Ky No. Mine 1 has $455K in proposed MSHA penalties and $384K outstanding across 20 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2004–2009
Latest incident
Sep 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
989
citations
411
significant & substantial
$455,047
proposed penalties
$70,102
paid to date
15% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $384,945 gap.
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.
989 citations across 5,639 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ky No. Mine 1 has $455K in proposed MSHA penalties and $384K outstanding across 20 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.
$455K
proposed penalties
$454K
current assessed
$70K
paid to date
$384K
outstanding
937 assessments are final orders; 20 contested dockets.
Of $287K in penalties contested before the Commission, $286K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-10-16.
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.
315citations taken to the federal commission · 32% of citations on record
Settled
51 · 16%
Stood as issued
264 · 84%
100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 138 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$287K proposed, $286K 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 2012-11-20.
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 Ky No. Mine 1 shows 96% of 401 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: 2009-08-28, 16 years ago
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
401
samples
3.12
dust max (mg/m3)
207 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 194 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.
Ky No. Mine 1 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.
Injury rate, 2007
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.71 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.12 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2007
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
4.61
2.30
0.000
2005 *
7.55
5.03
0.000
2004 *
2.87
2.87
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.
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)
2009
12
13,000
2008
31
47,322
2007
44
272,519
2006
36
227,980
2005
38
186,572
2004
30
120,661
2003
20
101,266
2002
29
80,074
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Ky No. Mine 1 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
2009 Q4
5,361
4
2
746.1
2009 Q3
14,280
127
53
8893.6
2009 Q2
1,920
25
17
13020.8
2008 Q3
20,129
111
39
5514.4
2008 Q2
22,689
66
25
2908.9
2008 Q1
0
73
33
2007 Q4
35,417
73
34
2061.2
2007 Q3
25,936
69
20
2660.4
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2007 Q2
25,508
49
16
1921.0
2007 Q1
22,521
13
10
577.2
2006 Q4
22,701
42
30
1850.1
2006 Q3
21,273
16
10
752.1
2006 Q2
22,210
3
0
135.1
2006 Q1
20,610
3
0
145.6
2005 Q4
8,619
14
4
1624.3
2005 Q3
28,893
5
1
173.1
2005 Q2
19,490
7
3
359.2
2005 Q1
22,500
3
1
133.3
2004 Q4
24,330
4
0
164.4
2004 Q3
21,211
9
3
424.3
2004 Q2
20,686
9
3
435.1
2004 Q1
3,441
20
8
5812.3
2003 Q2
1,336
3
0
2245.5
2003 Q1
18,820
12
7
637.6
2002 Q4
16,654
11
5
660.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file
2009 · 1 incident
September 16, 2009KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
The employee was installing roof bolts with straps and the straps slipped, swinging around striking him across the nose and right arm causing lacerations to both.
2008 · 3 incidents
June 26, 2008KY · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
May 16, 2008KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDLING OF MATERIALS
L & E Mining · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was changing bottom stands on belt line. #2 was pulling stand out from under belt. Stand got caught and then as pulling hand it came loose and the frame on stand against hand hit 4" water line, resulting in hand being mashed between them.
2006 · 2 incidents
January 12, 2006KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Employee was installing roof bolts was drilling a hole and a piece of draw rock fell, hit canopy he was unless and bounced off and landed on right leg.
January 9, 2006KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
EMPLOYEE SAID A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND CUT HIS RIGHT ARM WHILE HELPING MOVE ROOF BOLTER ACROSS SECTION. EMPLOYEE SAID IT HAPPENED BETWEEN #1 & #2 ENTRY. WAS NO WITNESS TO ACCIDENT, TOLD GEN MINE FOREMAN THAT WAS ALL THAT WAS HURT. WAS GIVEN 1ST AID AND SENT TO HOSPITAL TO GET STITCHES.
2005 · 4 incidents
August 25, 2005KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL STRIKING THE EDGE OF THE MINER THEN HITTING EE ON THE LEFT LEG ABOVE THE KNEE.
Rock fall was found during preshift examination on the date stated above, the fall was approx 70' long 19' wide 2-6' thick, located in the #3 entry on the 3rd main.