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: 536 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 Strip has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $53 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.
$25K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$53
outstanding
44 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-08-23.
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 Strip shows 93% of 99 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: 2008-01-07, 18 years ago
93%
within 1.5 mg/m3
99
samples
2.98
dust max (mg/m3)
44 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 55 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 Strip recorded 4.53 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.
Injury rate, 2007
ⓘ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.
4.53
total case rate
4.53
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
About average. The US coal mining average was 4.71 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.12 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
2007 *
4.53
4.53
0.000
2006 *
15.14
11.36
0.000
2005 *
11.83
3.94
0.000
2004 *
9.81
9.81
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)
2008
6
1,777
2007
17
83,664
2006
21
134,900
2005
18
109,812
2004
10
77,459
2003
7
53,351
2002
6
34,112
2001
13
27,779
2000
10
20,315
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
#1 Strip sits in Laurel County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.5% 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.
Laurel County, Kentucky · Population 62,731
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$56,999
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
2008 Q2
0
0
0
2008 Q1
3,795
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
10,217
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
8,809
4
3
454.1
2007 Q2
12,826
5
5
389.8
2007 Q1
12,299
11
8
894.4
2006 Q4
12,328
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
14,982
6
5
400.5
Show 21 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2006 Q2
12,425
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
13,101
3
1
229.0
2005 Q4
12,085
3
0
248.2
2005 Q3
13,030
1
1
76.7
2005 Q2
13,074
1
0
76.5
2005 Q1
12,546
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
11,023
2
1
181.4
2004 Q3
7,709
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
35
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1,620
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
4,661
1
0
214.5
2003 Q3
4,239
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
3,098
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
2,970
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
3,920
1
0
255.1
2002 Q3
0
0
0
2002 Q2
0
0
0
2002 Q1
4,952
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
6,654
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
0
0
0
2000 Q1
9,891
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
19 on file
2007 · 1 incident
August 6, 2007KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was changing a motor in an auger that required heavy lifting and tugging. The next day a knot appeared on the left side of the employee's back along with a lot of pain and discomfort.
2006 · 4 incidents
May 4, 2006KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
Employee was ripping rock with a dozer which causes him to look over his shoulder while performing his job. The dozer lunged forward then hung up causing a jerking movement while the dozer is constantly vibrating. The employee is complaining of numbness and pain to both hips and lower back.
April 5, 2006KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee removed exhaust hose from water pump prior to moving pump. When exhaust hose was removed, the hot water from the reservoir covered employee's legs and left arm.
March 2, 2006KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS GRADING SOIL TO PREPARE IT FOR SEEDING WHEN GRADER BEGAN TO JUMP. EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF GRADER BEFORE IT TURNED OVER; INJURING HIS RT. ANKLE.
1993 · 1 incident
July 7, 1993KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)