Employee was standing in an intersection when the continuous miner conveyor tail come into contact with the roof, which lodged a foreign obstruction into employee's eye. Employee was taken to an optometrist where they were then referred to an eye surgeon.
Tyree Mine: 1,092 MSHA citations Coal
Tyree Mine has $538K in proposed MSHA penalties and $199K outstanding across 15 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 33
- Years on record
- 2003–2025
- Latest incident
- Jan 2025
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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.ⓘ
A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.Tyree Mine has $538K in proposed MSHA penalties and $199K outstanding across 15 contested dockets.
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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.ⓘ
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.ⓘ
Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.- Settled 167 · 67%
- Stood as issued 84 · 33%
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.ⓘ
A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT 2023-0107 | Settlement | Bulluck | 2024 | $101K → $14K |
| KENT 2019-0224 | Settlement | Paez | 2019 | $48K → $19K |
| KENT 2019-0279 | Settlement | Paez | 2019 | $44K → $23K |
| KENT 2019-0173 | Default | Paez | 2019 | $7K → $7K |
| KENT 2019-0162 | Default | Paez | 2019 | $7K → $7K |
| KENT 2018-0320 | Default | Lesnick | 2018 | $7K → $7K |
MSHA sampling at Tyree Mine shows 99% of 1,989 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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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: 2025-02-17
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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.ⓘ
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.- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR600
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)592
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)428
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2025-02-21- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR31
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)31
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)22
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: 2025-02-14
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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.- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)57
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR27
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)20
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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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100% | 65 |
| 2024 | 100% | 554 |
| 2023 | 99% | 469 |
| 2022 | 99% | 344 |
| 2021 | 100% | 109 |
| 2020 | 97% | 35 |
| 2019 | 99% | 197 |
| 2018 | 99% | 168 |
| 2004 | 100% | 16 |
| 2003 | 88% | 32 |
| Year | silica avg (%) | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7.5 | 32 |
| 2023 | 7.4 | 26 |
| 2022 | 16.9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 12.4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2.9 | 1 |
| 2019 | 9.9 | 11 |
| 2018 | 11.1 | 7 |
| 2004 | 11.3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 19.6 | 3 |
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0% | 8 |
| 2024 | 2% | 55 |
| 2023 | 0% | 46 |
| 2022 | 0% | 24 |
| 2021 | 0% | 10 |
| 2020 | 0% | 9 |
| 2019 | 0% | 18 |
| 2018 | 5% | 21 |
| 2004 | 0% | 5 |
| 2003 | 0% | 5 |
Tyree Mine recorded 5.08 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 * | 5.08 | 5.08 | 0.000 |
| 2024 | 2.92 | 1.94 | 0.000 |
| 2023 | 8.50 | 7.56 | 0.000 |
| 2022 | 4.43 | 3.32 | 0.000 |
| 2021 * | 11.06 | 2.77 | 0.000 |
| 2020 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2019 * | 14.76 | 7.38 | 0.000 |
| 2018 * | 4.85 | 2.43 | 0.000 |
- Panther Mining LLC 2001 to 2017
- H & D Mining, Inc. 2003 to 2007
- Blackjewel L.L.C. 2017 to 2019
- INMET Mining, LLC. 2019 to 2023
- Bluegrass Natural Resources, LLC 2023 to present
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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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 17 | 43,805 |
| 2024 | 83 | 302,223 |
| 2023 | 86 | 270,365 |
| 2022 | 64 | 200,327 |
| 2021 | 26 | 123,806 |
| 2020 | 14 | 41,333 |
| 2019 | 31 | 69,908 |
| 2018 | 36 | 96,265 |
| 2008 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 11 | 8,414 |
| 2003 | 14 | 53,360 |
| 2002 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 0 |
Tyree Mine sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% of county employment.
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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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 3,329 | 2 | 0 | 600.8 |
| 2026 Q1 | 3,467 | 1 | 0 | 288.4 |
| 2025 Q4 | 1,415 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 2,033 | 3 | 0 | 1475.7 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,539 | 2 | 0 | 565.1 |
| 2025 Q1 | 32,347 | 5 | 2 | 154.6 |
| 2024 Q4 | 39,476 | 25 | 1 | 633.3 |
| 2024 Q3 | 57,292 | 34 | 5 | 593.5 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2024 Q2 | 58,941 | 49 | 4 | 831.3 |
| 2024 Q1 | 50,032 | 22 | 4 | 439.7 |
| 2023 Q4 | 45,569 | 29 | 5 | 636.4 |
| 2023 Q3 | 60,809 | 54 | 10 | 888.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 48,887 | 58 | 27 | 1186.4 |
| 2023 Q1 | 56,450 | 70 | 31 | 1240.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 49,808 | 25 | 6 | 501.9 |
| 2022 Q3 | 63,128 | 16 | 1 | 253.5 |
| 2022 Q2 | 41,044 | 12 | 3 | 292.4 |
| 2022 Q1 | 26,796 | 9 | 1 | 335.9 |
| 2021 Q4 | 27,842 | 8 | 2 | 287.3 |
| 2021 Q3 | 26,586 | 13 | 3 | 489.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 15,730 | 11 | 1 | 699.3 |
| 2021 Q1 | 2,142 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 2,036 | 1 | 0 | 491.2 |
| 2020 Q3 | 1,855 | 5 | 1 | 2695.4 |
| 2020 Q2 | 2,320 | 7 | 0 | 3017.2 |
| 2020 Q1 | 28,339 | 16 | 1 | 564.6 |
| 2019 Q4 | 19,792 | 14 | 3 | 707.4 |
| 2019 Q3 | 298 | 1 | 0 | 3355.7 |
| 2019 Q2 | 10 | 96 | 19 | 9600000.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 34,112 | 78 | 30 | 2286.6 |
| 2018 Q4 | 37,301 | 120 | 34 | 3217.1 |
| 2018 Q3 | 28,224 | 42 | 8 | 1488.1 |
| 2018 Q2 | 16,943 | 23 | 4 | 1357.5 |
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q1 | 4,705 | 46 | 19 | 9776.8 |
| 2003 Q4 | 4,700 | 71 | 27 | 15106.4 |
| 2003 Q3 | 4,327 | 41 | 16 | 9475.4 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,016 | 5 | 2 | 4921.3 |
| 2003 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reportable incidents
33 on file2025 · 1 incident
2024 · 4 incidents
Employee has worked underground for 41 years. Employee has presented the company with a positive Chest Radiograph Classification form (B-reading).
