 5135.4
2008 Q3 2,183 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,060 1 0 485.4
2008 Q1 1,891 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,007 15 5 7473.8
2007 Q3 1,973 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,997 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,083 4 1 1920.3
2006 Q4 2,142 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,068 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,200 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,026 13 12 6416.6
2005 Q4 2,053 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,092 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,020 8 7 3960.4
2005 Q1 1,865 7 4 3753.4
2004 Q4 2,303 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,843 15 6 8138.9
2004 Q2 2,527 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,992 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,944 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,058 1 1 485.9
2003 Q2 2,219 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,086 1 0 479.4
2002 Q4 1,515 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2004 · 1 incident

February 6, 2004 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · -

REPAIRING CONVEYOR BELT. THE EXCESSIVE PULLING CAUSED STRAINING OF GROIN AREA.

1997 · 2 incidents

September 25, 1997 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE ON LOADER. MOVING AROUND COAL PILE. EE DROVE LOADER INTO HOLE ABOUT 12' DEEP. JARRED HIM AND THREW HIM FORWARD.

January 15, 1997 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

ICE ON CATWALK APPROACHED TO SCALEHOUSE. INJURED NECK AND BRUISED KIDNEY.

1995 · 1 incident

April 21, 1995 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING TO COAL TIPPLE ON SR11. AUTO IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENDLY TO MAKE LEFT TURN. ATTEMPTED TO AVOID HITTING. BLEW HORN, LEFT FRONT WHEEL OF TRUCK HIT RIGHT REAR OF AUTO, GOING OVR IT AND C AUSING TRUCK TO FLIP OVER.

1993 · 1 incident

July 20, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STOCKPILING, LOADING COAL UNDER COAL CHUTE.

1992 · 1 incident

March 24, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE FOR WORK. STEPPED UP ON STEP OF COAL TRUCK WHICH WAS ICE COVERED. SLIPPED.

1991 · 2 incidents

August 26, 1991 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

LIFTIGN AND THROWING RAILROAD TIES INTO LAODER BUCKE TTO BUILD BARRIER ON RAILROAD HOPPER.

July 24, 1991 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Struck against a moving object

TRUCKER WAS DUMPING LOAD OF COAL AT TIPPLE. TRUCK ROLLED ONTO UNLEVEL GROUND & TIPPED OVER ONTO PASSENGER SIDE. EMPL HIT RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL.

1990 · 2 incidents

May 31, 1990 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REPLACING COAL LOADING CHUTE, CHAIN SLIPPED ON CRANE BASKET. EMPLOYEE INJURED RIGHT THUMB.

March 26, 1990 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE CHANGING SCREEN. LIFTING SCREEN OFF CATWALK ON TOP SCREEN DECK WHILE TWISTING AROUND.

1989 · 7 incidents

December 14, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Flash burns (welding)

IN AREA OF WELDER, REFLECTION FROM ARC WELDER BURNED EYES

October 27, 1989 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Fall from machine

LOADER HAD RUN THROUGH OIL PUDDLE. OIL GOT ON TIRES. WHEN EMPL STEPPED ON TIRE TO GET OFF LOADER FEET SLIPED ON OILY TURE & EMPL FELL ABOUT 5'.

July 27, 1989 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

STUNG BY WASP WHILE CLEARING COAL HOPPER OUT.

July 20, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BLOCK OF COAL WAS CAUGHT IN FEEDER.EMPLOYEE TRIED TO BREAK IT UP FROM THE HOPPER.SPRAINED LOWER BACK.

May 1, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STANDING IN COAL CHUTE WITH COAL GOING BETWEEN LEGS. FEET SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE SLID DOWN COAL CHUTE. RUPTURED DISC IN NECK.

March 15, 1989 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SUPERVISING MOVEMENT OF COAL THROUGH CHUTE.CHUNK OF COAL CLOGGED IN CHUTE.EMPLOYEE REACHED IN TO MOVE COAL THROUGH AND SECOND CHUNK OF CAOL CAME DOWN AND HIR FINGER.

January 26, 1989 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE SCREEN IN TRIPPLE.HEWAS BENT OVER AND WHEN HE STOOD UP HE HIT HIS HEAD ON STEEL I BEAM SLIPPED DISC IN NECK.

1988 · 2 incidents

September 30, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

WHILE REMOVING A BLOCK OF COAL FROM IN FRONT OF TRUCK TIRE ANOTHER BLOCK OF COAL FELL FROM ON TOP OF THE TRUCK BED HITTING HIM IN THE BACK

July 13, 1988 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

WORKING ON BREAKER BOX WITH SWITCH CUT OFF ONE OT TWO WIRES WERE HOOKED UP.STARTED TO HOOK UP SECOND WIRE WHEN FIRE SHOT OUT OF BOX.

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