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No 4: 268 MSHA citations Coal

C & L Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Conroy Coleman
Honaker, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517407

No 4 has $30K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1994–2004
Latest incident
Apr 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
268
citations
112
significant & substantial
$29,544
proposed penalties
$29,544
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See C & L Coal Company Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
92
inspections on record
2,097
inspection hours
12.8
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.
268 citations across 2,097 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

No 4 has $30K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$30K
proposed penalties
$30K
current assessed
$30K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
262 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-07-08.
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.
42.7%
significant & substantial
1.9%
high negligence or reckless
44.3%
reasonably likely or greater
6.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 12.2% low, 85.9% moderate, 1.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at No 4 shows 94% of 343 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: 2004-05-05, 22 years ago
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
343
samples
3.35
dust max (mg/m3)
160 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 183 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR151
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR37
  • COAL DRILL OPERATOR24

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2004-01-15, 22 years ago
3.8
silica avg (%)
28
samples
7.0
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR14
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: 2004-03-16, 22 years ago
0%
over PEL
24
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR6
  • COAL DRILL OPERATOR5
  • CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR5
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
2004 94% 32
2003 97% 65
2002 96% 77
2001 93% 89
2000 93% 80
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2004 1.8 2
2003 3.0 4
2002 3.3 8
2001 4.7 13
2000 3.0 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2004 0% 5
2003 0% 5
2002 0% 5
2001 0% 5
2000 0% 4
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Hunter Mining Inc 1993 to 1994
  2. C & L Coal Company Inc 1994 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)
2004 12 23,932
2003 17 12,208
2002 19 44,580
2001 15 23,395
2000 16 61,852
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

No 4 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
2004 Q3 1,857 3 0 1615.5
2004 Q2 3,634 8 5 2201.4
2004 Q1 4,850 12 5 2474.2
2003 Q4 6,470 28 20 4327.7
2002 Q3 5,915 7 2 1183.4
2002 Q2 7,142 7 4 980.1
2002 Q1 6,875 15 4 2181.8
2001 Q1 5,367 21 8 3912.8
Show 4 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4 5,494 39 15 7098.7
2000 Q3 4,775 11 5 2303.7
2000 Q2 4,775 6 3 1256.5
2000 Q1 3,999 12 9 3000.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2004 · 3 incidents

April 22, 2004 KY · Coal security guard, watchman MACHINERY
C & L Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OIL OUT OF TRANSFORMER SPILLED ON HIM.

January 30, 2004 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & L Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

THROWING A CHAIN ACROSS BELT.

2002 · 3 incidents

January 22, 2002 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
C & L Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

CUTTING MACHINE RAN OVER LUMP OF COAL AND HURT BACK.

2000 · 4 incidents

June 19, 2000 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
C & L Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING A SCOOP, RUN OVER ROCK, THROW UP INTO TOP OF CANOPY.

April 24, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
C & L Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING TO FAST DOWN HILL.

February 29, 2000 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C & L Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON BELT' RED DEVIL BAR SLIP HIT HIM ON THUMB WAS CUT.

1998 · 2 incidents

1996 · 3 incidents

October 29, 1996 KY · Coal driller operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & L Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP STARTED TO STEP IN SCOOP BUCKET AND HE SLIPPED AND CRILLED AROUND AND TWISTED HIS BACK. TOLDTHE OWNER.

May 29, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C & L Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS BREAKING ROCK AND HIT HAND ON SIDE OF VCONVEYOR CHAIN. HAND WAS BROKE.

1995 · 1 incident

November 21, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
C & L Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRMAN WAS WORKING ON DRILL STEM. HAD HIS HAND ON STEM AND DRILLMAN PUSHED STEM OUT, PINCHING HIS HAND IN FRONT DRILL BEARING.

1994 · 1 incident

October 12, 1994 KY · Coal cleanup man, cleanup worker SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & L Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING CABLE STANDING ON A BLOCK. WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE BLOCK HE TURNED HIS ANKLE.