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#1: 76 MSHA citations Coal

Genesis Coal Corporation · Underground
Craynor, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518779

#1 has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2006–2007
Latest incident
Apr 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
76
citations
37
significant & substantial
$15,394
proposed penalties
$13,094
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,300 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Genesis Coal Corporation's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
19
inspections on record
543
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: 543 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 $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
73 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-04-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
50.7%
significant & substantial
11.0%
high negligence or reckless
50.7%
reasonably likely or greater
15.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 1.4% none, 8.2% low, 79.5% moderate, 9.6% high, 1.4% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
7 citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 14%
  • Stood as issued 6 · 86%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 6 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
68%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K proposed, $1K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2007-03-20.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
KENT 2007-215 Settlement Lesnick 2007 $3K → $500
KENT 2006-452 Default Lesnick 2007 $536 → $536
KENT 2005-341 Dismissal Lesnick 2005 $60 → $60
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at #1 shows 96% of 54 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Last sampled: 2007-03-01, 19 years ago
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
54
samples
2.74
dust max (mg/m3)
25 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 29 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR34
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)7
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR7

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2006-09-12, 19 years ago
1.0
silica avg (%)
2
samples
1.1
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR2
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

Noise
ⓘ 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: 2006-11-21, 19 years ago
0%
over PEL
15
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR5
  • COAL DRILL OPERATOR3
  • CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR3
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ 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 by year
ⓘ 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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2007 100% 10
2006 95% 39
2004 100% 5
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2006 0.9 1
2004 1.1 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2006 0% 10
2004 0% 5
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

#1 recorded 3.26 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2006.

Injury rate, 2006
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
3.26
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.87 and the all-US-mining average was 3.91 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.96 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. McPeek Energy, Inc. 2004 to 2005
  2. Genesis Coal Corporation 2005 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2007 18 10,633
2006 42 63,439
2004 3 2,793
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
ⓘ 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
ⓘ 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
2007 Q2 2,695 3 3 1113.2
2007 Q1 13,666 8 3 585.4
2006 Q4 19,708 18 10 913.3
2006 Q3 20,101 24 12 1194.0
2006 Q2 17,061 14 8 820.6
2006 Q1 4,400 3 1 681.8
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 1,647 4 0 2428.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2007 · 2 incidents

April 2, 2007 KY · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Genesis Coal Corporation · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was pulling belt at cutter and fell into a roof bolter striking his right shoulder and wrist. This resulted in a chipped bone in wrist.

January 2, 2007 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Genesis Coal Corporation · Struck against a moving object

operating a scoop and hit a pot hole, causing batterylight to strike worker in (r) rib cage.

2006 · 1 incident

December 18, 2006 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Genesis Coal Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on a scoop charger cable, was peeling cable with a knife. The knife slipped and cut left thumb.