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.
365 citations across 2,086 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
# 2 has $65K in proposed MSHA penalties and $64K 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.
$65K
proposed penalties
$65K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$64K
outstanding
358 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-04-19.
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 98% of 313 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: 2004-04-21, 22 years ago
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
313
samples
5.06
dust max (mg/m3)
157 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 156 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 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2003.
Injury rate, 2003
ⓘ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 5.87 and the all-US-mining average was 4.43 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 6.65 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
2003 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2002 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2001 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2000 *
4.10
4.10
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)
2004
10
18,251
2003
22
77,461
2002
24
93,685
2001
21
86,065
2000
24
108,086
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
# 2 sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.
Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
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
2004 Q3
208
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
4,040
6
3
1485.1
2004 Q1
7,014
45
18
6415.7
2003 Q4
9,535
40
14
4195.1
2003 Q3
10,542
47
30
4458.4
2003 Q2
11,589
5
0
431.4
2003 Q1
11,791
5
1
424.1
2002 Q4
11,695
18
7
1539.1
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3
14,000
13
4
928.6
2002 Q2
10,250
16
6
1561.0
2002 Q1
12,565
13
1
1034.6
2001 Q4
11,128
37
26
3324.9
2001 Q3
11,518
8
4
694.6
2001 Q2
9,186
36
15
3919.0
2001 Q1
8,026
24
10
2990.3
2000 Q4
11,026
35
15
3174.3
2000 Q3
9,191
6
1
652.8
2000 Q2
17,308
2
1
115.6
2000 Q1
11,214
5
1
445.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2004 · 1 incident
May 17, 2004KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Starlight Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
While using a metal pry bar to move a conveyer belt roller, the ee got his left foot caught under the pry bar. This resulted in a bruised foot, no broken bones. This happened in the surface shop area.
A MINOR INJURY OCCURRED TO A MEMBER OF TEE ENGINEERINGS UG SURVEY CREW. WHILE DISCUSSING A MINE MAP WITH MINE SUPERVISOR, EE WAS OUT OF PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN A LOADED MINE SCOOP CORNERED A TU RN HITTING THE PERSONNEL CARRIER PUSHING CARRIERTO CONTACT WITH EE'S RIB CAGE RESULTING IN BRUISED RIBS.
THE ROOF STRATA WAS IN AN AREA OF TRANSITTION FROM SLATE TO SANDSTONE CAUSING THE BONDING OF STRATA TO BE WEAK. THIS RESULTED IN A ROOF FALL APPROX 20' X 100' TO OCCUR DURING THE IDLE SHIFT.