#1: 25 MSHA citations
Coal
#1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $816 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2003
- Latest incident
- May 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
5
significant & substantial
$1,566
proposed penalties
48% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $816 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
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: 147 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
#1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $816 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.
25 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-07-24.
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.
20.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
20.0%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
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 #1 shows 95% of 22 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: 2003-10-16, 22 years ago
9 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 13 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR10
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR8
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE2
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: 2003-02-24, 23 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR3
- BACKHOE OPERATOR1
- HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
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Crabtree Mining Enterprises, Inc.
2002 to 2003
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White Cat Mining, Inc.
2003 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) |
| 2003 |
26 |
33,785 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
#1 sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
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 |
| 2003 Q4 |
5,269 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 |
14,024 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 |
10,018 |
16 |
3 |
1597.1 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
2003 · 2 incidents
White Cat Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS SETTING A EMPTY 55 GAL DRUM DOWN AND IT CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ARM AND TWISTED IT AROUND AND AT THE TIME PAIN BEGAN IN HIS RIGHT UPPERARM AND SHOULDER PRODUCING PAIN WITH BURNING AND STINGS P AIN IN RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER.
April 21, 2003
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
White Cat Mining, Inc. · Struck against a moving object
ROCK FELL OUT THAT WAS NOT SECURED IN BUCKET & FELL OUT AS LOADER STARTED TOWARDS THIS TRUCK, LOADERS REAR TIRES CAME OFF THE GROUND & WHEN TIRES CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AGAIN RE- SULTING IN A SUDDEN JERK RESULTING IN NECK PAIN.