Employee stated was packing tools across the section while doing maintenance. EE twisted knee and felt a sharp pain in the right knee.
Attempting to loosen a hydraulic fitting and felt something pop in EE's shoulder.
A non injury roof fall has occurred in the 1 right bleeder panel off the 2 NW Submains. The fall was discovered while doing a weekly exam. The fall is approximately 30ft long 18ft wide and 4ft thick. The fall is located at spad#698 in the #5 entry.
2023 · 10 incidents
Employee was kneeling down to pick up a belt rail and felt knee pop and felt a sharp pain in knee.
Employee was standing in belt line entry preparing to belt up and was observing the area when a piece of the rib rolled out striking the employee on the right foot.
Employee was handling an energized cable and was shocked. Employee was released by Dr. on 08/10/2023 but did not return to work until 08/13/2023 due to company policies.
Employee was attempting to align section belt just outby the section tailpiece. EE was hammering on a bottom roller hanger and a foreign object entered the corner of EE's eye underneath the glasses.
Moving a roll of belt
Employee was attempting to cross the belt line and had one leg crossed over and they under estimated the distance to the mine floor while the other leg was still on the belt and their leg impacted the metal belt rail with all of their weight on that leg as their leg slid down the rail and this resulted in a torn muscle on the inside of the leg.
Employee was installing bottom rollers alone and when EE lifted the roller to place it in the hanger, EE felt a sharp pain in EE's back.
Employee was dragging a pull chain and while walking, they hit their head on a low area of the mine roof, resulting in a stubbed neck.
The injured employee was sitting between two toolboxes eating lunch. A diesel scoop came up the roadway with a load of belt structure. As the scoop backed up into a crosscut the scoop hit a pothole in the floor and the scoop shifted over and hit the handle of the toolbox. This caused the toolbox to twist around pinning the employee's legs between the two toolboxes.
Employee was changing shuttle car tire. Employee put bar under tire to raise up tire and rim to place on wheel assembly. When employee pulled up on the lifting or pry bar, employee felt a pain in lower back and left groin area.
2022 · 4 incidents
GI employee helping load supplies onto roof bolting machine. The employee was wearing thin mechanic gloves. As the employee pulled a box of glue onto the machine EE hit EE's middle finger on EE's Rt. hand against a metal roof strap. This resulted in a laceration that required 5 sutures to close the wound.
The employee was in the No. 1 entry at Survey Station # 1149 pulling on water line when they slipped and fell landing on Right Arm and hand.
EE was throwing trash from a scoop bucket to a loader bucket to be hauled to the dumpster. When doing so, EE grabbed a metal oil can lid with jagged edges. The lid cut EE's 5th digit on right hand.
EE was standing in the intersection of the #4 entry. The bolt machine backed out and turned right handed sharply to go through 4 right. When doing so, the rear end of the bolt machine came around quickly. The bumper of the bolter went over top of EE's right foot, pinning it to the ground. Resulting in a fracture to the metatarsal bone in right foot.
2021 · 6 incidents
The last workday for the employee was 12/4/2019. The employee was diagnosed with (CT) Cumulative Trauma. The information was made available in the company on 12/28/2021.
Employee's last work day was 12/04/2019. The employee was diagnosed with (CWP) Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis. The information was made available to the company on 12/28/2021.
Employee was pulling a piece of belt with vise grips when the belt got caught on something, over extended EE's arm and shoulder causing a pop in EE's left shoulder and pain in EE's arm.
The roof fall happened at the face area on MMU 003, crosscut #17, in the #3 entry. The fall was directly outby the MRS machines and was approximately 40' long 6' thick and 12' wide. The reason for the fall is unknown.
Employee was picking up a mantrip with a loader, and the loader caught the mantrip shed door causing it to spring back striking the employees right leg.
A fall of roof occurred in the #2 entry at crosscut #2 along, 2 NW Submain. The fall is approximately 20ft. long by 20ft. wide by 8ft. long.
2020 · 1 incident
A non-Injury Roof Fall occurred in the No. 1 entry just inby x-cut No. 9 on the 003-0 MMU on the 1st Rt. Panel off the 2NW Mains during retreat mining trapping a Mobile Roof Support Machine (MRS).
2019 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF A MAN TRIP OUTSIDE WHEN EE TWISTED EE'S LOWER BACK
Mashed left ring finger while striking a waterline with a hammer. EE received pins and stitches on left hand for the injury
Employee walked into Roof bolt plate and it struck EE in the forehead.
Employee was re-changing a piece of high voltage cable when EE felt a sharp pain in the left shoulder.
2018 · 2 incidents
Employee had a hand on the pinner when there was a power surge due to a storm. The surge blew a lightning arrester and sent the energy through the mine and through the roof bolting machine shocking the employee. Employee had pain in chest and left arm. EE was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure. EE was found to be in good health and released back to full duty.
Employee was walking to shuttle car when EE hit head on the brow.
2003 · 1 incident
PUSHING UP A BOLT. THE WRENCH TURNED AND MASHED LEFT HAND.