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.
486 citations across 2,976 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
#1 has $159K in proposed MSHA penalties and $142K outstanding across 5 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.
$159K
proposed penalties
$159K
current assessed
$17K
paid to date
$142K
outstanding
476 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $32K in penalties contested before the Commission, $32K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-09-07.
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.
12citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
Settled
3 · 25%
Stood as issued
9 · 75%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 11 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$26K proposed, $26K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2004-03-23.
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 95% of 349 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: 2004-08-23, 22 years ago
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
349
samples
5.56
dust max (mg/m3)
191 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 158 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 3.59 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2003.
Injury rate, 2003
ⓘ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.
3.59
total case rate
3.59
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 5.87 and the all-US-mining average was 4.43 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 6.65 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
2003 *
3.59
3.59
0.000
2002 *
6.43
3.22
0.000
2001 *
4.33
0.00
0.000
2000 *
13.37
13.37
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)
2004
18
57,054
2003
24
114,856
2002
26
156,787
2001
23
149,217
2000
19
234,396
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
#1 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
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
ⓘ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
2004 Q3
6,761
8
3
1183.3
2004 Q2
10,535
50
26
4746.1
2004 Q1
13,753
16
9
1163.4
2003 Q4
14,822
29
16
1956.6
2003 Q3
14,218
24
9
1688.0
2003 Q2
13,026
35
23
2686.9
2003 Q1
13,717
36
26
2624.5
2002 Q4
13,544
22
12
1624.3
Show 11 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3
16,033
29
21
1808.8
2002 Q2
17,215
32
29
1858.8
2002 Q1
15,393
43
15
2793.5
2001 Q4
16,143
25
7
1548.7
2001 Q3
14,017
43
15
3067.7
2001 Q2
10,904
52
12
4768.9
2001 Q1
5,087
10
2
1965.8
2000 Q4
11,238
7
3
622.9
2000 Q3
10,365
3
0
289.4
2000 Q2
11,185
5
0
447.0
2000 Q1
12,092
15
8
1240.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
19 on file
2004 · 1 incident
July 19, 2004KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mosley Mining Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE was helping other take guard of feeder to replace a belt. when he took the last bolt out the guard fell and mashed his finger on the tailpiece clipped the meet off the tip of his ring finger left hand.
2003 · 1 incident
August 11, 2003KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
EE was installing roof bolts in the #3 entry when a piece of draw rock app. 3" thick x 2' long x 3' striking ee on right shoulder pushing him down to the ground before sliding off his shoulder.
Mosley Mining Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
I WAS CHECKING A LEAK ON A STEERING HOSE ON A SCOOP AND HAD MY LEFT HAND ON THE STOP BLOCK, NOT PAYING ATTENTION, I STEERED THE SCOOP TO SEE WHERE THE LEAK WAS AND CAUGHT MY FINGER TIPS.
A ROCKFALL WAS FOUND DURING AN INSPECTION OF SEALS, THE FALL WAS BLOCKING #8 AND #9 SEALS OF LAST SET OF SEALS, THE CLOSEST SPAD FOUND WAS 31171 LOCATED IN THE 31 ENTRY 1 BRK OUT BY. THE FALL IS ABOUT 25 FT WIDE, 30 FT LONG AND RANGE FROM 1' THICK TO 3 FT THICK.
January 4, 2002KY · Coalscoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operatorFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
THE ALLEGED ACCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE EE WAS DUSTING RIBS AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX. 1 1/2" X 2'LONG X 1'WIDE, FELL FROM THE ROOF HITTING HIM ON THE BACK. WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 1-15 -02 AFTER HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR THE FLU.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS REMOVING SNAP RINGS FROM CHICKEN HEAD ON CUTTER MACHINE. HE SAID THAT HE WAS USING PROPER TOOL, SNAP RING PLIERS, BUT SNAP RING BROKE, STRIKING HIM LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN ROLLING BELT ON 4-21-00. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND WORKED THROUGH 4-24-00. WAS EXPERIENCING SOME LOWER BACK PAIN AND WENT TO SEE A PHYSICIAN 4-25-00.
January 24, 2000KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Ember Contracting Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE BOLTING ROOF TOP EE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN DECK ON PINNER AND THE BACK WHEEL, CAUSING HIM TO MASH HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HANGING VENTILATION CURTAINS AND THAT HE BEGAN TO HAVE SOME PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE SAID THAT THE PAIN WOULD COMEAND GO. HE WORKED A COMPLETE SHIFT. IT LATER HUR T, SO HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. IT WAS FRACTURED.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING PERSONNEL CARRIER TO OUTSIDE OF MINE AT END OF SHIFT. HE HIT A HOLE OR BUMP AND STRUCK HIS HAND AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL OF CARRIER, WHICH CUT HIS RIGHT HAND FIRST FINGE R.
March 13, 1997KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS RIDING MANTRIP (PERSONNEL CARRIER) TO THE OUTSIDE OF MINE AT THE END OF SHIFT AND THAT THEY HIT A DIP IN THE TRAVEL WAY WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN.