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Mine No. 1: 17 MSHA citations Coal

Norwalk Coal LLC · Facility
Providence, Hopkins County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518885

Mine No. 1 has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $240 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
—
Latest incident
—
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
17
citations
6
significant & substantial
$1,308
proposed penalties
$1,068
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $240 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
6
inspections on record
278
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: 278 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 $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $240 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$240
outstanding
17 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-09-08.
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.
35.3%
significant & substantial
47.1%
high negligence or reckless
35.3%
reasonably likely or greater
23.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.9% low, 47.1% moderate, 47.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine No. 1 shows 100% of 7 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: 2006-09-19, 19 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
7
samples
0.67
dust max (mg/m3)
7 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • UTILITY MAN4
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER2
  • OUTSIDE FOREMAN1

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: 2006-08-28, 20 years ago
0%
over PEL
3
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
  • OUTSIDE FOREMAN1
  • UTILITY MAN1
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
2006 100% 3
2005 100% 4
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Scott Kembel 2005 to 2005
  2. Norwalk Coal LLC 2005 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)
2006 1 1,900
2005 7 4,178
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mine No. 1 sits in Hopkins County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.7% 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.
Hopkins County, Kentucky · Population 45,143
2.7%
Mining share of county employment
$57,610
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
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 1 0
2006 Q2 0 3 0
2006 Q1 460 2 1 4347.8
2005 Q4 5,705 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 801 11 5 13732.8

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.