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No 1 Coal

J & A Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Jody Samons
Lackey, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1515776

No 1 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1987–2000
Latest incident
Apr 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
28
citations
10
significant & substantial
$3,307
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,307 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
11
inspections on record
342
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: 342 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

No 1 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
27 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-03-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at No 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.60 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 46 samples.

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.
0.60
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.03
dust max (mg/m3)
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
46
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-04-13.
Silica (quartz)
3.8
silica avg (%)
5.0
silica max (%)
6
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-04-19.
Noise
0%
over PEL
6
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-04-13.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 8,909 7 1 785.7
2000 Q1 14,235 18 8 1264.5

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 11, 1999 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J & A Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO BOLT A BOOM HOLE, (AS BOLTER HELPER) WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL, WHICH DID STRIKE THE VICTIM, APPARENTLY CAUSING TRAUMA INJURY THAT RESULTED IN DEATH.

Reportable incidents

13 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2000 · 2 incidents

April 13, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
J & A Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE ROCK FROM FEEDER. HIS LEFT HAND BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE ROOF AND BACK.

1999 · 4 incidents

June 14, 1999 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
J & A Coal Corp · Contact with electrical current

EE APPARENTLY/INADVERTANTLY LAID HIS LEFT ARM DOWN AGAINST THE TRANSFORMER IN THE CONTROL PANEL OF THE CUTTING MACHINE, RESULTING IN ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

March 11, 1999 KY · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
J & A Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BOLT A BOOM HOLE (AS A BOLTER HELPER) WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND.

1998 · 1 incident

February 21, 1998 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
J & A Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE IN FOOT JUST BEHIND STEEL TOE. BROKE 2 TOES AND CUT ONE. EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A BOLT WHICH DISLODGED A PIECE OF ROCK.

1989 · 3 incidents

July 24, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Redbud Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MARKING TOP AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

January 14, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Redbud Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I NAME WAS HAND LOADING BAG ROCKDUST IN A UTILITY TRAILER WHEN HEHURT HIS BACK THIS IS A REINJURY OF A OLD INJURY

1988 · 1 incident

April 11, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Redbud Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS SETTING SAFETY JACK IN #4 RT BRK WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT OF RIB PINNING EMPL. LOADER OPERATOR GOT ROCK OFF EMPL ROCK WAS 2" THICK BY 5'X2'. EMPL WAS TREATED FOR SHOCK & POS SIBLE BACK INJURY TRANSPORTED TO SURFACE ON SLED & TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

1987 · 2 incidents

September 14, 1987 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Redbud Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL WAS DISCOV9RED ON PRESHIFT EXAMINATION FALL OCCURRED IN THE #5 ENTRY APPROX 130 FT OUTBY THE WORKING FACE FALL ORIGINALLY IN AN INTERSECTION AND WAS APPROX 30 FT IN LENGTH 16 FT IN WIDT H AND UP TO 42 3N THICK AREA HAD BEEN CRIBBED OFF PRIOR TO FALL

April 27, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Redbud Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME UNLOADED3SCOOP BUCKET & GOT INTO BUCKET STAPPED DOWN PLACING R FOOT UNDER TRACTOR TOUNGE SCOOP OPERATOR RAISED BUCKET PINCHING R FOOT BETWEEN SCOOP BUCKET & TRACTOR TOUNGE

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