S & J Coal Mine: 98 MSHA citations operator
Controlled by
Kerry Harris
MSHA operator ID: 0126994
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
98
citations
11
significant & substantial
$15,430
proposed penalties
$1,266
paid to date
8% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $14,164 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2013
160
inspections on record
5,165
inspection hours
1.9
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.98 citations across 5,165 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.$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$14K
outstanding
95 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-07-20.
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.11.3%
significant & substantial
3.1%
high negligence or reckless
11.3%
reasonably likely or greater
16.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 40.2% low, 56.7% moderate, 3.1% 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: 2026-08-27
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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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
850
samples
1.36
dust max (mg/m3)
0
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.249 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 601 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- HAND LOADERS647
- HOIST ENGINEER/OPERATOR43
- LABORER43
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2024-02-011.4
silica avg (%)
8
samples
3.2
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- HAND LOADERS8
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: 2026-04-20
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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
71
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- HOIST ENGINEER/OPERATOR18
- LABORER17
- HAND LOADERS15
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 2 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2014
2
Mines on record
- Slope #2 PA
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Where S & J Coal Mine 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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