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#4: 97 MSHA citations Coal

Gun Hill Coal, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Jill Slone
Printer, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518291

#4 has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $21K 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
2001
Latest incident
Sep 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
97
citations
44
significant & substantial
$20,666
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $20,666 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Gun Hill Coal, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
25
inspections on record
454
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: 454 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

#4 has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $21K 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.
$21K
proposed penalties
$21K
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$21K
outstanding
96 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-09-06.
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.
45.4%
significant & substantial
4.2%
high negligence or reckless
44.8%
reasonably likely or greater
12.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 10.4% low, 85.4% moderate, 4.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at #4 shows 94% of 31 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: 2001-12-18, 24 years ago
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
31
samples
3.41
dust max (mg/m3)
31 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • COAL DRILL OPERATOR6
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)6
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR6

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2001-09-13, 24 years ago
1.9
silica avg (%)
2
samples
2.0
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: 2001-09-20, 24 years ago
0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BELT MAN/CONVEYOR MAN1
  • 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. N D O Coal Company Inc 2000 to 2001
  2. N. D. O. Coal Company, Inc. 2001 to 2001
  3. Gun Hill Coal, Inc. 2001 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)
2002 0
2001 7 4,266
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

#4 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
2002 Q3 0 2 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 2,640 18 8 6818.2
2001 Q3 2,400 29 16 12083.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2001 · 1 incident

September 5, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
N D O Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE ROOF BOLTER MAN GOT OFF BUUGY. BUGGY TOOK OFF AND HIT HIM.