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Massey HWM #11: 15 MSHA citations Coal

Coalgood Energy Co · Surface
Harlan, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519360

Massey HWM #11 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $334 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2010
Latest incident
Nov 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
15
citations
5
significant & substantial
$7,070
proposed penalties
$6,736
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $334 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Coalgood Energy Co's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
10
inspections on record
291
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: 291 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Massey HWM #11 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $334 outstanding across 3 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$334
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $6K in penalties contested before the Commission, $6K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-06-06.
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.
38.5%
significant & substantial
7.7%
high negligence or reckless
38.5%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 23.1% low, 69.2% moderate, 7.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
4 citations taken to the federal commission · 27% of citations on record
  • Stood as issued 4 · 100%
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 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$6K proposed, $6K 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 2011-08-31.
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
KENT 2011-763 Dismissal Lesnick 2012 $4K → $4K
KENT 2011-1486 Dismissal Lesnick 2012 $2K → $2K
KENT 2011-10 Dismissal Lesnick 2012 $334 → $334
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Massey HWM #11 shows 100% of 18 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: 2011-05-25, 15 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
18
samples
0.63
dust max (mg/m3)
18 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER7
  • AUGER OPERATOR5
  • GROUNDMAN4

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: 2011-05-25, 15 years ago
0%
over PEL
15
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER OPERATOR5
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER5
  • FORKLIFT OPERATOR2
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
2011 100% 7
2010 100% 6
2009 100% 5
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2011 0% 8
2010 0% 2
2009 0% 5
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Massey HWM #11 recorded 13.01 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2010.

Injury rate, 2010
ⓘ 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.
13.01
total case rate
13.01
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 3.20 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.85 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
2010 * 13.01 13.01 0.000
2009 * 0.00 0.00 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. Coalgood Energy Co 2008 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)
2014 0
2013 0
2012 0
2011 15 156,925
2010 19 210,902
2009 9 171,818
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Massey HWM #11 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
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
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 10,745 6 2 558.4
Show 9 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q1 11,095 1 0 90.1
2010 Q4 14,693 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 10,526 6 2 570.0
2010 Q2 10,506 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 10,400 1 0 96.2
2009 Q4 4,299 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,034 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 5,567 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 10,577 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2010 · 3 incidents

November 11, 2010 KY · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor MACHINERY
Coalgood Energy Co · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Was helping put augers into beams and twisted the wrong way causing ee lower back to knot up. Didnt really feel anything until Friday morning around 10:00 A.M.

August 18, 2010 KY · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coalgood Energy Co · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was lifting a tailpiece by himself and pulled a muscle in his lower stomach.

June 2, 2010 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Coalgood Energy Co · Struck against stationary object

EE was getting tools together to remove an inspection plate on the Highwall Miner, when he accidentally stepped on a 3/8 inch hydraulic hose. The hose broke and hydraulic oil penetrated his boot and the outside of his right foot.