Maynard'S Branch Dredge · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WALKING OVER TH9 HILL TO THE DREDGE AND SLIPPED IN LOOSE COAL AND TWISTED HIS RT KNEE VERY LITTLE DAMAGE DONE TO HIS KNEE
DREDGE #1 Coal
BIG SANDY RESOURCES INC
· Facility
Controlled by
Jeffery S. Kinser
Louisa,
Lawrence County,
KY
·
NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1513418
DREDGE #1 has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1986
- Latest incident
- Feb 1986
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
134
citations
30
significant & substantial
$16,406
proposed penalties
$16,255
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $151 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
90
inspections on record
2,129
inspection hours
6.3
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.134 citations across 2,129 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
DREDGE #1 has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 1 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.$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
132 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at DREDGE #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.17 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 107 samples.
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.0.17
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.46
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
107
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-09-09.
Noise
1%
over PEL
74
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-09-09.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 1,282 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,432 | 2 | 0 | 1396.6 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,245 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 636 | 1 | 0 | 1572.3 |
| 2024 Q4 | 963 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 660 | 2 | 0 | 3030.3 |
| 2024 Q2 | 596 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 981 | 2 | 0 | 2038.7 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 1,041 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 1,068 | 1 | 0 | 936.3 |
| 2023 Q2 | 933 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 983 | 3 | 0 | 3051.9 |
| 2022 Q4 | 1,197 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,393 | 3 | 0 | 2153.6 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,460 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1,296 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,648 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,131 | 1 | 0 | 884.2 |
| 2021 Q2 | 984 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 828 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 1,698 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 1,607 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,563 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 1,378 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,790 | 1 | 0 | 558.7 |
| 2019 Q3 | 1,565 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 1,956 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 1,810 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 2,589 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 2,361 | 2 | 0 | 847.1 |
| 2018 Q2 | 2,382 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 2,179 | 1 | 0 | 458.9 |
| 2017 Q4 | 2,603 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 1,390 | 4 | 1 | 2877.7 |
| 2017 Q2 | 2,105 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,850 | 2 | 0 | 1081.1 |
| 2016 Q4 | 2,246 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 2,243 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 1,819 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 864 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 1,557 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,486 | 5 | 0 | 3364.7 |
| 2015 Q1 | 749 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 2,206 | 2 | 1 | 906.6 |
| 2014 Q2 | 1,958 | 6 | 1 | 3064.4 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,368 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,867 | 5 | 1 | 2678.1 |
| 2013 Q3 | 2,459 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,366 | 6 | 0 | 4392.4 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,813 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 2,345 | 13 | 3 | 5543.7 |
| 2012 Q3 | 2,608 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,241 | 4 | 0 | 3223.2 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,863 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 2,362 | 5 | 1 | 2116.9 |
| 2011 Q3 | 2,073 | 2 | 0 | 964.8 |
| 2011 Q2 | 3,182 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,433 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,585 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,271 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 639 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,896 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,909 | 3 | 0 | 1571.5 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,115 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,440 | 2 | 2 | 1388.9 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 1,440 | 2 | 0 | 1388.9 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,950 | 9 | 4 | 4615.4 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,920 | 1 | 0 | 520.8 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1,920 | 1 | 0 | 520.8 |
| 2005 Q2 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,920 | 1 | 0 | 520.8 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,600 | 5 | 3 | 3125.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q4 | 1,280 | 5 | 1 | 3906.2 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,920 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,920 | 4 | 1 | 2083.3 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,920 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,920 | 2 | 1 | 1041.7 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,920 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,920 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,920 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 3,840 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 3,200 | 13 | 5 | 4062.5 |
| 2000 Q4 | 4,800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,008 | 6 | 5 | 5952.4 |
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 2,016 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file1986 · 1 incident
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