White Cabin No 6 Mine: 78 MSHA citations
Coal
Inez,
Martin County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518366
White Cabin No 6 Mine has $5K 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
- 4
- Years on record
- 2001–2003
- Latest incident
- May 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
15
significant & substantial
$5,483
proposed penalties
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
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: 512 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 No 6 Mine has $5K 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.
78 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-01-29.
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.
19.2%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
19.2%
reasonably likely or greater
1.3%
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 White Cabin No 6 Mine shows 97% of 61 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: 2002-03-07, 24 years ago
38 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 23 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR25
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)7
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)5
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2002-02-13, 24 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR4
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: 2002-01-15, 24 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR4
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)1
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR1
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 |
| 2002 |
94% |
18 |
| 2001 |
98% |
43 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year |
silica avg (%) |
samples |
| 2002 |
3.2 |
1 |
| 2001 |
9.4 |
3 |
Noise by year
| Year |
over PEL |
samples |
| 2002 |
100% |
1 |
| 2001 |
33% |
6 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
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Martin County Coal Corp
2001 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) |
| 2003 |
0 |
|
| 2002 |
7 |
38,158 |
| 2001 |
23 |
197,525 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
White Cabin No 6 Mine 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 |
| 2003 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2002 Q4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2002 Q3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2002 Q2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2002 Q1 |
10,718 |
21 |
1 |
1959.3 |
| 2001 Q4 |
20,035 |
20 |
10 |
998.3 |
| 2001 Q3 |
17,178 |
23 |
2 |
1338.9 |
| 2001 Q2 |
6,924 |
4 |
0 |
577.7 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2003 · 1 incident
May 28, 2003
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Martin County Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Claim for pneumoconiosis - X-ray date was 3/4/14
2001 · 3 incidents
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS WORKING AROUND A BELT DRIVE, ANOTHER EE WAS STRIKING A BOLT WITH A HAMMER, WHEN INJURED FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. EE WENT TO ER WHERE A PIECE OF METAL WAS REMOVED.
September 25, 2001
KY · Coal
scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator
MACHINERY
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE USING TWO-PIECE 6' STEEL. STEEL BROKE STRIKING HIS LEFT FOREARM,SMALL LACERATION AND SWELLING TO FOREARM.
June 7, 2001
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Martin County Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
WHILE PUSHING A ROOF BOLT INTO THE DRILLED HOLE, THE BELT WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT, ALLOWING THE BOLT TO FALL. WHEN THE BOLT FELL, THE CORNER OF THE ROOF BOLT PLATE STRUCK THE RIGHT ARM OF THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE OPERATOR CAUSING A CUT ON THE FOREARM BETWEEN THE WRIST AND ELBOW.