Begley Resources #1 has $577K in proposed MSHA penalties and $541K outstanding across 12 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2011–2013
Latest incident
Aug 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
237
citations
86
significant & substantial
$576,841
proposed penalties
$23,438
paid to date
4% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $553,403 gap.
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.
237 citations across 1,257 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Begley Resources #1 has $577K in proposed MSHA penalties and $541K outstanding across 12 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.
$577K
proposed penalties
$565K
current assessed
$23K
paid to date
$541K
outstanding
234 assessments are final orders; 12 contested dockets.
Of $520K in penalties contested before the Commission, $502K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-09-09.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ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.
38citations taken to the federal commission · 16% of citations on record
Settled
24 · 63%
Stood as issued
10 · 26%
Vacated or withdrawn
4 · 11%
94%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 33 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
4%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$520K proposed, $502K after decisions · industry: 39%
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 2013-08-02.
Contested penalties
ⓘ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.
MSHA sampling at Begley Resources #1 shows 100% of 28 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: 2012-11-19, 13 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
28
samples
0.48
dust max (mg/m3)
27 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 1 by the operator.
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.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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
ⓘ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.
Begley Resources #1 recorded 6.91 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2012.
Injury rate, 2012
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
6.91
total case rate
1.73
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.74 and the all-US-mining average was 2.96 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.35 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2012
6.91
1.73
0.000
2011
4.84
0.00
0.000
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
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)
2013
33
152,361
2012
43
317,477
2011
51
358,139
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Begley Resources #1 sits in Leslie County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 10.6% 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.
Leslie County, Kentucky · Population 10,261
10.6%
Mining share of county employment
$40,176
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
2013 Q3
10
11
1
1100000.0
2013 Q2
35,958
1
1
27.8
2013 Q1
29,059
44
8
1514.2
2012 Q4
23,816
15
7
629.8
2012 Q3
27,382
14
7
511.3
2012 Q2
24,490
22
9
898.3
2012 Q1
40,007
1
1
25.0
2011 Q4
39,795
32
14
804.1
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2011 Q3
38,091
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
31,654
10
8
315.9
2011 Q1
14,391
20
10
1389.8
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
January 26, 2013KY · Coalwelder (non-shop)Fatality · MACHINERY
EE was a self-employed individual who was subcontracted by T & T Energy to perform welding work. EE was performing welding work on the T & T Energy, Begley #1 jobsite and while working experienced fatal blunt force trauma to his head. There were no direct witnesses to the accident and the accident is currently under investigation.
Reportable incidents
14 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2013 · 7 incidents
August 21, 2013KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Torque was being positioned under the D10R using a winch to pull the torque under the machine. A pry bar was being used to guide the component. The bar became wedged between the machine and the component causing the bar to whiplash back and strike the tech in the face.
Employee was standing on tire of grader adding transmission and hydraulic oil. When he was finished servicing he got off of tire as operator started grader to see if wheels would turn. They wouldn't and operator shut grader back off, according to employee. He states he then climbed back on tire and as he shut the grader doors, wheels moved causing him to fall.
Truck was following behind another rock truck when the truck in front of him stopped to allow a loader to turn around in front of them. The truck in the back could not stop and struck the front truck in the rear end. Neither driver was injured. EE was asked to go to hospital but refused.
Truck was travelling in front of another rock truck. The truck EE was driving stopped to allow a loader to turn around in front of them. The truck in the back could not stop and struck the front truck in the rear end. Neither driver was injured. EE was asked to go to hospital but refused.
A large rock got away from a D11 striking the rock truck in which the injured was driving. Employee received bruises to the right hand, left knee, left shoulder, and neck. Foreman asked him if he wanted to go to hospital and he refused.
May 1, 2013KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
operator was pushing in a shot and working with a rock and he thought the rock would hit his tilt jack so he slung the dozer to the right and the rock hit the top of the blade and jarred him in the dozer. He complained with neck injury. Foreman and MET set him up with a neck brace and took him to the hospital.
March 22, 2013KY · Coalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
T & T Energy, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was climbing off grease truck on a ladder when he slipped and fell. He got his leg hung in ladder. A co-worker was nearby and helped him get down. He went to hospital at Mary Brekinridge Hospital. He was diagnosed with a hematoma on his left knee.
12-3-12 laid down on fender of lube truck to loosen bolt on alternator and back started hurting. 12-6-12 breaking tire down with sledge hammer and called on 12-7-12 and said his back was hurting and he was going to the doctor.
September 5, 2012KY · Coalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was helping a mechanic work on a D-11 dozer when the belly pan fell off of the dozer and struck employee on top of his left foot. He went to the hospital and was examined and diagnosed with a deep stone bruise. Employee was released and returned to work the same day as the accident occurred. He has missed no work due to his injury.
July 13, 2012KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Employee stepped on a nail in company garage. The nail went through his shoe and into his foot. Employee was asked by his supervisor if he needed medical attention and the employee refused.
July 10, 2012KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
Employee was operating a front end loader to pack large rocks out of a pit when a rock fell out of the loader bucket causing it to bounce and shake the cab of the loader and jarred the employee. The employee refused to seek medical attention.
2011 · 3 incidents
October 24, 2011KY · Coalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The employee was servicing a D11 dozer when he went back up the dozer to retrieve some supplies. On his way off the tracks had become slick from rain causing him to slip and fall resulting in a sprained ankle.
October 13, 2011KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The employee got off his dozer while it was being serviced and went to his personnel pickup and raise the hood. The employee climbed under the hood of the truck placing his right foot on the front bumper and his left leg on the radiator support. His right foot slipped causing him to fall and cut his left leg on the hood latch.
May 3, 2011KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
He was loading a Hydro seeder from a seed trailer. He was climbing down from a stack of mulch when he stepped on a wooden pallet that he did not see. When he stepped onto the pallet his foot rolled off the edge of the pallet spraining his left ankle.