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No 1: 19 MSHA citations Coal

Windwalker Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Barbara A Slone
Kite, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518268

No 1 has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $483 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
May 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
19
citations
7
significant & substantial
$1,424
proposed penalties
$941
paid to date
66% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $483 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Windwalker Coal Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
21
inspections on record
277
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: 277 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 $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $483 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$941
paid to date
$483
outstanding
17 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-05-07.
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.
41.2%
significant & substantial
5.9%
high negligence or reckless
41.2%
reasonably likely or greater
5.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 23.5% low, 70.6% moderate, 5.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at No 1 shows 95% of 22 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: 2001-05-07, 25 years ago
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
22
samples
3.67
dust max (mg/m3)
11 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 11 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR12
  • COAL DRILL OPERATOR2
  • LABORER2

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2001-05-15, 25 years ago
3.0
silica avg (%)
2
samples
3.3
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR2
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: 2001-03-29, 25 years ago
0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • COAL DRILL OPERATOR1
  • CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR1
  • LABORER1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Sayco Coal Inc 2000 to 2000
  2. Windwalker Coal Inc 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2001 1
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
ⓘ 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
ⓘ 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
2001 Q2 10 3 1 300000.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2001 · 2 incidents

May 9, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Windwalker Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

TOP BEGAN WORKING THIS A.M. EMPLOYEES REMOVED FROM ENTIRE MINE. CRIBS WERE ALREADY IN PLACE PRIOR TO TOP BEGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF POTENTIAL FALL. ENTRY ONLY 16' WIDE & 5' RESIN BOLTS IN PLAC E. TOP CONTINUING TO "WORK".

April 5, 2001 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Windwalker Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAKING BOLTS OFF OLD MUFFLER, BOLT BROKE, HAND SLIPPED RESULTING IN CUT FINGERS.