Mine No 10: 83 MSHA citations
Coal
Deane,
Letcher County,
KY
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518303
Mine No 10 has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 2001–2002
- Latest incident
- Apr 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
39
significant & substantial
$7,587
proposed penalties
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
8.2
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.
83 citations across 1,015 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine No 10 has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
81 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-04-18.
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.
47.6%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
47.6%
reasonably likely or greater
6.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 6.1% low, 93.9% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mine No 10 shows 80% of 124 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: 2002-04-23, 24 years ago
66 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 58 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR50
- TRACTOR OPERATOR/MOTORMAN19
- CONTINUOUS MINER HELPER10
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2002-02-27, 24 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR8
Noise
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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: 2001-12-19, 24 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)1
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)1
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 |
| 2002 |
79% |
29 |
| 2001 |
80% |
95 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year |
silica avg (%) |
samples |
| 2002 |
4.7 |
3 |
| 2001 |
5.0 |
13 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Mine No 10 recorded 3.66 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.
Injury rate, 2001
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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.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 7.69 cases per 100 workers that year.
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
-
Reedy Coal Company Inc
2000 to present
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) |
| 2002 |
67 |
459,223 |
| 2001 |
65 |
891,197 |
| 2000 |
59 |
19,230 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mine No 10 sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
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 |
| 2002 Q3 |
36,955 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 |
13,670 |
14 |
7 |
1024.1 |
| 2002 Q1 |
44,648 |
7 |
3 |
156.8 |
| 2001 Q4 |
42,017 |
10 |
4 |
238.0 |
| 2001 Q3 |
41,689 |
13 |
4 |
311.8 |
| 2001 Q2 |
40,205 |
12 |
4 |
298.5 |
| 2001 Q1 |
40,242 |
10 |
8 |
248.5 |
| 2000 Q4 |
6,015 |
9 |
6 |
1496.3 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2002 · 4 incidents
April 10, 2002
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Reedy Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
EE WAS THROWING TIMBERS FROM ALONG SIDE THE RIB TO THE PLACE WHERE THEY WOULD BE SET. HE SAYS THAT WHILE THROWING HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.
Reedy Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A PILLAR FALL OCCURED ONT HE 001 PILLAR SECTION INT HE #6 ENTRY TRAPPING OUR 1415 JOY CONTINUOUS MINER. THE TOP WAS SHALE WITH MUTIPLE HILLSEAMS. THE MINER WAS RETREIVED AND NORMAL MINNING BEG AN. NO INJURIES OCCURED DURING THIS PERIOD.
Reedy Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A HILLSEAM MEASURING 6' HIGH-12'WIDE-30' LONG, FELL IN THE FACE OF THE #7 ENTRY. A COAL STREAK AT THE TOP OF THE FALL CONTRIBUTED TO THE COLLAPSE. THE AREA WAS CRIBBED AROUND THE AREA. NO INJU RIES OCCURRED DURING THIS INCIDENT.
Reedy Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL MEASURING 6' HIGH 30' LONG & 20' WIDE FELL IN THE RETURN NETURAL 13 BREAKS OUT BY THE CO #4 HEAD-DRIVE. THE ROOF WAS LAMINATED SHALE WITH MULTIPLE MOUNTAIN SEAMS. NO INJURIES TO ME N OR MACHINE OCCURED.
2001 · 7 incidents
Reedy Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURED INT HE #3 ENTRY DURING PILLAR EXTRACTION TRAPPING OUR CONTINOUS MINER. THE ENTRY HAD HIDDEN MOUNTAIN SEAMS ALLOWING THE ROOF TO COLLASPE. NO INJURIES OCCURED DURING THE FAL L AND OR REMOVAL OF THIS MINER. ALL SAFETY PERCAUSTIONS WERE EXERCISED DURING REMOVAL.
Reedy Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS FROM A SCOOP. WHEN HE APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS GROIN AREA.
Reedy Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 001 PILLAR SECTION ENTRAPPING OUR 1415 CONTINUOUS MINER. WE HAD BEGAN REMOVING PILLARS IN THE #7 ENTRY WHEN A SECTION OF ROOF COLLAPSED CATCHING THE MINER. NO INJUR IES OCCURRED IN THIS ACCIDENT.
May 14, 2001
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Reedy Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM 1415 CM MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK SLIPPED CATCHING HIS RIGHT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE MINER AND ROCK.
Reedy Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AT APPROX. 1:30 PM A ROOF FALL MEASURING 19' WIDE, 25' LONG AND 48" THICK FELL APPROX. 100' LEFT HANDED OF SPAD 389. NO INJURIES OCCURED IN THIS FALL.
Reedy Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AT APPROX. 2:00 PM A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' WIDE AND 22' LONG AND 48" HIGH FELL 60' INBY SPAD #389 IN THE NO. 1 HEADING. THE ROOF STRATA WAS WEAK WITH A RIDER SEAM AT OR NEAR THE ANCHORAGE ZO NE. NO INJURIES OCCURED WITH THIS FALL.
February 24, 2001
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Reedy Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP, STIKING EE ON THE BACK OF NECK, HIS INJURIES WERE NOT SERIOUS AND IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO WORK VERY SOON.