What are Alamo's MSHA penalties?

Alamo has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties on record, with $850 currently outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

What is the respirable coal dust exposure at Alamo?

MSHA sampling at Alamo shows 100% of 2 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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Alamo: 34 MSHA citations Coal

Straight Creek Coal Mining, Inc · Facility

Controlled by JW Resources Inc

Beverly, Bell County, KY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1505200

Alamo has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $850 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 1987–1994
Latest incident: Nov 1994

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2009

citations

significant & substantial

$3,995

proposed penalties

$3,145

paid to date

79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $850 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

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Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2009

inspections on record

342

inspection hours

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: 342 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

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.

$4K

proposed penalties

$4K

current assessed

$3K

paid to date

$850

outstanding

34 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2013-03-12.

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.

29.4%

significant & substantial

0.0%

high negligence or reckless

29.4%

reasonably likely or greater

5.9%

permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs

Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.9% low, 94.1% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.

Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

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: 2010-09-10, 15 years ago

100%

within 1.5 mg/m3

samples

0.39

dust max (mg/m3)

2 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.

Most-sampled occupations

ELECTRICIAN1
ELECTRICIAN HELPER1

Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Ownership history

Nally & Gibson Surfacing 1950 to 1974
Sandy Fork Mining Company Inc 1974 to 1988
Andalex Resources Inc 1988 to 1993
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc 1993 to 1997
Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc 1997 to 2001
Chas Coal LLC 2001 to 2009
Jadco Enterprises Inc 2009 to 2010
M3 Energy Resources, LLC 2010 to 2013
Straight Creek Coal Mining, Inc 2013 to present

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Workforce and production

Year	Employees
2013	0
2012	0
2011	1
2010	2
2001	0
2000	0

Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

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.

Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878

3.6%

Mining share of county employment

$32,403

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
2013 Q3	0	0	0
2013 Q2	0	0	0
2013 Q1	0	1	0
2012 Q2	0	0	0
2012 Q1	0	0	0
2011 Q4	0	1	0
2011 Q3	0	1	0
2011 Q2	0	0	0

Show 7 earlier quarters

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2011 Q1	320	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	0	0	0
2010 Q3	1,018	6	1	5893.9
2001 Q1	0	0	0
2000 Q3	0	0	0
2000 Q2	0	0	0
2000 Q1	0	0	0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1994 · 1 incident

November 2, 1994 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor OTHER

Ikerd-Bandy Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OFFICE/CLERICAL

1992 · 1 incident

January 28, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Andalex Resources Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING PRESSURE ON PAD WITH PRY BAR.WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PAD BOLT.WHEN THE BOLT CAME OUT OF THE TRACK ROLLED OFF IDLERS THROWING EMPLOYEE OFF DOZER.

1987 · 1 incident

August 1, 1987 KY · Coal FIRE

Sandy Fork Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE LOADING A3UNIT TRAIN SOME HOT COALS FELL THROUGH THE NO 2 GATE OF THE LEFT T UNNEL ONTO 48IN CONVEYOR BELT LEFT & RT.TUNNELS ARE NOT USED & THEREFORE METAL IN THE GATES HAD RUSTGED WH ICH ALLOWED AN 2PENING THRU WHICH HOT COALS FELL A FIRE R ESULTED WHEN WHEN THE HOT MATERIAL WAS ALLOWED TO LAY ON THE BELT FOR SEVERAL HOURS

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Alamo has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $850 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

MSHA sampling at Alamo shows 100% of 2 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Alamo sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% of county employment.

Reportable incidents

1994 · 1 incident

1992 · 1 incident

1987 · 1 incident

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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.