1X: 28 MSHA citations
Coal
Banner,
Floyd County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519834
1X has $6K 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
- 4
- Years on record
- 2019
- Latest incident
- May 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
6
significant & substantial
$5,692
proposed penalties
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2018
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: 593 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
1X has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
27 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-05-28.
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.
22.2%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
22.2%
reasonably likely or greater
25.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.7% low, 96.3% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at 1X shows 99% of 291 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: 2019-05-28, 7 years ago
35 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 256 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR80
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)67
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)63
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2019-05-22, 7 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR5
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)5
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (OFF STANDARD)3
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: 2019-05-15, 7 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (OFF STANDARD)6
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR5
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)5
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 |
| 2019 |
99% |
246 |
| 2018 |
98% |
45 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year |
silica avg (%) |
samples |
| 2019 |
6.9 |
15 |
| 2018 |
5.7 |
4 |
Noise by year
| Year |
over PEL |
samples |
| 2019 |
10% |
20 |
| 2018 |
0% |
8 |
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) |
| 2019 |
54 |
172,823 |
| 2018 |
23 |
29,780 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
1X sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
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
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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 |
| 2019 Q2 |
45,986 |
13 |
3 |
282.7 |
| 2019 Q1 |
31,065 |
10 |
0 |
321.9 |
| 2018 Q4 |
11,745 |
4 |
2 |
340.6 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2019 · 4 incidents
Redhawk Mining, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was prying down on the top belt trying to get belt back inside skirting. The pry bar slipped and struck employee on right side of face causing a laceration. Employee received 2 sutures.
April 19, 2019
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
OTHER
Redhawk Mining, LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was kneeling on a crib block talking on mine phone. When employee stood back up ee felt a pop in right knee.
Redhawk Mining, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was on the outby end of a track rail preparing to flip rail over with slate bar. Co-worker was on the inby end of the same rail attempting to slide the rail outby with a slate bar. When co-worker picked up the rail it began to curl causing injured EE's slate bar to strike EE on the left side of the head.
Redhawk Mining, LLC · Struck by falling object
Employee was plastering the return side of a brattice, a piece of drawrock fell striking them in the head. Rock broke into two pieces, measurements - 27" long x 24" wide x 5" thick & 20" wide x 14" wide x 3" thick. Incident occurred along 2nd Northwest Mains between the #2 & #3 entries at spad numbers 5237 & 5250.