Sterling-107: 11 MSHA citations
Coal
Middlesboro,
Bell County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519601
Sterling-107 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $922 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2011
- Latest incident
- Sep 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
5
significant & substantial
$1,572
proposed penalties
41% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $922 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
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: 218 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Sterling-107 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $922 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.
11 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-05-06.
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.
45.5%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
45.5%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Sterling-107 shows 100% of 21 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: 2013-01-23, 13 years ago
21 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR4
- BACKHOE OPERATOR3
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER3
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: 2013-01-23, 13 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER3
- AUGER OPERATOR2
- BACKHOE OPERATOR2
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 |
| 2013 |
100% |
8 |
| 2012 |
100% |
8 |
| 2011 |
100% |
5 |
Noise by year
| Year |
over PEL |
samples |
| 2013 |
0% |
5 |
| 2012 |
14% |
7 |
| 2011 |
0% |
6 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, 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) |
| 2013 |
13 |
14,285 |
| 2012 |
14 |
27,040 |
| 2011 |
31 |
84,181 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Sterling-107 sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
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 |
| 2013 Q1 |
6,158 |
3 |
1 |
487.2 |
| 2012 Q4 |
5,350 |
2 |
0 |
373.8 |
| 2012 Q3 |
371 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 |
1,125 |
1 |
0 |
888.9 |
| 2012 Q1 |
9,533 |
3 |
3 |
314.7 |
| 2011 Q4 |
13,702 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 |
14,879 |
1 |
0 |
67.2 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2011 · 1 incident
September 1, 2011
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
L C & C Energy Incorporated · Struck against a moving object
While backing into loading position failed to stop & ran into bucket.