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M&T: 50 MSHA citations Coal

Sundance Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Bobby Blackburn
Virgie, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517806

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

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
Jan 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
50
citations
27
significant & substantial
$4,590
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,590 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Sundance Mining Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
29
inspections on record
546
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: 546 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

M&T has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K 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
$0
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
48 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-02-11.
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.
56.2%
significant & substantial
2.1%
high negligence or reckless
56.2%
reasonably likely or greater
18.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 97.9% moderate, 2.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at M&T shows 97% of 62 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: 2002-01-18, 24 years ago
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
62
samples
1.81
dust max (mg/m3)
19 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 43 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR33
  • COAL DRILL OPERATOR3
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR3
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
2002 60% 5
2001 100% 55
2000 100% 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Kentucky May Mining 1996 to 1998
  2. Sister Bear Mining Inc 1998 to 2000
  3. Sundance Mining Inc 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)
2001 8 32,936
2000 2 11,648
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

M&T 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 7,728 8 3 1035.2
2001 Q3 1,506 14 7 9296.1
2001 Q2 7,200 4 4 555.6
2001 Q1 2,819 12 8 4256.8
2000 Q4 2,280 8 5 3508.8
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2001 · 1 incident

January 3, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sundance Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING WITH METAL. PIECE OF METAL SLIPPED AND CUT THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER OFF.