Superior Highwall Miner System 54: 6 MSHA citations
Coal
Inez,
Pike County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519595
Superior Highwall Miner System 54 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2011–2012
- Latest incident
- Jan 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
4
significant & substantial
$2,552
proposed penalties
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 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: 145 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Superior Highwall Miner System 54 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-05-02.
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.
66.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
66.7%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.7% low, 83.3% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Superior Highwall Miner System 54 shows 100% of 13 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: 2012-05-02, 14 years ago
13 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- AUGER OPERATOR3
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER3
- AUGER HELPER2
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: 2012-01-03, 14 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- AUGER OPERATOR2
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER2
- AUGER HELPER1
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 |
| 2012 |
100% |
4 |
| 2011 |
100% |
9 |
Noise by year
| Year |
over PEL |
samples |
| 2012 |
0% |
4 |
| 2011 |
0% |
6 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
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Martin County Coal Corp
2011 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) |
| 2013 |
0 |
|
| 2012 |
8 |
4,739 |
| 2011 |
25 |
36,718 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Superior Highwall Miner System 54 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 |
| 2013 Q2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2013 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2012 Q4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2012 Q3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2012 Q2 |
9,224 |
1 |
1 |
108.4 |
| 2012 Q1 |
4,463 |
1 |
0 |
224.1 |
| 2011 Q4 |
21,479 |
2 |
1 |
93.1 |
| 2011 Q3 |
8,050 |
2 |
2 |
248.4 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
2012 · 1 incident
Martin County Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee had been driving a ground rod and as he was catching his breath, he leaned on an old stacker belt assembly (the stacker assembly did not have any power source attached) and his hand moved the poly-belt attached between the motor and speed reducer resulting in his right ring finger being caught between the pulley and belt causing a fracture to the tip of his finger.
2011 · 1 incident
October 11, 2011
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
OTHER
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by flying object
Employee was going to exit the cab of the end loader. As he opened the door, a gust of wind blew dust into his left eye. He was prescribed a medication.