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#1 Coal

A & M Coal Company Inc · Underground
Mary Alice, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516208

#1 has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
92
Years on record
1989–2001
Latest incident
Dec 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
119
citations
54
significant & substantial
$13,254
proposed penalties
$13,254
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
53
inspections on record
1,171
inspection hours
10.2
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.
119 citations across 1,171 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

#1 has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
118 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-11-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.59 mg/m3 (95% compliant) across 304 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.
0.59
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.25
dust max (mg/m3)
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
304
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-10-02.
Silica (quartz)
7.1
silica avg (%)
17.7
silica max (%)
48
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-10-09.
Noise
29%
over PEL
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-07-12.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 1,228 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 690 4 1 5797.1
2001 Q3 2,950 20 12 6779.7
2001 Q2 17,240 23 11 1334.1
2001 Q1 17,786 13 6 730.9
2000 Q4 18,182 16 5 880.0
2000 Q3 21,562 10 5 463.8
Show 2 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 22,899 15 5 655.1
2000 Q1 22,754 18 9 791.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

92 on file

2001 · 6 incidents

December 19, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON EE'S BACK WHILE HE WAS BOLTING THE ROOF.

October 9, 2001 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
A & M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN COAL RIB AND HIS MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER.

August 23, 2001 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROCK OUT OF HIS BRIDGE CONVEYOR AND STRAINED HIS LOWER LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.

May 22, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON CABLE AND CAUSED A PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

May 22, 2001 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER WAS BUMPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE A WHIP-LASH TO THE NECK.

2000 · 2 incidents

September 18, 2000 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

THE EE REACH INSIDE OPERATORS DECK OF SCOOP TO TRAM IT FOREWARD. THE SCOOP WAS IN REVERSE AND CAUGHT HIM BETWEEN SCOOP AND A TIMBER.

May 15, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING HIS HEAD TO HIT AGAINST THE SCOOP HE WAS OPERATING.

1999 · 9 incidents

November 9, 1999 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A & M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE TWISTED KNEE AS HE WAS GETTING OFF A THREE-WHEEL CART.

October 27, 1999 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

PULLING ON LARGE ROCK WITH SCOOP AND CHAIN WHEN CHAIN BROKE STRIKING HIM IN SIDE OF HEAD.

July 5, 1999 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON EMPLOYEE, CAUSING A BRUISE TO HIS BACK.

June 11, 1999 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
A & M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

WHILE DRIVING TO OUTSIDE HE SIDE SWEPT ANOTHER PERSONNEL CARRIER WITH ARM OUTSIDE THE EQUIPMENT HE WAS OPERATING, MASHED ARM BETWEEN 3 WHEELERS.

May 21, 1999 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
A & M Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

ELECTRICAL BURN WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING. INSIDE A PINNER STARTIN BOX. BURNED LEFT HAND AND PORTION OF FACE/ARM.

May 10, 1999 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
A & M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ADVERSE ROOF (DRAWROCK) ENCOUNTERED & A SLAB FELL CATCHING LEFT HAND AGAINST ROOF BOLTING MACHINE BREAKING BONE BEHIND INDEX FINGER

1998 · 2 incidents

1997 · 12 incidents

August 20, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STRIKING OR BUMPING
A & M Coal Company Inc · Rubbed or abraded

EMPLOYEE HAS BRUISED KNEES BY CRAWLING IN LOW COAL SEAM.

July 18, 1997 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REPAIRING ON A 4" WATER LINE, EE WAS STRUCK ON LEFT LEG BY WATER LINE.

July 7, 1997 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

CRAWLING IN LOW COAL SEAM HAS CAUSED EE'S KNEE TO BE BRUISED.

May 2, 1997 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

CRAWLING IN LOW COAL SEAM HAS CAUSED LEFT KNEE TO BE BRUISED.

April 14, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS UNCOUPLING A SUPPLY WAGON WHEN THE TONGUE OF THE WAGON DROPPED ON HAND.

March 14, 1997 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCOOP OPERATOR WAS HIT OVER RT EYE BY WIRE ROPE THAT WAS CAUGHT ON SCOOP.

March 2, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GPF-CLAIM FOR BLACK LUNG BENEFITS OFFERED BY STATE OF KENTUCKY PER KRS CHAPTER 342.

January 6, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK DUE TO LIFTING AND PULLING.

1996 · 7 incidents

July 30, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUT TO RIGHT LEG ON ROOF BOLT PLATE.

May 10, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A COME-ALONG LEVERL AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS CAUISNG LEVER TO STRICK HIM ON RIGHT FOREHEAD.

1995 · 9 incidents

December 20, 1995 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A BAG OF ROCK DUST IN A LOW COAL SEAM.

