Mining Incidents

N.A.A.M. No. 21: 20 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by D Kent Glover
Philpot, KY, Daviess County, KY  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 1519555

N.A.A.M. No. 21 has $4K 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
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
20
citations
7
significant & substantial
$4,138
proposed penalties
$4,138
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
14
inspections on record
434
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: 434 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2011-02-10.
On record since 2011.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

N.A.A.M. No. 21 has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-06-06.
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.
36.8%
significant & substantial
10.5%
high negligence or reckless
36.8%
reasonably likely or greater
10.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 21.1% low, 68.4% moderate, 10.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at N.A.A.M. No. 21 shows 100% of 36 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: 2018-01-23, 8 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
36
samples
0.59
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
33 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 3 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER OPERATOR13
  • CONVEYOR OPERATOR8
  • AUGER HELPER6

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: 2018-01-23, 8 years ago
8%
over PEL
26
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER OPERATOR8
  • AUGER HELPER6
  • CONVEYOR OPERATOR6
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
2018 100% 3
2017 100% 6
2016 100% 3
2014 100% 3
2013 100% 4
2012 100% 11
2011 100% 6
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2018 0% 3
2017 0% 3
2016 0% 3
2014 0% 3
2012 9% 11
2011 33% 3
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. North American Auger Mining, Inc. 2010 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)
2019 0
2018 1 1,270
2017 3 36,216
2016 3 25,918
2015 0
2014 2 4,279
2013 3 27,276
2012 5 70,816
2011 5 123,223
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

N.A.A.M. No. 21 sits in Daviess County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Daviess County, Kentucky · Population 103,195
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$65,323
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
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 213 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 448 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,116 0 0 0.0
Show 25 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q2 1,381 2 1 1448.2
2017 Q1 290 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 703 1 0 1422.5
2016 Q3 285 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 256 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 270 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 746 3 3 4021.4
2014 Q1 185 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 1,275 1 0 784.3
2013 Q1 2,975 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,910 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,000 4 3 2000.0
2012 Q2 997 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,162 4 0 1850.1
2011 Q4 4,034 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,904 2 0 688.7
2011 Q2 2,761 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,091 2 0 956.5

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.