Mining Incidents

No 1 Dredge: 59 MSHA citations Coal

Mare Creek Sand Co., Inc · Facility
Controlled by Ocie A May
Allen, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1512170

No 1 Dredge has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $571 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Apr 1994
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
59
citations
37
significant & substantial
$5,988
proposed penalties
$5,417
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $571 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
56
inspections on record
529
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: 529 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 Dredge has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $571 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$571
outstanding
57 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-03-11.
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.
64.9%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
64.9%
reasonably likely or greater
21.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 8.8% low, 91.2% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at No 1 Dredge shows 100% of 28 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: 2009-03-25, 17 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
28
samples
0.46
dust max (mg/m3)
28 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BARGE ATTENDANT12
  • DIESTER TABLE OPERATOR5
  • UTILITY MAN5

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: 2009-03-25, 17 years ago
18%
over PEL
17
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BARGE ATTENDANT7
  • DIESTER TABLE OPERATOR3
  • UTILITY MAN3
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
2009 100% 2
2008 100% 2
2004 100% 4
2003 100% 7
2002 100% 5
2001 100% 5
2000 100% 3
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2009 0% 2
2008 0% 2
2004 0% 2
2003 0% 6
2002 67% 3
2001 50% 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Mare Creek Sand Company Inc 1979 to 1993
  2. Mare Creek Sand Company Inc 1993 to 1996
  3. Mare Creek Sand Company Inc 1996 to 2001
  4. Mare Creek Sand Co., Inc 2001 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)
2016 0
2015 0
2014 0
2013 0
2010 2
2009 2 1,752
2008 4 2,461
2006 1
2004 2 2,310
2003 3 4,404
2002 3 4,603
2001 3 6,297
2000 4 2,228
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

No 1 Dredge 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
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
Show 31 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q3 300 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 324 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 382 1 0 2617.8
2009 Q4 300 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 280 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 184 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 388 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,187 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 776 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,290 5 3 3876.0
2003 Q3 1,864 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,858 5 2 2691.1
2003 Q1 628 2 1 3184.7
2002 Q4 825 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,173 1 0 460.2
2002 Q2 2,768 2 1 722.5
2002 Q1 1,270 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,587 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,297 8 6 3482.8
2001 Q2 720 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 88 7 3 79545.5
2000 Q4 1,136 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,888 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,478 4 2 1614.2
2000 Q1 3,125 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1994 · 1 incident

April 27, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Mare Creek Sand Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE CLAIMS HE WAS OPERATING A 966C LOADER, LOADING SAND ONTO ANOTHER TRUCK, AND THE LOADER DEVELOPED A LUNGING MOVEMENT CAUSING TWISTING OF THE EE S LOWER BACK.