Mine No 4: 89 MSHA citations
Coal
Jenkins,
Letcher County,
KY
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518258
Mine No 4 has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K 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
- 2000–2001
- Latest incident
- May 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
47
significant & substantial
$8,641
proposed penalties
14% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,416 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
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: 489 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 4 has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K 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.
87 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-06-18.
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.
54.0%
significant & substantial
1.1%
high negligence or reckless
54.0%
reasonably likely or greater
5.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.4% low, 95.4% moderate, 1.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mine No 4 shows 95% of 83 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: 2001-07-11, 25 years ago
43 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 40 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR41
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)13
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)5
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2001-06-27, 25 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR3
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 |
| 2001 |
100% |
51 |
| 2000 |
88% |
32 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year |
silica avg (%) |
samples |
| 2001 |
6.8 |
2 |
| 2000 |
3.5 |
4 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Mine No 4 recorded 11.62 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.
Above 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.
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.
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
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Garrett Mining 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) |
| 2001 |
29 |
205,190 |
| 2000 |
37 |
130,834 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mine No 4 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 |
| 2001 Q4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2001 Q3 |
3,862 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 |
22,875 |
14 |
5 |
612.0 |
| 2001 Q1 |
24,900 |
13 |
5 |
522.1 |
| 2000 Q4 |
21,538 |
45 |
24 |
2089.3 |
| 2000 Q3 |
7,300 |
6 |
2 |
821.9 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2001 · 5 incidents
May 21, 2001
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Garrett Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF HAUL ROAD AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHEN HE STUMBLED AND FELL.
Garrett Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
TWO UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALLS HAVE OCCURRED IN THE FIRST LEFT PANEL OF NORTH MAINS IN THE NO. 3 ENTRY X-CUTS INBY SURVEY STATION 56. BOTH FALLS MEASURING APPROX. 5' X 19'W X 40' LONG. THIS WAS FOUND DURING WEEKLY EXAM BY CO. EMPLOYEE & MSHA EMPLOYEE.
April 9, 2001
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Garrett Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object
EE WAS USING A SCOOP TO REMOVE A BRATTICE & HIT COAL RIB WITH SCOOP STRIKING BACK AGAINST SCOOP SEAT CAUSING A BACK STRAIN.
Garrett Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE FIRST LEFT PANEL OFF NORTH MAINS WHERE MINING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. IN NO. 5 ENTRY INBY S.S.166 MEASURING 40'L X 20'W X 5'H IN NO. 6 ENTRY RIGHT OF S.S. 168 MEASURING 15'L X 20'W X 5'H, IN NO.7 ENTRY 40' INBY S.S. 168 MEASURING 180'L X 20'W X 5'H.
January 19, 2001
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Garrett Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS BOLTING TOP AND CAUGHT RIGHT PINKY FINGERBETWEEN DRILL POT AND BOLTER WRENCH CAUSING FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO THE TIP END OF FINGER.
2000 · 6 incidents
December 14, 2000
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Garrett Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
EE WAS COUPLING SCOOP BATTERIES TO CHARGER AND APIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS NECK AND SHOULDER CAUSING A SPRAIN.
Garrett Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE NO 4 ENTRY FIRST X-CUT UNDERGROUND MEASURING APPROX 20' X 20' X 6'H.
November 13, 2000
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Garrett Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS BOLTING TOP & CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN DRILL POT & DRILLS STEEL CAUSING A FRACTURE & LACERATION
Garrett Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON NO. 1 SECTION IN NO. 4 ENTRY MEASURING APPROX. 18'W X 16'L X 6'H.
Garrett Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING METAL STRAPS FOR ROOF SUPPORT AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT STRAP CAUSING A LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM.
October 31, 2000
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Garrett Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING ROOF AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO HIS INDEX FINGER.