Mining Incidents

Strip Coal

CBD Resources, Inc · Surface
Controlled by Charles Collins
Raven, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518710

Strip has $94K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2004–2009
Latest incident
Jul 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
360
citations
77
significant & substantial
$93,807
proposed penalties
$84,550
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,257 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
46
inspections on record
2,656
inspection hours
13.6
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.
360 citations across 2,656 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Strip has $94K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 1 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.
$94K
proposed penalties
$92K
current assessed
$85K
paid to date
$7K
outstanding
351 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-02-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Strip shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.58 mg/m3 (94% compliant) across 353 samples.

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.
0.58
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.34
dust max (mg/m3)
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
353
samples
Most recent sample: 2020-03-05.
Silica (quartz)
6.4
silica avg (%)
15.5
silica max (%)
34
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-05-13.
Noise
3%
over PEL
61
samples
Most recent sample: 2020-02-25.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
Show 34 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 3 1
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 2,016 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,016 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,016 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,016 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,016 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,016 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,016 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,016 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,397 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 5,000 2 1 400.0
2009 Q2 24,802 51 10 2056.3
2009 Q1 33,208 50 11 1505.7
2008 Q4 28,892 12 3 415.3
2008 Q3 26,841 43 8 1602.0
2008 Q2 24,843 41 4 1650.4
2008 Q1 25,403 14 4 551.1
2007 Q4 22,090 29 8 1312.8
2007 Q3 17,535 27 7 1539.8
2007 Q2 4,614 5 1 1083.7
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 7,423 7 1 943.0
2005 Q1 13,981 17 2 1215.9
2004 Q4 13,129 9 3 685.5
2004 Q3 13,340 30 10 2248.9
2004 Q2 8,554 15 3 1753.6
2004 Q1 1,282 4 0 3120.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2009 · 4 incidents

July 9, 2009 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Accident type, without injuries

At 7:30 am during preshift examanation a rock fall was found on #3 belt line. at spad # 852 the fall measured 6 ft. thick by 18 ft. wide by 80 ft. long.

May 11, 2009 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Was pulling miner cable out of roadway for miner to move across section, when he experienced pain in his lower back and hip. He went to E.R. at McDowell Hospital, was x-rayed and was told to see family doctor. Started missing work on 5/18/09.

March 2, 2009 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was installing a cable bolt, when drilling the hole his drill steel stopped up. He laid his left hand over the drill steel that was still inserted in drill head checking the suction on the steel, when another piece of drill steel fell out of the hole hitting the tip of index finger on his left hand.

February 4, 2009 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Helping the mechanic work on push out lever on a Ram car, while prying down on the arm, he lost his balance and fell into the Ball hitch on a 4 wheeler buggy striking his right knee and the right side of his back on the hitch. He started missing work 2/19/09 and missed 2/20/09 and reported back to work 2/21/09.

2008 · 8 incidents

November 14, 2008 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Making preshift examination of beltlines and found a roof fall on #3 belt, one break outby #3 tail peice at spad #988, 3700 feet from face. 6 feet in height, 18 feet in width and 48 feet in length. No injuries to person(s).

October 23, 2008 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator said he was letting the boom down on the roof bolter when something happened letting the boom fall hitting his right knee.

October 6, 2008 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Struck by falling object

Changing batteries on Ram Car at charging station when the operator went to unhook jumper cable from the batteries. A piece of draw rock fell hitting him on his left shoulder and back. The roc k measures 15 inches wide, 37 inches long and 0-2 1/2 inches thick.

September 9, 2008 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Fall on intake #4 entry outby spad 989 and inby spad 972. Fall is approx 50ft long by 18ft wide going down entry and 30ft by 18ft coming across break toward #3 entry. Fall is 5ft to 6ft thick.

August 12, 2008 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was putting a roof bolt up into the hole and was trying to unbend it and the roof bolt twisted. He felt a sharp pain in his shoulder.

July 24, 2008 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred 1 break inby spad 1225 in #3 entry. It was approximately 60' long, 18' wide and 1'-12' thick.

July 16, 2008 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Struck by falling object

He was reaching for a wrench during roof bolting and had his hand positioned on the pot of the roof bolter, when a piece of rock fell striking his hand.

June 23, 2008 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
KNOTT COUNTY COAL LLC · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Miner operator was cutting in #3 entry, he was 4 rows of roof bolts back from last row of bolts, a piece of rock fell on right rib 93" long 27" wide and 3" thick, hitting him and landing on his right leg. He was transported to Hospital for treatment, exray showed a fracture to his right leg.

2005 · 2 incidents

March 15, 2005 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator ELECTRICAL
Double A Mining Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN THE BATTERY BARN, CHANGING BATTERY ON SCOOP. BATTERY GASSED OFF AND BLEW UP. EE WAS NOT STRUCK BY FLYING DEBRIS, BUT THE NOISE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT HEARING LOSS, BOTH EARS.

March 8, 2005 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Double A Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EE SAID HE WAS SHOVELING ON #2 BELT LINE AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT ANKLE AND HURT IT.

2004 · 1 incident

March 22, 2004 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Double A Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WATER BUILT UP IN TOP WITH HILL SEAMS WHICH CUT THE ROCK WITH HORSE BACK IN TOP WHICH GOT SOFT BOLT DID NOT ANCHOR IN HARD TOP.

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The full compliance file on Strip

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.