Black Pearl Mining, Inc.: 95 MSHA citations operator
Controlled by
Ricky T Lucas
MSHA operator ID: 0119855
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Mines on record
- 2
- Years on record
- 2012–2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
95
citations
9
significant & substantial
$9,610
proposed penalties
$6,146
paid to date
64% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,464 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
74
inspections on record
2,450
inspection hours
3.9
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.95 citations across 2,450 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
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.$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
92 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-08-12.
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.9.8%
significant & substantial
1.1%
high negligence or reckless
9.8%
reasonably likely or greater
12.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.1% low, 84.8% moderate, 1.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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: 2016-06-30, 10 years ago
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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.93%
within 1.5 mg/m3
60
samples
7.28
dust max (mg/m3)
1
over MSHA ECV
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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.27 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 33 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR24
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)17
- UTILITY MAN5
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2016-06-06, 10 years ago3.5
silica avg (%)
3
samples
4.6
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
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: 2016-03-23, 10 years ago
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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.0%
over PEL
13
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR3
- UTILITY MAN3
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2019
1
2012
1
Mines on record
- SECOND FORK CLINTWOOD KY
- No. 2 KY
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Where Black Pearl Mining, Inc. stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate
MSHA's standard limits respirable silica to 50 micrograms per cubic metre, but MSHA publishes dust and quartz as separate files and never the silica figure itself. We derive it per sample, score it against the limit, and set the operator's injury rate against a benchmark built from the full MSHA operator record. With the 26-year penalty trail, contest posture, and fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.
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