#1: 5 MSHA citations
Coal
Honaker,
Floyd County,
KY
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1504079
#1 has $286 in proposed MSHA penalties and $286 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1985–1998
- Latest incident
- Jan 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
significant & substantial
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $286 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 99 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
#1 has $286 in proposed MSHA penalties and $286 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
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.
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-01-13.
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.
20.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
20.0%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 60.0% low, 40.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at #1 shows 94% of 16 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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: 2000-04-28, 26 years ago
6 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 10 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR10
- COAL DRILL OPERATOR1
- MECHANIC1
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2000-01-20, 26 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR1
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: 2000-01-12, 26 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- COAL DRILL OPERATOR1
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR1
- MECHANIC1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
| Year |
Employees |
Coal produced (tons) |
| 2001 |
3 |
3,710 |
| 2000 |
5 |
9,780 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
#1 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter |
Hours worked |
Citations |
S&S |
Per 1M hrs |
| 2001 Q2 |
1,920 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 |
800 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 |
2,920 |
5 |
1 |
1712.3 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
1998 · 1 incident
M & D Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MAKDING A CABLE SPLICE FAULTY CRIMPER HIT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER.
1997 · 1 incident
M & D Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WALKING, STUMBLED, FELL AND CAUGHT WEIGHT ON RIGHT HAND.
1995 · 1 incident
August 16, 1995
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M & D Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
TWISTED BODY WHEN PICKING UP METAL.
1992 · 1 incident
December 4, 1992
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
M & D Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
STEEL BORKE WHILE HE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND STRUCK HIS FACE IN THE AREA OF HIS CHIN.
1991 · 2 incidents
M & D Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
APPEARED MAN DID NOT KEEP HEAD DOWN UNDER LOW TOP.HEAD INJURY CUT OVER LEFT EAR.
M & D Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
DRILLING WITH WAGON DRILL IN LOW COAL SLEEVE UNBUTTONED AND STARTED STEM DRILL CAUGHT SHIRT PULLED INTO DRILL STEM
1989 · 1 incident
Kimberly & K Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BELT CLAMP SLIPPED FINGERS GOT CAUGHT IN PULLEY. SEVERED TIP OF FOREFINGER ON LEFT HAND.
1987 · 3 incidents
December 8, 1987
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
I.NAME BUILDING3BRATTICE WHEN SMALL ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON NECK.I.NAME HAD NOTICED ROCK WAS LOOSE EARLIER BUT FAILED TO SCALE THE TOP...
November 25, 1987
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
WE HAVE SMALL S7ACKER BELT TO CONVEY ROCK TO A 6 TON DUMP TRUCK I NAME WALKED UNDER STACKER BELT WHILE IT WAS IN USE AND SMALL ROCK FELL FROM BELT STRIKING I NAME ON LOWER LEFT SIDE OF HIS BAC
November 18, 1987
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Kimberly & K Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
I.NAME REMOVING3ROCK FROM CONVEYOR BELT WITH BELT OFF.ANOTHER EMPL STARTED BELT CAUSING BELT TO START CATCHING I.NAME FINGER IN DRIVE BELTS CUTTING TIP OF FINGER OFF.
1985 · 1 incident
Kimberly & K Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
CAUSE OF FIRE C2ULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE FIRE WAS LOCATED NEAR THE #2 CONVEYOR BELT DRIVE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AT 1630.