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.
614 citations across 5,903 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
#1 Mine has $153K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 15 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.
$153K
proposed penalties
$131K
current assessed
$123K
paid to date
$8K
outstanding
604 assessments are final orders; 15 contested dockets.
Of $75K in penalties contested before the Commission, $52K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-04-05.
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.
106citations taken to the federal commission · 17% of citations on record
Settled
65 · 61%
Stood as issued
41 · 39%
96%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 27 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
31%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$75K proposed, $52K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2014-10-21.
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 Mine shows 92% of 527 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: 2015-06-10, 11 years ago
92%
within 1.5 mg/m3
527
samples
6.93
dust max (mg/m3)
2
over MSHA ECV
ⓘ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.
277 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 250 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 Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2014.
Injury rate, 2014
ⓘ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 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 2.93 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.63 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
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
6.06
6.06
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
8.01
8.01
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
4.86
0.00
0.000
2008 *
10.70
10.70
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)
2018
0
2017
0
2016
5
4,705
2015
7
13,519
2014
14
49,909
2013
14
70,039
2012
18
70,638
2011
20
56,745
2010
20
76,125
2009
17
83,939
2008
14
90,822
2007
12
1,929
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
#1 Mine sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
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
2018 Q4
0
0
0
2018 Q2
0
0
0
2017 Q4
0
0
0
2017 Q3
0
0
0
2017 Q2
0
0
0
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
0
0
0
2016 Q3
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2016 Q2
2,113
2
0
946.5
2016 Q1
552
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
240
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
5,394
9
0
1668.5
2015 Q1
2,980
8
0
2684.6
2014 Q4
8,577
14
4
1632.3
2014 Q3
8,774
10
1
1139.7
2014 Q2
7,574
15
1
1980.5
2014 Q1
9,276
13
3
1401.5
2013 Q4
9,043
8
2
884.7
2013 Q3
7,570
18
5
2377.8
2013 Q2
8,290
21
2
2533.2
2013 Q1
8,075
4
1
495.4
2012 Q4
8,673
6
0
691.8
2012 Q3
9,707
31
7
3193.6
2012 Q2
12,826
50
6
3898.3
2012 Q1
11,377
87
13
7647.0
2011 Q4
13,316
24
6
1802.3
2011 Q3
11,845
23
3
1941.7
2011 Q2
11,831
56
13
4733.3
2011 Q1
12,968
25
1
1927.8
2010 Q4
11,880
13
4
1094.3
2010 Q3
14,187
26
2
1832.7
2010 Q2
11,796
22
8
1865.0
2010 Q1
10,840
23
0
2121.8
2009 Q4
12,163
30
7
2466.5
2009 Q3
10,551
14
1
1326.9
2009 Q2
9,299
10
2
1075.4
2009 Q1
9,137
5
1
547.2
2008 Q4
11,551
8
3
692.6
2008 Q3
7,963
15
2
1883.7
2008 Q2
8,909
7
2
785.7
2008 Q1
8,954
8
3
893.5
2007 Q4
2,043
2
0
979.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2013 · 1 incident
October 22, 2013KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)