Motts Branch Mine: 4 MSHA citations
Coal
Mousie,
Knott County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518012
Motts Branch Mine has $165 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
Watch this mine
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Motts Branch Mine.
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1999–2000
- Latest incident
- Apr 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
0
significant & substantial
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
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: 172 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Motts Branch Mine has $165 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-03-28.
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.
0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
66.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Motts Branch Mine shows 70% of 37 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: 2000-04-08, 26 years ago
21 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 16 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR12
- MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR5
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)3
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2000-04-17, 26 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
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: 2000-02-22, 26 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER HELPER1
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
- MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
-
Consol Of Kentucky Inc
1998 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) |
| 2000 |
41 |
287,180 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Motts Branch Mine sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
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 |
| 2000 Q2 |
9,038 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 |
41,101 |
4 |
0 |
97.3 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2000 · 1 incident
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING CHAIN THROUGH BELT WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BODY CAUSING PAIN IN LOWR RIGHT BACK. EMPLOYEE FIRST SHIFT MISSED DUE TO INCIDENT WAS 4-23-00. EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HERNIATED DISC.
1999 · 4 incidents
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS REMOVING ROCK OFF TOP OF CONT MINER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMENT EE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HERNIA IN LOWER ABDOMEN
October 3, 1999
KY · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
MACHINERY
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS LOCATED ON OPERATOR'S SIDE OF CONTINUOUS MINER AT TAIL OF MINER IN SITTING POSITION. MINER OPERATOR WAS LOADING MUCK FROM FACE AREA. A ROCK CA,E ACROSS TAIL OF MINER, FELL OFF SID E OF TAIL BOOM, STRIKING MOBILE BRIDGE, BOUNCED OFF MOBILE BRIDGE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT FOOT. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT FOOT.
September 27, 1999
KY · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
STRAINED BACK PULLING ROCK OFF MINER.
August 11, 1999
KY · Coal
belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor
ELECTRICAL
Consol Of Kentucky Inc · Flash burns (electric)
EMPLOYEE WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING A MINER BREAKER ONSECTION POWER CENTER WHEN A FLASH OCCURRED. THE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED BURNS TO RIGHT ARM, RIGHT SIDE(RIB CAGE AREA) AND RIGHT SIDE OF FACE. HE SUST AINED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS.