No. 22: 80 MSHA citations
Coal
Davella,
Martin County,
KY
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516663
No. 22 has $32K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1989–2010
- Latest incident
- Sep 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
18
significant & substantial
$32,326
proposed penalties
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,262 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 886 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. 22 has $32K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.
79 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $24K in penalties contested before the Commission, $17K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-11-23.
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.
23.1%
significant & substantial
3.8%
high negligence or reckless
23.1%
reasonably likely or greater
9.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 10.3% low, 85.9% moderate, 3.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
19
citations taken to the federal commission · 24% of citations on record
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 13 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
30%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$24K proposed, $17K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2010-10-27.
Contested penalties
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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 |
| KENT 2011-149 |
Settlement |
Barbour |
2012 |
$18K → $12K |
| KENT 2011-150 |
Settlement |
Lesnick |
2012 |
$4K → $3K |
| KENT 2010-1663 |
Settlement |
Lesnick |
2011 |
$971 → $737 |
| KENT 2010-942 |
Settlement |
Lesnick |
2010 |
$872 → $650 |
| KENT 2010-1508 |
Settlement |
Lesnick |
2011 |
$850 → $638 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at No. 22 shows 96% of 77 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: 2010-11-06, 15 years ago
30 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 47 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR45
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)6
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR5
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: 2010-11-01, 15 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)3
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)2
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 |
| 2010 |
98% |
60 |
| 2009 |
88% |
17 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
No. 22 recorded 10.98 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2010.
Injury rate, 2010
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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.
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 3.20 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.85 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.
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) |
| 2011 |
0 |
|
| 2010 |
31 |
152,991 |
| 2009 |
30 |
42,964 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No. 22 sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.
Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
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 |
| 2011 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2010 Q4 |
19,761 |
6 |
0 |
303.6 |
| 2010 Q3 |
15,374 |
28 |
11 |
1821.3 |
| 2010 Q2 |
20,489 |
11 |
1 |
536.9 |
| 2010 Q1 |
17,266 |
19 |
2 |
1100.4 |
| 2009 Q4 |
20,275 |
6 |
1 |
295.9 |
| 2009 Q3 |
11,929 |
8 |
1 |
670.6 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2010 · 6 incidents
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
EE was working on section feeder when he slipped and fell and hit his right ear on the corner of the feeder. Cutting his ear and received 10 stitches.
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
Roof fall was in the return airway at spad #38. The fall was 7' in height, 18' wide and 30' long. Fall will not be cleaned up. The fall has been dangered off and supported as per roof control plan.
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EE was loading structures when a piece of the structure slipped out of his hand, cutting his left forearm. He received 4 stitches.
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
Roof fall located on the number 3 belt line 1 crosscut inby the head drive at spad number 41. The fall was 18 feet wide, 20 feet in length and 9 feet high
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was lifting a water line and slipped and injured his right knee. (strained his knee)
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
Employee was hanging roof bolter cable when the cable fell down striking him on the right shoulder.
2009 · 3 incidents
September 2, 2009
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was putting supplies on shelf. There was a utility knife blade in a box and it cut his right hand he received 5 stitches. Came back to work the next day no lost time.
August 31, 2009
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
Employee was tramming roof bolter when he bumped his left leg on the roof bolter.
August 19, 2009
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
Employee was picking up roof bolts from behind the roof bolter and a thin piece of metal fell off the bolter striking him in the left arm and cutting it. He received 5 stitches. He came back to work the next day. No lost time.
1990 · 1 incident
January 29, 1990
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Zulu Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE RAN HIS SHUTTLE CAR INTO A CRIB KNOCKING IT DOWN ONE OF THE CRIB BLOCKS CAME IN THE DECK AND PRESSED AGAINST HIS SIDE.
1989 · 1 incident
September 1, 1989
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Zulu Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
PINNER OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING SECOND ROW OF PIN WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HIT PERSON ON BACK.