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.
385 citations across 3,036 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
#10 has $82K in proposed MSHA penalties and $27K outstanding across 7 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.
$82K
proposed penalties
$74K
current assessed
$47K
paid to date
$27K
outstanding
372 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
Of $22K in penalties contested before the Commission, $14K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-03-24.
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.
16citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
Settled
16 · 100%
79%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 14 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
37%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$22K proposed, $14K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2011-09-15.
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 #10 shows 90% of 287 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: 2011-03-22, 15 years ago
90%
within 1.5 mg/m3
287
samples
3.66
dust max (mg/m3)
163 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 124 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.
#10 recorded 5.50 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2010.
Injury rate, 2010
ⓘ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.
5.50
total case rate
5.50
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 3.20 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.85 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
2010 *
5.50
5.50
0.000
2009 *
5.25
5.25
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
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)
2011
20
21,783
2010
18
83,079
2009
18
55,851
2008
19
80,035
2007
16
48,924
2006
3
2,677
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
#10 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
While hanging line curtain, he stepped on uneven ground. He thought he twisted his ankle. Several days later he went to dr. and had x-rays which revealed a crack fibula.
While traveling in the second right area of the mine which is not active on 10/19/09, A foreman observed a roof fall adjacent to spad #448. The fall is approx. 45' long x 18' wide and 1-9' thick.No escapeways,ventilation,travelways were blocked. No injuries. Fall is now plotted on map.
March 27, 2009KY · Coalassistant mine foreman, assistant mine managerOTHER
SECTION WAS ABANDON 5-4-93 NO PRODUCTION UP TO THIS DATE. THE EQUIPMENT & BELT LINES WAS TAKEN OUT AND THE MINE WAS IDLE. WENT IN TO CHECK MINE OUT 7-13-93 AND FOUND THE FALL IN #1 & #4 ENTRYS IN INTERSECTION.
March 10, 1993KY · Coalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerMACHINERY
HE WAS BOLTING #8 HEADING WHERE IT FELL OUT AND WAS DRILLING A HOLE WITH THE WRENCH ON THE STEEL DRILLING THE HOLE. THE WRENCH FELL OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE NOSE.
1992 · 3 incidents
December 28, 1992KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
HE WAS PUTTING UP LAST ROLL OF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL. IT HAD A SHARP EDGE ON IT. THE ROCK HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT FOREARM BETWEEN THE ELBOW AND WRIST. IT CUT HIS ARM.
November 30, 1992KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS