Cawood #1: 42 MSHA citations
Coal
Cawood,
Harlan County,
KY
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Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1519963
Cawood #1 has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2026
- Latest incident
- Jun 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2024
7
significant & substantial
$21,531
proposed penalties
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,667 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2024
3.7
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.
42 citations across 1,142 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Cawood #1 has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 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.
27 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-25.
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.
18.9%
significant & substantial
13.5%
high negligence or reckless
18.9%
reasonably likely or greater
16.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 43.2% low, 43.2% moderate, 13.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Cawood #1 shows 99% of 92 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: 2026-07-23
30 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 62 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)35
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR24
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)5
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2026-07-30
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR3
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)1
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: 2026-08-18
Most-sampled occupations
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)5
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR4
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER4
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% |
76 |
| 2025 |
94% |
16 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year |
silica avg (%) |
samples |
| 2026 |
2.9 |
3 |
| 2025 |
6.0 |
2 |
Noise by year
| Year |
over PEL |
samples |
| 2026 |
0% |
21 |
| 2025 |
0% |
6 |
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 |
31 |
41,559 |
| 2025 |
3 |
8,875 |
| 2024 |
7 |
6,293 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Cawood #1 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
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 |
21,449 |
11 |
1 |
512.8 |
| 2026 Q1 |
20,607 |
13 |
4 |
630.9 |
| 2025 Q4 |
9,235 |
6 |
1 |
649.7 |
| 2025 Q3 |
2,278 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 |
1,247 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 |
546 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 |
4,646 |
3 |
0 |
645.7 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
2026 · 2 incidents
June 9, 2026
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nally & Hamilton Ent. Inc. · Struck by flying object
Employee was struck in the head with a chain that was being used to pull EE's shuttle car to get it unstuck.
Nally & Hamilton Ent. Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Employee was placing doors on fan house air lock to weld them on and pulled at door and strained groin area.