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.
282 citations across 2,101 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
#2 has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $42K 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.
$45K
proposed penalties
$45K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$42K
outstanding
265 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-09-22.
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 #2 shows 92% of 248 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: 2006-01-23, 20 years ago
92%
within 1.5 mg/m3
248
samples
5.36
dust max (mg/m3)
133 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 115 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.
#2 recorded 14.62 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2005.
Injury rate, 2005
ⓘ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.
14.62
total case rate
14.62
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 5.11 and the all-US-mining average was 4.21 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.46 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
2005 *
14.62
14.62
0.000
2004 *
6.01
6.01
0.000
2003 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2002 *
6.40
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)
2006
5
3,500
2005
14
59,256
2004
17
82,200
2003
14
71,254
2002
16
62,277
2001
13
7,030
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
#2 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
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
2006 Q3
0
0
0
2006 Q2
0
0
0
2006 Q1
2,563
2
0
780.3
2005 Q4
5,623
27
17
4801.7
2005 Q3
6,412
15
6
2339.4
2005 Q2
7,391
8
5
1082.4
2005 Q1
7,937
22
11
2771.8
2004 Q4
7,373
16
7
2170.1
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2004 Q3
8,744
15
9
1715.5
2004 Q2
7,782
17
8
2184.5
2004 Q1
9,380
34
17
3624.7
2003 Q4
6,462
15
5
2321.3
2003 Q3
7,778
15
7
1928.5
2003 Q2
7,666
23
8
3000.3
2003 Q1
3,648
11
5
3015.4
2002 Q4
7,746
10
6
1291.0
2002 Q3
6,984
3
0
429.6
2002 Q2
6,548
6
2
916.3
2002 Q1
9,955
11
4
1105.0
2001 Q4
7,056
14
3
1984.1
2001 Q3
1,000
10
1
10000.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
37 on file
2005 · 2 incidents
August 18, 2005KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
EE WAS CLEANING UP (SHOVELING) AT #4 BELT HEAD. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS BACK (18" X 24" X 2 1/2" THICK). (LOW COAL; EE MAY HAVE KNOCKED ROCK LOOSE WITH SHOVEL OR HIS BACK. BRUISED, POSSIBLY FRACTURED/CRACKED TAILBONE.)
June 20, 2005KY · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
WHEN ROOF BOLTING, EMPLOYEE REACHED INTO HOLE TO PULL OUT A STEEL PIECE. AT THAT TIME A SMALL ROCK FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ARM. THIS CAUSED HIS ARM TO TURN RED & SLIGHTLY SWELL.
EMPLOYEE DROVE A BUGGY OVER A BLOCK OF COAL, MAKING THE BUGGY BOUNCE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE MINE ROOF.
March 11, 1994KY · Coalcutting machine operator, ripper, universal operatorDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Able Mining Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN INFORMED BY HIS DOCTOR THAT HEHAS CONTRACTED AN OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE. EMPLOYEE STARTED WORKING 3-2-94 EMPLOYEE HAS WORKED FOR TWO WEEKS.
1993 · 13 incidents
November 24, 1993KY · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CONDUCTING ROOF BOLTING OPERATIONS COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
October 21, 1993KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Able Mining Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
FORMER EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN INFORMED BY HIS DR. THAT HE HAS CONTRACTED AN OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE. NOTE: HE WAS LAID OFF OCTOBER 21, 1993 DUE TO LACK OF WORK.
October 21, 1993KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Able Mining Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
FORMER EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN INFORMED BY HIS DOC THAT HE HAS CONTACTED AN OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE NOTE HE WAS LAID OFF OCT 21 1993 DUE TO LACK OF WORK
October 18, 1993KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON