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Longfork #1: 103 MSHA citations Coal

Kentucky May Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Progress Energy Inc
Virgie, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517517

Longfork #1 has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1994–2001
Latest incident
Jan 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
103
citations
63
significant & substantial
$8,307
proposed penalties
$2,830
paid to date
34% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,477 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Kentucky May Mining Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
29
inspections on record
471
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 471 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Longfork #1 has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 1 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
102 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $8K in penalties contested before the Commission, $8K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-10-02.
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.
61.8%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
62.7%
reasonably likely or greater
6.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
KENT20000126 Settlement Barbour 2001 $8K → $8K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Longfork #1 shows 79% of 52 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: 2001-03-28, 25 years ago
79%
within 1.5 mg/m3
52
samples
4.93
dust max (mg/m3)
35 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 17 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR19
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)9
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)4

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2001-03-13, 25 years ago
3.3
silica avg (%)
5
samples
4.6
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR4
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: 2000-02-24, 26 years ago
20%
over PEL
5
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BELT MAN/CONVEYOR MAN1
  • CONTINUOUS MINER HELPER1
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
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
2001 65% 23
2000 90% 29
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2001 2.7 3
2000 4.2 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Longfork #1 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2000.

Injury rate, 2000
ⓘ 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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 7.74 and the all-US-mining average was 5.64 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 8.83 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.
Ownership history
  1. Kentucky May Coal Company Inc 1994 to 1994
  2. Daves Branch Coal Company Inc 1994 to 1999
  3. 3-D Mining Inc 1999 to 1999
  4. Spud Mining Inc 1999 to 1999
  5. Fleetwood Energy Inc 1999 to 2000
  6. Kentucky May Mining 2000 to 2000
  7. Westenn Inc 2000 to 2001
  8. Kentucky May Mining Inc 2001 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)
2001 3 18,022
2000 14 29,997
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Longfork #1 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
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
2001 Q4 0 3 2
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 3 2
2001 Q1 1,743 42 26 24096.4
2000 Q4 7,320 31 21 4235.0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 6,448 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 13,550 18 9 1328.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2001 · 1 incident

January 12, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Westenn Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A NON INJURY ROOF FALL IN #2 ENTRY 75' INBY SPAD540. ABOUT 45' LONG X 4' THICK X 10' WIDE.

1999 · 4 incidents

December 27, 1999 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fleetwood Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN AREA THAT WAS CRIBBED OFF BETWEEN NO.1 & NO.2CROSSCUTS ON 12/26/99 FELL RESULTING IN A FALL APPROX 20 FT WIDE, 40FTR BY 41/2' FT THICK 60' FEET OUTBY SPAD #246 BETWEEN #1 & #2 ENTRIES ON THE ACTIVE SECTION

September 26, 1999 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fleetwood Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON METAL/TIN WHILE PUTTING ROOF ON A BUILDING HE WAS HELPING TO BUILD.

August 9, 1999 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fleetwood Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING SHEER PIN ON FEEDER, SCREENHIT HIM IN CORNER RIGHT EYE LID.

July 20, 1999 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fleetwood Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN BOTTOM TO ANCHOR BELT LINE HANDLE WAS CAUGHT ON DRILL CAUSING IT TO TWIST FROM EE GRASP, STRIKING HIM ON LEFT FOREARM.

1994 · 1 incident