NO. 7: 106 MSHA citations Coal
MRM MINING INC.
· Underground
Controlled by
Danny D Mead; Virginia "Jenny" Mead Hicks
Banner,
Floyd County,
KY
·
Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 1519929
NO. 7 has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $20K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
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- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2023
106
citations
23
significant & substantial
$20,072
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $20,072 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2023
22
inspections on record
1,211
inspection hours
8.8
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.106 citations across 1,211 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
NO. 7 has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $20K 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.$20K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$20K
outstanding
105 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-27.
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.21.9%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
21.9%
reasonably likely or greater
7.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 4.8% low, 95.2% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at NO. 7 shows 98% of 128 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: 2024-09-20
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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.98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
128
samples
3.03
dust max (mg/m3)
1
over MSHA ECV
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The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.48 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 80 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR66
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)6
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR6
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2024-08-143.2
silica avg (%)
9
samples
3.9
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR6
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: 2024-08-27
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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.0%
over PEL
38
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR7
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR6
- UTILITY MAN6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99% | 91 |
| 2023 | 97% | 37 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year | silica avg (%) | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.2 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 4 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0% | 24 |
| 2023 | 0% | 14 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Reliant Contracting, LLC 2022 to 2022
- MRM MINING INC. 2022 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | 72,536 |
| 2023 | 7 | 22,876 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
NO. 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q3 | 9,344 | 12 | 5 | 1284.2 |
| 2024 Q2 | 9,156 | 15 | 4 | 1638.3 |
| 2024 Q1 | 6,927 | 25 | 4 | 3609.1 |
| 2023 Q4 | 6,240 | 25 | 5 | 4006.4 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3,015 | 18 | 3 | 5970.1 |
| 2023 Q2 | 1,740 | 7 | 2 | 4023.0 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.