Surface Mine No 1: 2 MSHA citations
Coal
Surface Mine No 1 has $159 in proposed MSHA penalties and $159 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1987–1999
- Latest incident
- Jun 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
significant & substantial
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $159 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: 76 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Surface Mine No 1 has $159 in proposed MSHA penalties and $159 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 2000-08-07.
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
50.0%
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 Surface Mine No 1 shows 100% of 5 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: 2000-08-23, 26 years ago
3 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 2 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR4
- UTILITY MAN1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
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Patsy Jane Coal Corp
1950 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) |
| 2001 |
1 |
888 |
| 2000 |
2 |
3,951 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Surface Mine No 1 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
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 Q3 |
390 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 |
497 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 |
499 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 |
810 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 |
1,123 |
2 |
1 |
1780.9 |
| 2000 Q2 |
1,055 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 |
1,101 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
1999 · 1 incident
June 15, 1999
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Patsy Jane Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM A PICKUP TRUCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
1995 · 1 incident
September 11, 1995
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Patsy Jane Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MAN WAS CHANGING IOL FILTER ON EXCAVATOR. HE CLIMBED DOWN FROM EXCAVATOR AND WAS WALKING BACK TO HIS TRUCK WHEN SHARP PAIN STRUCK IN HIS BACL. HE EVIDENTLY TWISTED HIS BACK SOMEHOW WHILE CHANG ING OIL FILTER.
1990 · 2 incidents
July 30, 1990
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
MACHINERY
Patsy Jane Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
MAN WAS HELPING TAKE TRANSMISSION OUT OF LOADER TRANSMISSION GOT HUNG UP & HE WAS TRYING TO FREE IT WHEN CABLE CAME OFF SPOOL ON HOIST LETTING TRANSMISSION FALL PINNING MANS LEG UNDERNEATH IT MANS KNEE WAS BRUISED & PUNCTURED & HE HAS SOMEPOSSIBLE FXS IN FOOT
June 11, 1990
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Patsy Jane Coal Corp · Struck by rolling or sliding object
MAN WAS WORKING ON SILT DAM PUTTING ROCKS IN DITCH AT SPILLWAY OTHER MEN WORKING ON SLOPE ABOVE LOOSED A ROCK WHICH ROLLED DOWN & HIT MAN ON THUMB OF LEFT HAND
1987 · 1 incident
February 13, 1987
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Patsy Jane Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object
MAN HIT KNEE AG5INST BOLT HEAD WHILE WORKING ON D8K TRACTOR MOTOR.