Keith Coal Company Inc: 139 MSHA citations operator
Controlled by
Randall K Rowe
MSHA operator ID: P23386
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1996–2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
139
citations
35
significant & substantial
$11,727
proposed penalties
$2,734
paid to date
23% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,993 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
45
inspections on record
1,567
inspection hours
8.9
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.139 citations across 1,567 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.$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$9K
outstanding
138 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-05-12.
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.25.2%
significant & substantial
13.7%
high negligence or reckless
25.2%
reasonably likely or greater
4.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 2.2% none, 25.2% low, 59.0% moderate, 13.7% 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: 2003-06-04, 23 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
224
samples
7.71
dust max (mg/m3)
107 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 117 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR101
- TRACTOR OPERATOR/MOTORMAN38
- BELT CLEANER26
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2002-11-13, 23 years ago6.6
silica avg (%)
13
samples
27.2
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- BELT CLEANER6
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR5
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: 2003-05-07, 23 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
8
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- TRACTOR OPERATOR/MOTORMAN4
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
- CONTINUOUS MINER HELPER1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 4 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 3 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 3 non-fatal
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2002
3
2000
1
1998
3
1997
3
1996
1
Mines on record
- Mine No 1 WV
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Where Keith Coal Company 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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