Number 1 Tipple: 2 MSHA citations
Coal
Sandhill Coal Processing Company
· Facility
MSHA Mine ID: 1505102
Number 1 Tipple has $121 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
- 2
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Nov 1984
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
significant & substantial
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
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: 64 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Number 1 Tipple has $121 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-08-09.
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.
50.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
50.0%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Number 1 Tipple shows 100% of 3 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: 2001-01-11, 25 years ago
3 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- TIPPLE OPERATOR2
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
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 |
| 2001 |
100% |
2 |
| 2000 |
100% |
1 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
-
Young & Finley Coal Company Inc
1950 to 1973
-
A & J Coal Company
1973 to 1974
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Phil Young Mining Company
1974 to 1982
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Hardly Able Coal Company Inc
1982 to 1992
-
Sandhill Coal Processing Company
1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year |
Employees |
| 2001 |
0 |
| 2000 |
0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Number 1 Tipple sits in Clay County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Clay County, Kentucky · Population 20,105
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$39,607
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 |
| 2001 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
1984 · 1 incident
November 2, 1984
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Hardly Able Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL MOVING R R CAR WITH HIGHLIFT.GOT OFF LOADER TO UNLOCK CHAIN ATTACHED TO R R CAR,ANOTHER PERSON RELEASED BRAKES ON R R CAR THINKING EMPL WAS OUT OF THE WAY.EMPL WASNT OUT OF WAY CHAIN CAU GHT THUMB ON RIGHT HAND.WHEN HE JERKED HIS THUMB FREE,IT TORE SKIN FROM IT.
1983 · 1 incident
February 28, 1983
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hardly Able Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE ALONG WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE STARTING TO CHANGE SCREENS IN TIPPLE SCREEN WEIGHS APPROX. 30 LBS. WHEN HE BENT OVER & STARTED TO LIFT SCREEN HE STRAINED BACK.