Givens Coal: 600 MSHA citations
Coal
Middlesboro,
Bell County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518375
Givens Coal has $109K in proposed MSHA penalties and $107K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2008–2009
- Latest incident
- Jun 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
221
significant & substantial
$108,645
proposed penalties
2% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $106,812 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
18.4
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.
600 citations across 3,254 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Givens Coal has $109K in proposed MSHA penalties and $107K 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.
532 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-09-09.
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.
40.7%
significant & substantial
1.7%
high negligence or reckless
40.7%
reasonably likely or greater
6.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 9.0% low, 89.3% moderate, 1.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Givens Coal shows 96% of 198 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: 2008-08-16, 18 years ago
124 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 74 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR69
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)17
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)14
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2007-10-02, 18 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR7
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: 2008-08-15, 18 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR4
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)4
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)4
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 |
| 2008 |
93% |
28 |
| 2007 |
94% |
52 |
| 2006 |
100% |
57 |
| 2005 |
97% |
61 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year |
silica avg (%) |
samples |
| 2007 |
8.1 |
6 |
| 2006 |
5.5 |
2 |
| 2005 |
4.7 |
5 |
Noise by year
| Year |
over PEL |
samples |
| 2008 |
0% |
9 |
| 2005 |
0% |
11 |
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) |
| 2009 |
1 |
|
| 2008 |
15 |
10,675 |
| 2007 |
17 |
2,421 |
| 2001 |
0 |
|
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Givens Coal sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
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
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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 |
| 2009 Q2 |
10 |
50 |
6 |
5000000.0 |
| 2008 Q2 |
8,884 |
76 |
21 |
8554.7 |
| 2008 Q1 |
6,471 |
36 |
14 |
5563.3 |
| 2007 Q4 |
8,160 |
29 |
9 |
3553.9 |
| 2001 Q3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2001 Q2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2009 · 1 incident
June 11, 2009
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lifting beam and jack to put under partial drop, beam and jack fell and hit knee and ankle.
2008 · 4 incidents
O C Energy LLC · Struck against stationary object
EE stepped on a piece of coal and twisted his left ankle.
O C Energy LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Stepped on miner cable causing him to fall down and break his ankle.
March 10, 2008
KY · Coal
discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator
POWERED HAULAGE
O C Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object
Ran over crib block when he was running a scoop. When it bounced off the crib block, it bounced him up and down in the scoop.
January 9, 2008
KY · Coal
discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator
POWERED HAULAGE
O C Energy LLC · Struck against a moving object
Dropped off in haulway he was running a scoop. Batteries on scoop hit solid. When he hit the hole, it bounced him up and down.