Viper Coal LLC 6# Coal

Viper Coal LLC · Underground

Controlled by Jody Dale Puckett

Bypro, Floyd County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1519253

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Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2008

418

citations

198

significant & substantial

$345,697

proposed penalties

$8,427

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
2012 Q1	1,200	18	6	15000.0
2011 Q4	2,880	13	7	4513.9
2011 Q3	0	2	0
2011 Q2	2,160	3	1	1388.9
2011 Q1	1,320	7	2	5303.0
2010 Q4	0	30	12
2010 Q3	4,165	35	20	8403.4
2010 Q1	12	3	0	250000.0

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

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

2 on file

March 14, 2011 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE

Viper Coal LLC · Struck against stationary object

While on mantrip, face contacted roof, resulting in cut over eye and blackening of right eye.

July 19, 2010 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE

Black Thunder Mining, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Tramming to face to load coal in low area. Caught knee on roof bolt. Strained neck and small laceration to left knee.