Mining Incidents

Mine No 1 Coal

Bluegrass Mining Co., Inc · Underground
Controlled by Doug A Reed
Pikeville, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517976

Mine No 1 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $195 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1998–2001
Latest incident
Dec 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
56
citations
18
significant & substantial
$3,721
proposed penalties
$3,526
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $195 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
31
inspections on record
587
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: 587 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 No 1 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $195 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$195
outstanding
55 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-10-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine No 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.73 mg/m3 (88% compliant) across 73 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.
0.73
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.16
dust max (mg/m3)
88%
within 1.5 mg/m3
73
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-09-11.
Silica (quartz)
6.7
silica avg (%)
23.9
silica max (%)
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-09-10.
Noise
0%
over PEL
11
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-11-28.
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 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 1,128 2 1 1773.0
2002 Q3 6,874 6 2 872.9
2002 Q2 8,370 7 3 836.3
2002 Q1 9,214 7 4 759.7
2001 Q4 6,882 11 4 1598.4
2001 Q3 5,694 8 0 1405.0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
Show 2 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q1 10,620 15 4 1412.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2001 · 1 incident

December 17, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bluegrass Mining Co., Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SLIPPED, CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH LEFT HAND CAUSING PAIN IN LEFT WRIST.

1999 · 4 incidents

March 12, 1999 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J J Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE ROOF FELL 2 BK INBY SURVEY STATION 54. THE ROOF FALL WAS APPROX 20'WIDE, 50'LONG, 6'HIGH. THE ROOF FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. THE AREA IS UNDER A HOLLOW. 4' RESIN BOLTS WAS USED IN THIS AREA.

February 13, 1999 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J J Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE INJURED PERSPN SAID HE WAS PULLING ON MINER CABLE WHEN THE STRAIN HIS BACK.

February 13, 1999 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J J Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE MAIN ROOF GAVE WAY DUE TO LAMENATION AND DRIVING UNDER A HOLLOW WITH NOT MUCH COVER. THE ROOF FALL WAS APPROX 45 IN THICK AND 19 FT WIDE AND 50 FT LONG. 4 FT OLVE BOLTS WERE USED IN THIS AREA.

January 27, 1999 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J J Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED PERSON SAID HE WAS BENDING A BOLT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

1998 · 1 incident

November 13, 1998 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J J Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE INJURED PERSON WAS HARD LOADING A BOX OF GLUE. WHEN HE TURNED TO LAY IT ON HIS PINNER, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

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The full compliance file on Mine No 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.