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.
Rate withheld: 252 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 Prep Plant has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$55
proposed penalties
$55
current assessed
$55
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-06-06.
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.
MSHA sampling at #1 Prep Plant shows 100% of 13 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: 2001-03-16, 25 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
13
samples
1.24
dust max (mg/m3)
6 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 7 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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2007
0
2006
0
2005
0
2004
0
2003
1
2002
1
2001
1
2000
1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
#1 Prep Plant sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
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
ⓘ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
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING OPEN A GARAGE DOOR TO INSTALL SOME LIGHT AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT FOREARM. HE REPORTED IT TO COMPANY OFFICIAL BUT DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR. PAIN GOT WORSE AND EE WENT TO DOC TOR ON 3-31-01. DOCTOR PRESCRIBED MEDICATION ANDSPLINT TO HELP IMMOBILIZED ARM. RETURNED TO WORK.
1991 · 1 incident
October 31, 1991KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING DOORS ON RAILRAOD CARS WITH A 5' SLATE BAR WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR CAUSED THE BAR TO KICK BACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE OVER RIGHT EYE.
1987 · 1 incident
September 4, 1987KY · Coaltipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE REMOVING 7HE MIDDLE SECTION OF THE CRUSHER TO GAIN ACESS TO THE BOTTOM ROLLERS THE MIDDLE SECTION SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE LEFT HAND OF I NAME PINNING THE HAND AGAINST ANOTHER PART OF THE CRUSHER. DR SAI8 LIGAMENTS WERE TORN AND MINOR CUTS ON HAD REQUIRED 8 STITCHES
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