Calvin Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object
Dozer operator backed into hole and hit his head on the back glass.
VFC - Darty Gap Coal
Virginia Fuel Corporation
· Surface
Controlled by
Jillean L Justice; James C Justice lll
Holmes Mill,
Harlan County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518093
VFC - Darty Gap has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2009–2010
- Latest incident
- Mar 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
69
citations
17
significant & substantial
$17,486
proposed penalties
$14,806
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,680 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
43
inspections on record
644
inspection hours
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: 644 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
VFC - Darty Gap has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 3 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.$17K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$100
outstanding
68 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-05-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at VFC - Darty Gap shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.29 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 27 samples.
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.0.29
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.12
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
27
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-08-17.
Silica (quartz)
9.3
silica avg (%)
9.3
silica max (%)
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-04-27.
Noise
10%
over PEL
20
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-04-12.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q3 | 4,916 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 8,020 | 14 | 8 | 1745.6 |
| 2010 Q1 | 6,994 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 12,022 | 8 | 2 | 665.4 |
| 2009 Q3 | 11,055 | 1 | 0 | 90.5 |
| 2009 Q2 | 10,927 | 17 | 3 | 1555.8 |
| 2009 Q1 | 14,766 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 23,239 | 27 | 4 | 1161.8 |
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q1 | 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
2 on file2010 · 1 incident
2009 · 1 incident
July 17, 2009
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Calvin Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object
As the driver was ascending a hill on the haul road, the truck stalled and slowly rolled back approx 60'. The coal truck then overturned due to the slope of the berm, it was resting on the passenger side of the vehicle.
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The full compliance file on VFC - Darty Gap
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.