680-S1: 37 MSHA citations
Coal
Printer,
Floyd County,
KY
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1519977
680-S1 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2025
- Latest incident
- Dec 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2025
10
significant & substantial
$7,098
proposed penalties
23% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,488 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2025
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: 744 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
680-S1 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 3 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.
11 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-12.
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.
27.8%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
27.8%
reasonably likely or greater
16.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% 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.
22
citations taken to the federal commission · 59% of citations on record
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 2026-07-22.
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 2026-0049 |
|
|
|
Decision pending |
| KENT 2026-0080 |
|
|
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Decision pending |
| KENT 2026-0090 |
|
|
|
Decision pending |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at 680-S1 shows 100% of 26 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: 2026-08-12
15 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 11 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR14
- HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR6
- ROTARY BUCKET EXCAVATOR OPERATOR3
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2026-06-17
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR5
- HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR3
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: 2026-06-05
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR6
- HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR3
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER2
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 |
| 2026 |
100% |
13 |
| 2025 |
100% |
13 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year |
silica avg (%) |
samples |
| 2026 |
8.8 |
3 |
| 2025 |
5.8 |
5 |
Noise by year
| Year |
over PEL |
samples |
| 2026 |
0% |
5 |
| 2025 |
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) |
| 2026 |
25 |
40,474 |
| 2025 |
12 |
18,848 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
680-S1 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 |
| 2026 Q2 |
19,417 |
17 |
2 |
875.5 |
| 2026 Q1 |
12,340 |
6 |
3 |
486.2 |
| 2025 Q4 |
9,780 |
2 |
1 |
204.5 |
| 2025 Q2 |
1,212 |
2 |
0 |
1650.2 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2025 · 1 incident
December 23, 2025
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Tahiti Energy, Inc. · Struck against stationary object
The Rock Truck bed was in raised position when emp went let the bed down it started down normal then free fell about halfway down. Emp said EE hit EE's head on the cab but was fine, EE then went to the ER and was released to go back to work 12/24/25. EE then went to PMC Primary Care on 12/29/25 where they excused EE from work until EE sees a neurologist and they release EE.