July 19, 1995 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CUT HIS RT RING FINGER WHILE REMOVING A SLAB OF ROCK OFF OF MINER

July 17, 1995 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
A & M Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL HAD OCCURED ONT HE RETURN ENTRY ABOUT 6000 FT. OUTBY ACTIVE WORKING AREAS. ROCK AT THE THICKEST POINT IS ABOUT 3 FT.

April 17, 1995 KY · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
A & M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN DOLLY AND ROOF.

1994 · 9 incidents

July 15, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK

May 3, 1994 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
A & M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SCOOP RAN OVER FOOT.

April 27, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
A & M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN PINNER HEAD AND ROOF.

February 23, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler NONPOWERED HAULAGE
A & M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE HAD PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON DOLLY TRACK AND DID NOT NOTICE THAT DOLLY WAS MOVING. THE DOLLY CAUGHT HIS HAND CAUSING THE LACERATION.

1993 · 9 incidents

December 15, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRAINED MUSCLE IN SHOULDER WHILE BENDING ROOF BOLTS.

December 8, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
A & M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PINNER OPERATOR CAUGHT GLOVE ON DRILL STEEL CAUSING FINGERS TO TWIST.

November 12, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING AND PULLING WHILE DOING REPAIR WORK.

September 14, 1993 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING BELT STRUCTURE AND HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WAS CUT ON THE METAL STRUCTURE.

January 18, 1993 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEES PERSONNEL CARRIER HIT A RUT IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING THE CARRIER TO BOUNCE THE EMPLOYEE TO THE ROOF

1992 · 7 incidents

November 2, 1992 KY · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A ROCK DISLODGED FROM THE ROOF BETWEEN TWO ROOF BOLTS STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S LOWER RIGHT BACK.

September 9, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE ALLEGES HE WAS LIFTING MINE MATERIALS AND CAUSED A MUSCLE STRAIN.

August 11, 1992 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

55061S DRIVING A PIN IN A CHAIN AND HAMMER STRUCK HIS SECOND DIGIT FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

January 9, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL HOOKING TRAILER TO PERSONNEL CARRIER AND TRAILER HITCH FELL ON FINGER.

1991 · 6 incidents

December 19, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE ON A STRUCTURE, CAUSING KNEE TO BE BRUISED.

October 15, 1991 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING HEAVY MATERIALS CAUSED A MUSCLE STRAIN IN BACK.

September 17, 1991 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider OTHER
A & M Coal Company Inc · Rubbed or abraded

CRAWLING IN LOW SEAM COAL

August 17, 1991 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS WHILE RIDING IN A SCOOP IN THE PRONE POSITION THE JARRING CAUSED PASIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.

May 16, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

UNROLLING A CONVEYOR BELT EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK.

1990 · 4 incidents

November 1, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL BUILDING A SHED ON OUTSIDE SURFACE AT MINE.NAILING BOARDS TO SHED HE LEANED OVER AGAINST A BEAM AND CRACKED A RIB.

July 18, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
A & M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AS HE WAS ADDING A SECTION OF THE DRILL STEEL.

February 26, 1990 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
A & M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CLEANING THE CONVEYOR ROLLER TO THE RAIL PIECE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ENERGIZED THE BELT LINE, NOT KNOWING THAT HE WAS WORKING ON IT, CAUSING HIS LEFT FOREARM TO BE CAUGHT AND SEVERED IN THE TAIL PIECE. THE EQUIPMENT WAS PROPERLY GUARDED.

1989 · 10 incidents

November 2, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler OTHER
A & M Coal Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPL R HAND WAS TENDER FROM WORK WITH A PREVIOUS EMPLOYER HIS DR RECOMMENDED THAT I NAME BE OFF WORK UNTIL HAND GOT BETTER

October 31, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STRAINED BACK WHILE TURNING AROUND IN A QUICK MANNER.

September 12, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE CLEANING BELT LINE, MOVING BLOCKS OF COAL AND ROCK AWAY FROM BELTLINE, A ROCK DROPPED ON LEFT HAND.

September 11, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
A & M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A ROOF BOLTER NEXT TO SOME STUCTURE AND HIS RIGHT THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO AND CUT THE END OF HIS THUMB.

June 23, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE SETTING TIMBERS A PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK HIM.

June 13, 1989 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE MOVING A JACK IT SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

May 18, 1989 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES PULLING AND LIFTING HAS STRAINED HIS MUSCLES.

March 14, 1989 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE SETTING BITS IN AUGER, HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BIT AND ROOF THEREBY CUTTING INDEX FINGER.

March 14, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
A & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE SETTING TIMBERS A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE.

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