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Mine #15a Coal

Management Consulting Services LLC · Underground

Controlled by Mark LaVerghetta

Kimper, Pike County, KY · Temporarily Idled

MSHA Mine ID: 1519048

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2008–2011
Latest incident: Jun 2011

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2008

182

citations

significant & substantial

$47,998

proposed penalties

$41,732

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2	0	0	0
2023 Q3	0	0	0
2023 Q2	0	0	0
2023 Q1	0	0	0
2022 Q1	0	0	0
2021 Q3	0	0	0
2021 Q2	0	0	0
2021 Q1	0	0	0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2011 · 1 incident

June 6, 2011 KY · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EE was loading rock dust into a rock duster and fell and struck his right shoulder on the rock duster. X-rays were negative.

2009 · 1 incident

January 10, 2009 KY · Coal FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Blair Coal Co Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A portion of the highwall over the No. 3 portal collapsed blocking the portal for travel. MSHA was notified and MSHA AR investigated and issued a Control Order on this date, Order #7445386.

2008 · 1 incident

December 31, 2008 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE

Blair Coal Co Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EE got off Damascus Scooter, failed to set brake, scooter rolled back and came in contact with left ankle.