Mining Incidents

Mine #1 Coal

Mud Creek, L L C · Underground
Honaker, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516126

Mine #1 has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $25K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1988–2000
Latest incident
Dec 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
323
citations
104
significant & substantial
$24,798
proposed penalties
$55
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $24,743 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
69
inspections on record
1,732
inspection hours
18.7
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.
323 citations across 1,732 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine #1 has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $25K 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.
$25K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$55
paid to date
$25K
outstanding
268 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-05-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.61 mg/m3 (93% compliant) across 176 samples.

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.
0.61
dust avg (mg/m3)
7.59
dust max (mg/m3)
93%
within 1.5 mg/m3
176
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-11-24.
Silica (quartz)
3.9
silica avg (%)
5.9
silica max (%)
11
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-07-10.
Noise
0%
over PEL
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-11-15.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2003 Q4 640 35 23 54687.5
2002 Q4 0 43 14
2002 Q1 3,647 14 2 3838.8
2001 Q3 1,160 20 5 17241.4
2001 Q2 2,876 15 5 5215.6
2001 Q1 3,138 12 6 3824.1
2000 Q4 2,908 30 10 10316.4
2000 Q2 10 12 7 1200000.0
Show 1 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 10 5 3 500000.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
August 15, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
M & D Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ALLEGEDLY WENT INBY WARNING RIBBON. DRAWROCK FELL.

Reportable incidents

15 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2000 · 4 incidents

December 12, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
W P Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

A ROCK FELL STRIKING HER ON LEFT SHOULDER & MAKING HER FALL ON LEFT KNEEE, TWISTING IT & HER BACK. ROCK WAS ABOUT 1' IN DIAMETER & 2-3" THICK.

November 24, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
W P Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE DIRLL OPERATOR TURNED THE DIRLL ON AND JERKED THE CABLE CATCHING EE ANKLE AND BREAKING IT.

January 3, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Last Chance Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING BEHIND TAIL PIECE.

1999 · 1 incident

July 31, 1999 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Last Chance Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

HAD HIS HAND LAYING ON PINNED HEAD AND A SMALL ROCK FELL HITTING HIS FINGER AND CUTTING IT.

1998 · 1 incident

November 25, 1998 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Last Chance Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKING ON THE CUTTER

1997 · 2 incidents

September 16, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M & D Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

5 EMPLOYEES ROLLING UP CHAIN ON OUTSIDE. EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED EMPLOYER ON 9-18-97.

1996 · 1 incident

August 30, 1996 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
M & D Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

DUE TO A FATAL ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON 8-15-96 AND THE MINE RAMAINING CLOSED BY MSHA UNTIL 8-30-96, RESULTED IN A ROOF FALL ON THE 001 SEC BEGINNING IN 5 RIGHT CROSSCUT AND EXTENDING ACROSS THE LINE OF CROSSCUTS FROM SURVEY STATION 1370 #4 ENTRY TO RIGHT RIB OF #9 ENTRY MEASURING 6'H, 20'W, 220'L.

1995 · 2 incidents

September 23, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
M & D Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKING OUTSIDE A SCOOP SLEDEOVER AGAINST HIS FOOT. RIGHT AFTER HE WAS TOLD NOT TO GET IN THAT AREA.

1989 · 2 incidents

October 11, 1989 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
M & D Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NOT PAYING CLOSE ENOUGH ATTENTION DROPPED ROCK DUST BAG REACHED TO GRAB CAUGHT ARM IN BELT.

June 28, 1989 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
M & D Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENT OVER TO PICK UP HALF HEADER DIDN'T HAVE SUREFOOTED STEPPED ON ROLLER & SLIPPED.

1988 · 2 incidents

August 27, 1988 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
M & D Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCOOP'S FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE. SCOOP PICKED UP BOARD AND HIT HIS RIGHT ARM.

February 25, 1988 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
M & D Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS RIDING ON BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK AND FELL OF AND HIT BACK ON HARD FROZEN GROUND HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND X-RAYED WHICH SHOWED NO BROKEN BONES JUST BRUSIES

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The full compliance file on Mine #1

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.