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#3: 62 MSHA citations Coal

D & D Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Timothy R Dye
McDowell, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519055

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

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2007
Latest incident
Mar 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
62
citations
30
significant & substantial
$13,261
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $13,261 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See D & D Mining Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
9
inspections on record
266
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: 266 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

#3 has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $13K 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
$0
paid to date
$13K
outstanding
61 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-09-24.
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.
49.2%
significant & substantial
4.9%
high negligence or reckless
49.2%
reasonably likely or greater
3.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.3% low, 91.8% moderate, 4.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at #3 shows 82% of 22 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: 2007-09-24, 18 years ago
82%
within 1.5 mg/m3
22
samples
2.93
dust max (mg/m3)
17 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 5 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR8
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR5
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)4

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2007-10-03, 18 years ago
6.0
silica avg (%)
2
samples
6.1
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: 2007-09-24, 18 years ago
0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BLASTER/SHOOTER/SHOTFIRER1
  • COAL DRILL OPERATOR1
  • CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. MRI Mining Inc 2006 to 2007
  2. D & D Mining Inc 2007 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 9 27,496
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

#3 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 Q4 120 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 6,116 15 7 2452.6
2007 Q1 5,019 8 1 1593.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2007 · 1 incident

March 1, 2007 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
MRI Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was pushing on freddie scoop. His chain started failing off his scoop. He started to pick his chain up when his scoop twisted around and got his finger on his left hand between scoop frame and scoop stops.