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#4: 162 MSHA citations Coal

D & D Mining, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Timothy R Dye
McDowell, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519174

#4 has $24K in proposed MSHA penalties and $24K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
—
Latest incident
—
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
162
citations
82
significant & substantial
$23,904
proposed penalties
$281
paid to date
1% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $23,623 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See D & D Mining, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
9
inspections on record
428
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: 428 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 $24K in proposed MSHA penalties and $24K 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.
$24K
proposed penalties
$24K
current assessed
$281
paid to date
$24K
outstanding
157 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-12-30.
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.
52.2%
significant & substantial
1.3%
high negligence or reckless
52.2%
reasonably likely or greater
5.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 1.9% low, 96.8% moderate, 1.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at #4 shows 74% of 19 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: 2008-07-31, 18 years ago
74%
within 1.5 mg/m3
19
samples
2.26
dust max (mg/m3)
13 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 6 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR8
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)3
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR3

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2008-08-07, 18 years ago
4.3
silica avg (%)
2
samples
4.7
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR2
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. D & D Mining, Inc. 2008 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)
2008 24 24,284
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
2008 Q3 8,316 68 44 8177.0
2008 Q2 6,950 80 33 11510.8
2008 Q1 2,241 12 4 5354.8

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.