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.
283 citations across 1,762 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
#1 has $53K in proposed MSHA penalties and $32K outstanding across 4 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.
$53K
proposed penalties
$53K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$32K
outstanding
276 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-07-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ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.
7citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
Settled
2 · 29%
Stood as issued
5 · 71%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 5 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $2K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2007-01-23.
Contested penalties
ⓘ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.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at #1 shows 94% of 286 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2007-02-16, 19 years ago
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
286
samples
5.03
dust max (mg/m3)
147 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 139 by the operator.
Noise
ⓘ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.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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
ⓘ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.
#1 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2006.
Injury rate, 2006
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.87 and the all-US-mining average was 3.91 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.96 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005 *
6.79
6.79
0.000
2000 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2007
11
9,879
2006
20
64,318
2005
16
62,921
2004
14
28,465
2002
0
2001
8
37,223
2000
18
64,617
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
#1 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘ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
ⓘ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
2007 Q2
0
0
0
2007 Q1
5,475
1
1
182.6
2006 Q4
8,883
22
17
2476.6
2006 Q3
9,347
12
5
1283.8
2006 Q2
8,507
27
8
3173.9
2006 Q1
8,860
20
12
2257.3
2005 Q4
7,711
12
6
1556.2
2005 Q3
8,320
6
2
721.2
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2005 Q2
7,473
17
11
2274.9
2005 Q1
5,940
13
6
2188.6
2004 Q4
4,427
10
6
2258.9
2004 Q2
5,963
11
7
1844.7
2004 Q1
4,333
5
0
1153.9
2002 Q3
0
0
0
2002 Q2
0
0
0
2002 Q1
360
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
520
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
240
3
2
12500.0
2001 Q2
8,467
3
1
354.3
2001 Q1
8,046
14
9
1740.0
2000 Q4
8,001
52
29
6499.2
2000 Q3
11,730
30
17
2557.5
2000 Q2
8,077
5
2
619.0
2000 Q1
2,862
6
0
2096.4
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
November 28, 1992KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderFatality · POWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING MINE BUGGY DOWN THE BELT LINE WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. HE BEGAN TO WORK ON THE DIRECTIONAL SWITCH WHEN THE BUGGY JUMPED IN REVERSE, THEREFORE PUSHING EMPLOYEE'S HEAD BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER.
Destine Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SCOOP BATTERIES WERE BEING CHANGED AND BEING PLACED ON CRIB BLOCKS. EE WA STANDING ALONGSIDE OF THE BATTERY AND ONE OF THE BLOCKS KICKED OUT LETTING THE BATTERY SETONTO HIS TOE. THE WEIGHT OF THE BATTERY WAS PUSHING THE METAL AGAINST HIS LARGE TOE, RESULTING IN CRUSHING ONLY THE BONE IN HIS LARGE TOE.
1996 · 1 incident
April 23, 1996KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
INJUURED WAS SITTING ON A BATTERY CHARGINING STATION, APP.2000' UNDERGROUND, TALKING TO THE DAY SHIFT FOREMAN, GAS BUILT UP ON TOP OF THE BATTERY & EXPLODED KNOCKING THE INJURED PERSO TO THE F LOOR INJURING HIS HIP.
August 9, 1993KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
CHANGING FLAT ON SCOOP COULDNT GET TIRE ON TRIED LIFTING TIRE BY HAND,COAL SEAM TOO LOW,MINER IN BAD POSITION TO LIFT TIRE AND STRAINED HIMSELF CAUSING HERNIA.