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No. 1: 707 MSHA citations Coal

Rebel Mining Company, LLC · Underground
Controlled by Curtis Laws
Cornettsville, Perry County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516404

No. 1 has $258K in proposed MSHA penalties and $251K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1989–1998
Latest incident
Jan 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
707
citations
288
significant & substantial
$258,042
proposed penalties
$7,191
paid to date
3% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $250,851 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Rebel Mining Company, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
57
inspections on record
3,422
inspection hours
20.7
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.
707 citations across 3,422 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

No. 1 has $258K in proposed MSHA penalties and $251K outstanding across 2 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.
$258K
proposed penalties
$258K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$251K
outstanding
680 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $873 in penalties contested before the Commission, $731 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-05-19.
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.
42.4%
significant & substantial
6.3%
high negligence or reckless
44.9%
reasonably likely or greater
8.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.1% none, 2.1% low, 91.5% moderate, 5.4% high, 0.9% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
KENT20030101 Settlement Melick 2003 $600 → $500
KENT20000127 Settlement Barbour 2000 $273 → $231
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at No. 1 shows 97% of 231 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: 2008-04-30, 18 years ago
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
231
samples
3.56
dust max (mg/m3)
133 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 98 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR58
  • CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR44
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)20

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2008-04-30, 18 years ago
4.7
silica avg (%)
18
samples
7.4
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR4
  • CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR3
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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: 2007-01-30, 19 years ago
0%
over PEL
15
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR3
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)3
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
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
2008 100% 27
2007 96% 70
2006 98% 45
2005 99% 73
2000 88% 16
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2008 5.6 4
2007 4.4 4
2006 4.2 3
2005 3.3 4
2000 6.0 3
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2007 0% 5
2006 0% 10
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

No. 1 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.

Injury rate, 2007
ⓘ 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.71 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.12 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
  1. M & A Coal Company 1988 to 1989
  2. Triple C & G Coal Company 1989 to 1990
  3. M A & S Inc 1990 to 1991
  4. Double D Coal Company 1991 to 1991
  5. Silver Nugget Inc 1991 to 1995
  6. C & S Mining Inc 1995 to 1995
  7. S & K Coal Company Inc 1995 to 1996
  8. Reliable Coal Company Inc 1996 to 1999
  9. Phoenix Coal Company Inc 1999 to 2000
  10. Performance Mining Inc 1999 to 1999
  11. Millennium Fuels Inc 2000 to 2000
  12. Steady Recovery Inc 2000 to 2001
  13. Best Coal Co., LLC 2001 to 2004
  14. Motivation Enterprise Inc. 2004 to 2006
  15. Rebel Mining Company, LLC 2006 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)
2008 10 26,149
2007 14 66,259
2006 10 36,176
2005 9 46,325
2004 0
2002 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

No. 1 sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
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
2008 Q3 0 0 0
2008 Q2 4,239 38 15 8964.4
2008 Q1 6,768 49 13 7240.0
2007 Q4 5,994 39 16 6506.5
2007 Q3 7,245 27 7 3726.7
2007 Q2 6,397 21 4 3282.8
2007 Q1 5,650 13 2 2300.9
2006 Q4 6,008 12 1 1997.3
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q3 1,274 41 9 32182.1
2006 Q1 2,360 49 17 20762.7
2005 Q4 3,300 45 23 13636.4
2005 Q3 2,990 19 6 6354.5
2005 Q2 1,980 88 47 44444.4
2005 Q1 0 34 16
2004 Q4 0 12 6
2002 Q4 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

1998 · 1 incident

January 7, 1998 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Reliable Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EE WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING ON ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT WHEN THE PROBES OF THE VOLTAGE NETER BECAME GROUNDED CREATING HOT ARC FLASH. THIS RESULTED IN BURNS TO THE ELECTRICIANS HANDS.

1996 · 2 incidents

June 6, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Reliable Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A BUSH WHILE HOLDING A CHAINSAW IN THE OTHER HAND. THE CVHAINSAW WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME.

June 4, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Reliable Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WITNESS WAS SWINGING A CHAINSAW LIKE A WEEDEATERAND STRUCK VICTIM IN LEG.

1993 · 5 incidents

July 8, 1993 KY · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Silver Nugget Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CRAWLING AWAY FROM CUTTER WHEN CABLE STARTED REELING UP ON THE MACHINE AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ARM AND THREW IT OUT FROM UNDER HIM.

June 14, 1993 KY · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Silver Nugget Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ROOF BOLT UP IN HOLE AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN PLATE AND MINE ROOF.

March 24, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Silver Nugget Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS LOADING METAL ROOF STRAPS ON ROOF BOLTER AND SLID WRIST ACROSS A STRAP AND CUT WRIST.

March 18, 1993 KY · Coal driller operator POWERED HAULAGE
Silver Nugget Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS PULLING A ROCK OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET WHILE IT WAS DUMPING COAL AND THE BELT FLIPPED THE ROCK AGAINST THE TOP CUTTING FINGER.

February 17, 1993 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Silver Nugget Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS HAULING COAL FROM FACE TO DUMPING POINT AND CAME ACROSS LOWER TOP AND RUBBED KNEE ACROSS LOWER TOP AND RUBBED KNEE ACROSS TOP- BRUISING IT.

1992 · 2 incidents

July 30, 1992 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Silver Nugget Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

95149ED WAS PULLING ROCK OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET.

March 18, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Silver Nugget Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER HAD HAND ON LEVER ROCK FELL OUT FORM BOLTS ON R RING FINGER

1991 · 1 incident

November 18, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Silver Nugget Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS CHANGING BATTERIES ON 682 S & S SCOOP.THE BATTERY WAS NOT HAVING IN POSITION TO BE LOWERED ONTO SCOOP.INJURED PULLED THE BATTERY AROUND IN POSITION AND BATTERY SHIFTED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGE R.

1990 · 1 incident

July 24, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
M A & S Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE STRUCK HEAD AGAINST ROOF WHILE OPERATING S&H SCOOP CUT LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.

1989 · 3 incidents

November 5, 1989 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Triple C & G Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP AND RAN OVER A BLOCK OF COAL AND IT BOUNCED HIM IN THE SCOOP AND HIT HIS BACK ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT.

October 16, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Triple C & G Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE BOTTOM AND THE HEAD OF THE 300 GALIS ROOF BOLTER ON THE BOTTOM AND MOVED THE BOLTER OVER AND THE HEAD SLID ACROSS HIS HAND

May 21, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Triple C & G Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

SHE WAS PICKING ROCK AND A BLOCK OF COAL CAME OFF THE BELT AND HIT HER HAND.