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.
321 citations across 2,287 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
# 2 has $65K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 8 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
$58K
current assessed
$57K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
313 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
Of $28K in penalties contested before the Commission, $21K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-05-27.
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.
38citations taken to the federal commission · 12% of citations on record
Settled
38 · 100%
100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 24 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
24%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$28K proposed, $21K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2012-10-22.
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 # 2 shows 91% of 161 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: 2012-11-20, 13 years ago
91%
within 1.5 mg/m3
161
samples
3.18
dust max (mg/m3)
91 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 70 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 12.67 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2012.
Injury rate, 2012
ⓘ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.
12.67
total case rate
6.34
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.74 and the all-US-mining average was 2.96 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.35 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
2012 *
12.67
6.34
0.000
2011 *
9.27
9.27
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)
2012
14
78,398
2011
21
79,079
2010
8
30,401
2009
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
# 2 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
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2012 Q4
8,069
47
12
5824.8
2012 Q3
8,952
18
5
2010.7
2012 Q2
8,675
43
12
4956.8
2012 Q1
5,866
27
6
4602.8
2011 Q4
6,622
9
2
1359.1
2011 Q3
6,741
27
3
4005.3
2011 Q2
16,079
46
10
2860.9
2011 Q1
13,700
32
7
2335.8
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2010 Q4
12,322
22
4
1785.4
2010 Q3
5,814
22
4
3784.0
2010 Q2
0
0
0
2010 Q1
418
1
0
2392.3
2009 Q4
2,211
2
1
904.6
2009 Q3
1,344
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2012 · 2 incidents
July 9, 2012KY · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Jet LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was positioning waterline to haul UG. A joint had unknowingly got into a bind & when he moved it, it sprang back & hit him in head creating a cut that required stitches.
May 15, 2012KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Jet LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
One employee was throwing cinder blocks through a mandoor to the victim. Through a lack of communication, victim started to pick up a block as another one was being thrown resulting in a pinched finger. Right ring finger required stitches and bandaging.
Three men were lifting cable in order to hang it from the top. After hanging the cable 1.5 hours later EE said that he thought he had hurt his leg. He worked the rest of the shift and went home, called that night and went to the doctor the next morning.
April 18, 2011KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Men were in the process of hanging cable so shuttle car could haul under it. EE's where holding up cable while another ee twisted wire around it in order to hold it up. He then left section and told another ee that he had strained his groin & that he was going home.