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Sturgeon No 5: 28 MSHA citations Coal

Noble Construction · Surface
Controlled by Richard E Noble
Buckhorn, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519727

Sturgeon No 5 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
—
Latest incident
—
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
28
citations
2
significant & substantial
$3,019
proposed penalties
$2,919
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $100 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Noble Construction's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2014
13
inspections on record
467
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 467 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sturgeon No 5 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 0 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$100
outstanding
28 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-11-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
7.1%
significant & substantial
3.6%
high negligence or reckless
7.1%
reasonably likely or greater
3.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 7.1% low, 89.3% moderate, 3.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Sturgeon No 5 shows 98% of 61 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Last sampled: 2018-02-21, 8 years ago
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
61
samples
2.03
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘ The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
33 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 28 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR21
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR20
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE5

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2017-02-10, 9 years ago
6.9
silica avg (%)
5
samples
17.5
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR3
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR2
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

Noise
ⓘ 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: 2017-10-25, 8 years ago
3%
over PEL
32
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR7
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR6
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER4
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ 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
ⓘ 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
2018 100% 2
2017 100% 21
2016 94% 17
2015 100% 16
2014 100% 5
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2017 17.5 1
2016 4.9 3
2015 2.2 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2017 8% 13
2016 0% 8
2015 0% 8
2014 0% 3
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Noble Construction 2013 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Sturgeon No 5 sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

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.