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Genesis: 64 MSHA citations Coal

Kentucky May Mining · Underground
Controlled by Progress Energy Inc
Kite, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517452

Genesis has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1994–2003
Latest incident
Mar 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
64
citations
20
significant & substantial
$5,080
proposed penalties
$5,080
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Kentucky May Mining's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
61
inspections on record
1,570
inspection hours
4.1
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.
64 citations across 1,570 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Genesis has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
62 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-01-27.
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.
31.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
31.7%
reasonably likely or greater
11.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 4.8% low, 95.2% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Genesis shows 87% of 287 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: 2003-01-28, 23 years ago
87%
within 1.5 mg/m3
287
samples
7.76
dust max (mg/m3)
157 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 130 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR113
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)33
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR18

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2002-12-23, 23 years ago
5.1
silica avg (%)
34
samples
9.8
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR16
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2002-07-23, 24 years ago
48%
over PEL
25
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR8
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)5
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)4
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2003 100% 5
2002 81% 90
2001 85% 102
2000 93% 90
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2002 5.2 10
2001 5.7 12
2000 4.5 12
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2002 0% 4
2001 50% 6
2000 60% 15
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Genesis recorded 8.35 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2002.

Injury rate, 2002
ⓘ 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.
8.35
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 6.89 and the all-US-mining average was 5.05 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 8.22 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.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2002 * 8.35 0.00 0.000
2001 * 17.75 10.15 0.000
2000 * 6.40 4.26 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
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.
Ownership history
  1. J Cress Enterprises Inc 1993 to 1996
  2. Torie Mining Inc 1996 to 1999
  3. Grace Mining Inc 1999 to 1999
  4. 3-D Mining Inc 1999 to 2000
  5. Kentucky May Mining 2000 to 2000
  6. Kentucky May Mining 2000 to present
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)
2003 18 97,176
2002 37 394,542
2001 37 472,705
2000 32 262,358
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Genesis sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
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
2003 Q2 10 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 22,324 2 1 89.6
2002 Q4 14,872 3 0 201.7
2002 Q3 16,580 7 2 422.2
2002 Q2 16,767 1 0 59.6
2002 Q1 23,664 6 3 253.5
2001 Q4 18,110 3 0 165.7
2001 Q3 21,195 7 0 330.3
Show 6 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q2 18,274 1 0 54.7
2001 Q1 21,273 2 2 94.0
2000 Q4 20,081 11 4 547.8
2000 Q3 18,465 6 1 324.9
2000 Q2 45,438 6 2 132.0
2000 Q1 9,827 9 5 915.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

2003 · 1 incident

March 5, 2003 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky May Mining · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE AND TWISTED HIS BACK AND INJURED HIS LEFT LEG AND HIP.

2002 · 4 incidents

August 23, 2002 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky May Mining · Fall onto or against objects

EE FELL DOWN GOING TO MAN TRIP AND CUT IS RIGHT 5TH DIGIT ON SHARP ROCK, REQIRING 6 STITCHES.

July 8, 2002 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kentucky May Mining · Accident type, without injuries

A NON INJURY ROOF FALL ON THE #4 BELT AT 10:00 PM. SPAD #1740. THE FALL WAS 19'WIDE, 5'TO 6'THICK X 100'LONG.

March 27, 2002 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky May Mining · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING BITS ON ROLL HEAD ON MINER WHEN HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN BIT FINGER, JERKING MOST OF NAIL OFF.

March 22, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kentucky May Mining · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN DRILL STEEL BROKE STRIKING HIS RT. THUMB. EE CONTINUED TO WORK, WAS ADVISED ON 4/12/02 THAT A VERY SMALL HAIR LINE FRACTURE WITH NO DISPLACEMENT.

2001 · 10 incidents

December 26, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kentucky May Mining · Accident type, without injuries

A NON INJURY ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE PRESHIFT THIS A.M. THE MINE HAD BEEN IDLE OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. A FALL 4' HIGH 20' LONG AND 20' WIDE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE BELT ENTRY 3' CROSS CUTS UNDERGROUND.

November 13, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kentucky May Mining · Accident type, without injuries

A NON-INJURY ROOF FALL AT SPAD 1787 IN THE #1 ENTRY OVER TO THE # 2 ENTRY THE FALL WAS 250' OUT BY THE FACE. THE FALL WAS 90' LONG 20' WIDE AND 8' THICK. A FALL 30' LONG 20' WIDE 56" THICK FELL IN THE #3 ENTRY AT SPAD 1782 THIS FALL WAS ABOUT 920' OUT BY THE WORKING FACE.

October 11, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kentucky May Mining · Struck by falling object

V SHAPED ROCK 7'X14'X8" FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS, HIT ON BOLTER, SLID OFF AND HIT EE' R LEG/FOOT.

August 20, 2001 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky May Mining · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE OUT THE FEEDER CONVEYOR CHAIN. DURRING ALL THE LIFTING AND TUGGING THE PAIN STARTED AGAIN IN HIS BACK.

August 3, 2001 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky May Mining · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING CABLE OVER SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK.

July 31, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kentucky May Mining · Struck by falling object

EE WAS INSTALLING A BOLT IN #2 HEADING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING HIS LEFT WRIST.

May 1, 2001 KY · Coal transit man, surveyor/transit worker FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kentucky May Mining · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS IN A SQUATTING POSITION APPROX 3' INBY THE LEFT CORNER OF THE PILLAR IN THE NO. 3 HEADING. WHILE INJURED WAS WRITING NOTES IN A NOTEBOOK A RIB ROLL OCCURRED AND THE MATERIAL STRUCK INJURED ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.

March 19, 2001 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Kentucky May Mining · Struck by rolling or sliding object

RUNNING MINER, RIB ROLLED OFF, HIT ELBOW.

March 19, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kentucky May Mining · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN THAT HE HAD BEEN STRUCK BY THE ROOF BOLTER WRENCH. HE LEFT THE MINE PROPERTY TO GO TO DR.

March 16, 2001 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky May Mining · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LOADING A EMPTY WOODEN PALLET INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

2000 · 3 incidents

December 18, 2000 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Kentucky May Mining · Struck by falling object

ROCK 4'X4'X2" FELL FROM RIB TO RIB, HIT ON BACK, SLID DOWN BACK HURTING L WRIST. EE DID NOT GO TILL 3/13/01. EE REPORTED TO OPERATOR ON 3/28/01.

July 10, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Unknown operator · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HANGING LINE CURTAIN IN #7 ENTRY WHEN HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

March 2, 2000 KY · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Unknown operator · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSERTING BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING EE IN THE LEFT EYE.

1999 · 1 incident

January 6, 1999 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Torie Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ABOVE ANCHOR ZONE. OCCURRED IN THE #5 ENTRY. INTAKE APPROX. 800 FT INBY MINE PORTAL. RANGE IN 5 & 6 FT IN HIGH AND ABOUT 20 FEET IN LENGTH AND ABOUT 18 FEET IN WIDTH IN THE INTERSECT ION.

1995 · 1 incident

January 23, 1995 KY · Coal FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
J Cress Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FELL ON OUR CANOPY CRUSHING IT DOWN. THE ROCK AND MUD WORKED LOOSE DUE TO WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FELL ONTO THE CANOPY PROVIDING PROTECTION FROM SUCH OCCURRENCE AND EVENTUALLY THE W EIGHT OF THE FALLING MATERIAL CRUSHED THE CANOPY

1994 · 1 incident

July 1, 1994 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
J Cress Enterprises Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE WAS OUTSIDE THE MINE PLUGGING IN THE POWER FOR THE MINER WHEN THE CABLE BLEW.