Ki-Coal, Inc. · Struck by flying object
EE was beating link out of cutter chain when piece of metal came off hammer face and struck EE in arm.
#1: 356 MSHA citations Coal
Ki-Coal, Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
Kennedy Alexis King
Bonnyman,
Perry County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519281
#1 has $237K in proposed MSHA penalties and $117K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2009–2024
- Latest incident
- Jun 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
356
citations
75
significant & substantial
$236,857
proposed penalties
$95,278
paid to date
40% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $141,579 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
59
inspections on record
4,042
inspection hours
8.8
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.356 citations across 4,042 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
#1 has $237K in proposed MSHA penalties and $117K outstanding across 2 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.$237K
proposed penalties
$212K
current assessed
$95K
paid to date
$117K
outstanding
342 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $55K in penalties contested before the Commission, $30K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-10-07.
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.21.9%
significant & substantial
3.2%
high negligence or reckless
21.1%
reasonably likely or greater
11.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.5% low, 93.3% moderate, 2.9% high, 0.3% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
3
citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
- Settled 3 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
45%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$55K proposed, $30K 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 2009-06-11.
Contested penalties
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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 2009-1182 | Settlement | Barbour | 2012 | $51K → $26K |
| KENT 2009-1110 | Settlement | Barbour | 2012 | $4K → $4K |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at #1 shows 98% of 447 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: 2024-07-31
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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.98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
447
samples
2.83
dust max (mg/m3)
2
over MSHA ECV
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The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.134 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 313 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR226
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)81
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR22
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2024-07-184.4
silica avg (%)
28
samples
23.4
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR13
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)4
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: 2024-07-19
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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.1%
over PEL
80
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR18
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)16
- COAL DRILL OPERATOR14
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99% | 95 |
| 2023 | 99% | 126 |
| 2022 | 100% | 94 |
| 2021 | 98% | 92 |
| 2020 | 100% | 8 |
| 2009 | 84% | 19 |
| 2008 | 92% | 13 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year | silica avg (%) | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3.3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 23.4 | 1 |
| 2008 | 12.5 | 1 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0% | 18 |
| 2023 | 0% | 19 |
| 2022 | 0% | 19 |
| 2021 | 6% | 18 |
| 2020 | 0% | 1 |
| 2009 | 0% | 5 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
#1 recorded 16.01 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2023.
Injury rate, 2023
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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.16.01
total case rate
8.01
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.17 and the all-US-mining average was 2.10 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.32 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.
| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 * | 16.01 | 8.01 | 0.000 |
| 2022 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2021 * | 7.82 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
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
- ICG Hazard LLC 2008 to 2016
- KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC 2016 to 2020
- Adella Coal, Inc 2020 to 2020
- Ki-Coal, Inc. 2020 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 43,274 |
| 2023 | 12 | 53,128 |
| 2022 | 12 | 54,700 |
| 2021 | 12 | 78,659 |
| 2020 | 5 | 6,439 |
| 2013 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 16 | 32,974 |
| 2008 | 14 | 3,992 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
#1 sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q3 | 6,176 | 12 | 5 | 1943.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 6,178 | 42 | 15 | 6798.3 |
| 2024 Q1 | 6,175 | 8 | 1 | 1295.5 |
| 2023 Q4 | 6,178 | 7 | 2 | 1133.1 |
| 2023 Q3 | 6,180 | 35 | 6 | 5663.4 |
| 2023 Q2 | 6,490 | 47 | 14 | 7241.9 |
| 2023 Q1 | 6,131 | 33 | 4 | 5382.5 |
| 2022 Q4 | 6,047 | 28 | 4 | 4630.4 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q3 | 5,140 | 10 | 2 | 1945.5 |
| 2022 Q2 | 5,720 | 11 | 3 | 1923.1 |
| 2022 Q1 | 6,240 | 3 | 0 | 480.8 |
| 2021 Q4 | 7,280 | 6 | 1 | 824.2 |
| 2021 Q3 | 6,240 | 4 | 0 | 641.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 5,200 | 5 | 0 | 961.5 |
| 2021 Q1 | 6,840 | 26 | 6 | 3801.2 |
| 2020 Q4 | 3,080 | 21 | 1 | 6818.2 |
| 2020 Q3 | 160 | 3 | 0 | 18750.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q2 | 770 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 19,058 | 10 | 4 | 524.7 |
| 2008 Q4 | 5,193 | 28 | 5 | 5391.9 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file2024 · 1 incident
2023 · 2 incidents
January 26, 2023
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
Ki-Coal, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Belt was wet when the clamps were installed causing them to slip releasing the belt line causing the accident injuries.
January 26, 2023
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
Ki-Coal, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Belt was wet when the clamps were installed causing them to slip releasing the belt line causing the injuries.
2021 · 1 incident
Ki-Coal, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Cut belt off to get rock off of tailpiece and rock flipped over and cut EE's arm. Had to get a couple of stitches in arm.
2009 · 3 incidents
February 9, 2009
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ICG Hazard LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was walking down the belt line entry to the surface and stepped in a hole and twisted his right ankle.
January 20, 2009
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ICG Hazard LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SUPPLY HIS ROOF BOLTING MACHINE, WHILE STOOPED OVER IN LOW COAL HE TURNED AROUND WITH SUPPLIES AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
January 16, 2009
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ICG Hazard LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Initially employee injured his back on 1-16-09. He worked thru 1-23-09. He went to the doctor on 1-23-09 and started missing work on 1-26-09. He strained his back when he bent over to pick up cable cross-over pads.