Mudlick Mine: 66 MSHA citations
Coal
Inez,
Martin County,
KY
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518460
Mudlick Mine has $7K 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
- 5
- Years on record
- 2001–2002
- Latest incident
- Mar 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
17
significant & substantial
$6,504
proposed penalties
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
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: 318 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mudlick Mine has $7K 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.
65 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-10-04.
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.
26.2%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
26.2%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
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 Mudlick Mine shows 100% of 30 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: 2002-03-25, 24 years ago
19 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 11 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR12
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)6
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)3
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2002-04-01, 24 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR4
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: 2002-03-27, 24 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)2
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE 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 |
100% |
23 |
| 2001 |
100% |
7 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Mudlick Mine recorded 25.29 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2002.
Injury rate, 2002
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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 6.89 and the all-US-mining average was 5.05 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 8.22 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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Martin County Coal Corp.
2001 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) |
| 2003 |
0 |
|
| 2002 |
11 |
109,907 |
| 2001 |
22 |
88,480 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mudlick Mine sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.
Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
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 |
| 2003 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2002 Q4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
| 2002 Q3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2002 Q2 |
1,102 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 |
22,619 |
37 |
10 |
1635.8 |
| 2001 Q4 |
13,400 |
24 |
5 |
1791.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2002 · 4 incidents
March 22, 2002
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Martin County Coal Corp. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
March 14, 2002
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Martin County Coal Corp. · Struck by falling object
EE WAS TRAMMING LO TRACK FORKLIFT BETWEEN RIB & TRACK. A PIECE OF DRAWROCK APPROX. 15"X 16"X 3" THICK FELL FROM TOP, BOUNCED UNDER CANOPY, STRIKING HIM ON THE SHOULDER. EE WAS RELEASED BY DR. TO RETURN TO WORK ON 3-25-02. HE QUIT & TOOK A JOB WITH ANOTHER COMPANY.
Martin County Coal Corp. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING HOLES IN A PIECE OF BELT THAT GOES IN THE MINER, WHEN HIS UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT RING FINGER.
January 2, 2002
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Martin County Coal Corp. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BOOST 988 LOADER, WAS WALKING BACKWARDS HOLDING CABLES OFF OF GROUND WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A TIRE TRACK RUT TURNING HIS ANKLE SPRAINING RT. ANKLE.
2001 · 1 incident
December 6, 2001
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Martin County Coal Corp. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS OPERATING OFF SIDE ROOF BOLTER. HE WAS STARTING HIS TEEL AGAINST TOP WHEN IT KICKED OUT. IT STRUCK AN LACERATED HIS RIGHT CHEEK. LACERATION WAS APPROX ONE AND A HALF INCHES LONG AND REQ UIRED 10 STITCHES.