S & B Energy, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
Section of roof fell about 7 ft hi. 18 ft wide 30 ft long and due to water in top and hill seams.
No 1: 499 MSHA citations Coal
S & B Energy, Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
Robert B Hughes
Printer,
Floyd County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517881
No 1 has $280K in proposed MSHA penalties and $278K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2001–2006
- Latest incident
- Feb 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
499
citations
198
significant & substantial
$279,796
proposed penalties
$2,062
paid to date
1% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $277,734 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
101
inspections on record
2,560
inspection hours
19.5
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.499 citations across 2,560 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No 1 has $280K in proposed MSHA penalties and $278K 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.$280K
proposed penalties
$280K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$278K
outstanding
483 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-02-17.
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.40.9%
significant & substantial
3.7%
high negligence or reckless
41.1%
reasonably likely or greater
9.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.8% low, 90.5% moderate, 3.5% high, 0.2% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at No 1 shows 90% of 293 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: 2008-12-10, 17 years ago
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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.90%
within 1.5 mg/m3
293
samples
3.85
dust max (mg/m3)
172 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 121 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR114
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR43
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)32
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2008-12-17, 17 years ago2.5
silica avg (%)
17
samples
6.6
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR13
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: 2008-03-19, 18 years ago
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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.6%
over PEL
34
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR10
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR5
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 85% | 41 |
| 2007 | 89% | 57 |
| 2006 | 96% | 56 |
| 2005 | 100% | 12 |
| 2001 | 96% | 57 |
| 2000 | 80% | 70 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year | silica avg (%) | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2.4 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1.9 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3.4 | 1 |
| 2001 | 6.6 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2.4 | 2 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0% | 5 |
| 2007 | 40% | 5 |
| 2006 | 0% | 9 |
| 2005 | 0% | 5 |
| 2001 | 0% | 5 |
| 2000 | 0% | 5 |
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 2008.
Injury rate, 2008
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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.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 4.41 and the all-US-mining average was 3.61 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.87 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
- Chele Energy Inc 1996 to 2004
- S & B Energy, Inc. 2004 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | 2,100 |
| 2008 | 13 | 33,229 |
| 2005 | 10 | 6,430 |
| 2000 | 15 | 14,225 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 1 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,400 | 4 | 0 | 1666.7 |
| 2008 Q4 | 4,500 | 24 | 10 | 5333.3 |
| 2008 Q3 | 6,288 | 19 | 8 | 3021.6 |
| 2008 Q2 | 5,760 | 45 | 13 | 7812.5 |
| 2008 Q1 | 5,415 | 19 | 7 | 3508.8 |
| 2005 Q3 | 2,824 | 15 | 11 | 5311.6 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q1 | 1,542 | 5 | 4 | 3242.5 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2006 · 1 incident
2005 · 1 incident
S & B Energy, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
Section of roof fell where hill seams had crossed entry where a crosscut had been turned.
2001 · 1 incident
Chele Energy Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
A MEMBER OF CONTRACTOR'S SURVEY CREW SUSTAINED INJURY TO LEFT ELBOW. EE SPRAINED LEFT ELOBW WHILE MANUALLY PUSHING A PERSONNEL CARRIER. THE CARRIER HAD BECOME DISABLED DUT TO DEPLETED BATTERIE S. *ACCORDING TO EE, HE HAD INJURED THE ELBOW PREVIOUSLY PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT BY CONTRACTOR. THIS INJURY REQUIRED SURGERY. HIS PUIEHING ON THE CARRIER AGGRAVATED THE PRE-EXISTING CONDITION RES