Mine #1: 1 recorded fatality
Coal
Mine #1 has $50K in proposed MSHA penalties and $28K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2005–2006
- Latest incident
- Jan 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
54
significant & substantial
$50,154
proposed penalties
18% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $41,000 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 888 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine #1 has $50K in proposed MSHA penalties and $28K outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
118 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $41K in penalties contested before the Commission, $28K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-01-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
45.8%
significant & substantial
2.5%
high negligence or reckless
45.8%
reasonably likely or greater
5.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 11.0% low, 86.4% moderate, 2.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
2
citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
30%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$41K proposed, $28K 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 2008-03-27.
Contested penalties
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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 2008-841 |
Settlement |
Barbour |
2009 |
$41K → $28K |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mine #1 shows 93% of 59 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
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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: 2005-10-31, 20 years ago
34 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 25 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR31
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)11
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)5
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2005-11-08, 20 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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
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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 |
| 2005 |
91% |
43 |
| 2004 |
100% |
16 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
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Maverick Mining Company, LLC
2003 to present
-
Wade Coal, LLC
2003 to 2003
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
| Year |
Employees |
Coal produced (tons) |
| 2006 |
7 |
|
| 2005 |
7 |
10,720 |
| 2004 |
7 |
|
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mine #1 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
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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 |
| 2006 Q1 |
650 |
13 |
6 |
20000.0 |
| 2005 Q3 |
64 |
3 |
1 |
46875.0 |
| 2005 Q2 |
1,486 |
11 |
5 |
7402.4 |
| 2005 Q1 |
3,200 |
10 |
2 |
3125.0 |
| 2004 Q4 |
2,549 |
10 |
2 |
3923.1 |
| 2004 Q3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
January 10, 2006
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
A 2 to 3 foot drawrock fell from face down and back vertically against miner and bolter trapping the miner under the canopy and against the bolting machine causing a fatality.
Reportable incidents
1 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2005 · 1 incident
August 15, 2005
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Maverick Mining Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Boom pin bushings were being put in miner head and the miner head slipped and caught the tip of employee's left middle finger between the bushing and the main frame. Resulted in amputation of distal phalange just below fingernail. No other fingers injured.