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Mine #1A: 398 MSHA citations Coal

Calvary Enterprises, LLC · Underground
Honaker, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519087

Mine #1A has $145K in proposed MSHA penalties and $109K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2007–2019
Latest incident
Nov 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
398
citations
137
significant & substantial
$144,525
proposed penalties
$35,473
paid to date
25% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $109,052 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Calvary Enterprises, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
83
inspections on record
4,804
inspection hours
8.3
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.
398 citations across 4,804 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine #1A has $145K in proposed MSHA penalties and $109K 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.
$145K
proposed penalties
$145K
current assessed
$35K
paid to date
$109K
outstanding
381 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $100 in penalties contested before the Commission, $0 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-11-19.
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.
36.0%
significant & substantial
3.4%
high negligence or reckless
36.2%
reasonably likely or greater
15.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 7.1% low, 89.5% moderate, 3.4% 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.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 0% of citations on record
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 100%
0%
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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
100%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$100 proposed, $0 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 2011-09-16.
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 2011-1578 Withdrawal Lesnick 2012 $100 → $0
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine #1A shows 98% of 663 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: 2019-11-19, 6 years ago
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
663
samples
5.68
dust max (mg/m3)
3
over MSHA ECV
ⓘ The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
141 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 522 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR286
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)160
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)38

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2019-09-24, 6 years ago
6.5
silica avg (%)
33
samples
14.1
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR14
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)9
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: 2019-09-19, 6 years ago
0%
over PEL
79
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)22
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)11
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR10
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
2019 99% 147
2018 99% 193
2017 99% 154
2016 100% 44
2015 95% 19
2014 100% 19
2008 98% 53
2007 85% 34
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2019 6.2 6
2018 6.4 10
2017 7.9 8
2016 5.3 2
2015 8.4 1
2014 6.7 1
2008 5.1 5
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2019 0% 16
2018 0% 24
2017 0% 23
2016 0% 9
2009 0% 1
2008 0% 6
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Mine #1A recorded 3.97 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2019.

Injury rate, 2019
ⓘ 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.
3.97
total case rate
3.97
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.39 and the all-US-mining average was 2.32 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.10 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
2019 * 3.97 3.97 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2017 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2008 * 9.10 3.03 0.000
2007 * 12.79 6.40 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. Genesis Coal Corporation 2007 to 2010
  2. Calvary Coal Corp 2010 to 2012
  3. McCoy Elkhorn Coal Corporation 2012 to 2014
  4. Calvary Enterprises, LLC 2014 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)
2020 0
2019 26 76,735
2018 20 90,867
2017 18 101,973
2016 5 23,367
2015 6 28,531
2014 15 27,762
2012 0
2011 1
2010 1
2009 2
2008 31 104,809
2007 33 99,012
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mine #1A sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
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
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 9,215 5 2 542.6
2019 Q3 13,089 5 0 382.0
2019 Q2 14,342 5 0 348.6
2019 Q1 13,699 6 0 438.0
2018 Q4 13,471 10 3 742.3
2018 Q3 9,766 3 1 307.2
2018 Q2 10,605 7 3 660.1
Show 36 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q1 10,920 12 6 1098.9
2017 Q4 10,459 8 2 764.9
2017 Q3 10,401 5 1 480.7
2017 Q2 9,692 7 1 722.2
2017 Q1 9,741 10 6 1026.6
2016 Q4 10,300 9 0 873.8
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 248 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 8,188 6 1 732.8
2015 Q1 5,672 5 1 881.5
2014 Q4 10,426 10 2 959.1
2014 Q3 8,012 3 1 374.4
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 75 2 0 26666.7
2011 Q3 90 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 90 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 90 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 90 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 90 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 90 2 0 22222.2
2010 Q1 90 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 504 1 0 1984.1
2009 Q2 555 1 0 1801.8
2009 Q1 693 5 0 7215.0
2008 Q4 9,049 6 5 663.1
2008 Q3 15,313 35 19 2285.6
2008 Q2 19,210 66 15 3435.7
2008 Q1 22,385 31 14 1384.9
2007 Q4 22,586 100 43 4427.5
2007 Q3 21,209 13 4 612.9
2007 Q2 18,535 9 3 485.6
2007 Q1 204 1 0 4902.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2019 · 1 incident

November 11, 2019 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman ELECTRICAL
Calvary Enterprises, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was unhooking 12volt battery charger from diesel scoop when battery blew up cutting right pinky finger. Required two stitches.

2008 · 3 incidents

September 8, 2008 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Genesis Coal Corporation · Struck against stationary object

Repairing a light on shuttle car. Reached for a part and caught a burr on the side board slicing little finger on right hand.

July 12, 2008 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Genesis Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

Roof bolting and a rock (4' x 28" x 4") fell striking employee on right shoulder, right side, and lower back.

April 22, 2008 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Genesis Coal Corporation · Struck by flying object

Hitting a pick hammer with a ballpen hammer and piece of metal from hammer imbedded into left arm.

2007 · 4 incidents

October 22, 2007 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Genesis Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was repairing a power box and the scoop's brakes failed, pinning his leg between the power box and scoop.

August 24, 2007 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Genesis Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

Employee was removing panel board of junction box on a miner and a piece of draw rock approx. 15" X 20" X 1" fell on the back of his left hand, causing a laceration that required stitches.

July 10, 2007 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Genesis Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

Employee was cleaning off a Miner when a piece of dry rock fell on him causing lacerations on his forehead and back of head.

May 1, 2007 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Genesis Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was bolting roof and caught left index finger between pot and plate, crushing end of finger.