Mining Incidents

#1 Coal

Controlled by Nicholas Saylor
Wallins, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1507257

#1 has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1993–1998
Latest incident
Jul 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
43
citations
26
significant & substantial
$5,316
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,316 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
20
inspections on record
501
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 501 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 $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
43 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-08-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.83 mg/m3 (88% compliant) across 64 samples.

Health sampling
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
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.
0.83
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.78
dust max (mg/m3)
88%
within 1.5 mg/m3
64
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-08-09.
Silica (quartz)
8.1
silica avg (%)
17.2
silica max (%)
11
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-06-19.
Noise
20%
over PEL
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-04-06.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1998 · 1 incident

1997 · 5 incidents

October 30, 1997 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Saylor Brothers Enterprises Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE ENCOUNTERED LOW TOP CONDITIONS AND WAS BOUNCED AGAINST THE MINE ROOF INJURING HIS HEAD AND NECK.

March 10, 1997 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Saylor Brothers Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FOREMAN LEFT THE PORTAL AT 6AM TO BEGIN PRESHIFT EXAMINATION. EN ROOTE, HE ENCOUNTER A ROOF FALL ON #2 ROADWAY 3 BREAKS INBY FIRST LEFT. IT WAS DANGERED OFF & WORK BEGAN TO MOVE THE FALL & INV ESTIGATE THE CAUSES.

March 8, 1997 KY · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast POWERED HAULAGE
Saylor Brothers Enterprises Inc · Struck against a moving object

CORRECTED NARRATIVE: EE WAS RIDING MANTRIP SCOOP TO OUTSIDE OF MINE, WHEN IT HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD, CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS KNEE.

February 17, 1997 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Saylor Brothers Enterprises Inc · Struck by flying object

AS EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON BOTL MACHINE HEAD, KNOCKING A PIECE OF STEEL OUT OF THE BOLT MACHINE AND THE PIECE OF STEEL HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.

1996 · 3 incidents

September 26, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Saylor Brothers Enterprises Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE SUFFERS FROM BURSA OF RIGHT KNEE. HIS JOB POSITION REQUIRES THAT HE CRAWLS ON HIS KNEES. HIS CONDITION WAS PAINFUL ON 9-26-96 CAUSING HIM TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SURGERY.

August 21, 1996 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Saylor Brothers Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING TO DRILL A HOLE WHEN THE DRILL STEEL BROKE, CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD AND THE BROKEN STEEL, RESULTING IN A CUT TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

July 23, 1996 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Saylor Brothers Enterprises Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING IN SCOOP ROADWAY WHEN OVERHANGING STRAP CUT HIS RIGHT LEG.

1995 · 4 incidents

November 7, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STRIKING OR BUMPING
Saylor Brothers Enterprises Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS SECTION FROM #2 TO #3 ENTRY AND STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD AGAINST A ROOF STRAP.

August 10, 1995 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Saylor Brothers Enterprises Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS RIDING MANTRIP OUTSIDE WHEN HE HIT A BUMP OR SOMETHING CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HIS TAILBONE.

1993 · 1 incident

November 9, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
R & R Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ON TUESDAY NO. 9 AT ABOUT 1100 AM EE WAS RUNNING THE ROOF BOLTER AND PUTTING UP A ROOF BOLT AND PLATE. WHILE PUTTING UP THE BOLT AND PLATE HE CAUGHT TWO FINGERS ON THE LEFT HAND UNDER THE ROOF PLATE AND PINCHED THEM BOTH.

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The full compliance file on #1

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.