White Cabin #8: 25 MSHA citations
Coal
Inez,
Martin County,
KY
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518967
White Cabin #8 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2007
- Latest incident
- Jan 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
3
significant & substantial
$1,942
proposed penalties
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
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: 285 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
White Cabin #8 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
24 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $154 in penalties contested before the Commission, $154 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-01-10.
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.
12.5%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
12.5%
reasonably likely or greater
4.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 8.3% low, 91.7% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1
citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$154 proposed, $154 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2006-09-12.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket |
Decision |
Judge |
Year |
Proposed / upheld |
| KENT 2006-502 |
Default |
Lesnick |
2007 |
$154 → $154 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at White Cabin #8 shows 100% of 43 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: 2006-11-16, 19 years ago
20 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 23 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR23
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)6
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)3
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: 2006-09-27, 19 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
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Martin County Coal Corp.
2006 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) |
| 2007 |
16 |
19,926 |
| 2006 |
8 |
132,372 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
White Cabin #8 sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.
Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
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 |
| 2007 Q1 |
1,887 |
2 |
1 |
1059.9 |
| 2006 Q4 |
5,789 |
13 |
1 |
2245.6 |
| 2006 Q3 |
5,480 |
4 |
1 |
729.9 |
| 2006 Q2 |
4,847 |
6 |
0 |
1237.9 |
| 2006 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2007 · 1 incident
Martin County Coal Corp. · Accident type, without injuries
While minning in no.7 entry we cut into a un-mapped mine. Small water accumulation occured in no.7 entry and intake. This incident was reported to MSHA at 1:09 p.m. on 1-10-2007 to the Pikeville,kY office.