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.
236 citations across 2,684 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
D-1A Garmeada has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $32K 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.
$40K
proposed penalties
$38K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$32K
outstanding
207 assessments are final orders; 12 contested dockets.
Of $22K in penalties contested before the Commission, $21K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-08-22.
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.
115citations taken to the federal commission · 49% of citations on record
Settled
92 · 80%
Stood as issued
23 · 20%
96%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 24 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
8%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$22K proposed, $21K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2018-01-03.
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 D-1A Garmeada shows 100% of 234 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: 2017-10-12, 8 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
234
samples
1.07
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
59 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 175 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.
D-1A Garmeada recorded 8.55 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2017.
Injury rate, 2017
ⓘ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.
8.55
total case rate
4.28
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.79 and the all-US-mining average was 2.48 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.33 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
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)
2019
0
2018
1
2017
18
52,990
2016
18
35,530
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
D-1A Garmeada sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
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
ⓘ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
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q3
0
0
0
2018 Q2
0
0
0
2018 Q1
1,560
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
1,560
30
3
19230.8
2017 Q3
12,862
34
9
2643.4
2017 Q2
12,862
21
5
1632.7
2017 Q1
19,496
33
5
1692.7
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2016 Q4
16,518
51
8
3087.5
2016 Q3
10
40
7
4000000.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2017 · 3 incidents
August 18, 2017KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was handling belt structure when employee felt pain in back. Employee went to ER has muscle spasm and pain, was released and told to follow up with family physician. Employee went to doctor and has been taken off work until MRI and doctor releases. This is loss time injury.
July 24, 2017KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE was using a hammer on belt splice when a piece of metal came off hammer & went into their hand at the knuckle between the index and middle finger. The metal was removed & they received 3 stitches. EE has no loss time, EE returned to work.
A ROOF FALL AT THE AREA OF THE HIGH WALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE FAN ENTRY. THE ROOF FALL WAS APX. 18 FEET WIDE X 5 FEET LONG X 12 FEET HIGH. THE FALL DID NOT AFFECT PERSONS NOR EQUIPMENT BUT DID RESTRICT THE AIR FLOW. AN ACTION PLAN WAS SUBMITTED, ACKNOWLEDGED AND THE FALL CLEANED UP. ARCHES WERE INSTALLED FOR ROOF SUPPORT THROUGH THE AREA. VENTILATION WAS RESTORED.