#1: 176 MSHA citations
Coal
Jenkins,
Letcher County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519517
#1 has $62K in proposed MSHA penalties and $59K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2012
- Latest incident
- May 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
52
significant & substantial
$62,449
proposed penalties
6% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $58,972 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
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: 973 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 $62K in proposed MSHA penalties and $59K outstanding across 1 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.
171 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $850 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-10-24.
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.
30.4%
significant & substantial
24.0%
high negligence or reckless
30.4%
reasonably likely or greater
6.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.6% none, 5.3% low, 70.2% moderate, 24.0% high, 0.0% 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.
1
citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
29%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $850 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 2012-08-15.
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 2012-1454 |
Settlement |
Feldman |
2013 |
$1K → $850 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at #1 shows 96% of 23 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: 2012-06-05, 14 years ago
13 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 10 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR11
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)4
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)2
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2012-01-27, 14 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
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) |
| 2012 |
6 |
14,298 |
| 2011 |
8 |
4,049 |
| 2010 |
2 |
|
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
#1 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
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 |
| 2012 Q3 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
| 2012 Q2 |
3,158 |
84 |
26 |
26599.1 |
| 2012 Q1 |
4,028 |
50 |
14 |
12413.1 |
| 2011 Q4 |
3,542 |
10 |
4 |
2823.3 |
| 2010 Q4 |
1,800 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2012 · 1 incident
Bitco Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Wet, muddy Miner slipped on loose structure entangling right foot in structure.