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.
237 citations across 1,724 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2011-02-08.
On record since 2011.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
#2 Surface has $48K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 3 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.
$48K
proposed penalties
$46K
current assessed
$42K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
236 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $6K in penalties contested before the Commission, $4K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-10-09.
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 · 7% of citations on record
Settled
3 · 19%
Stood as issued
13 · 81%
89%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 9 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
34%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$6K proposed, $4K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2009-07-28.
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 Surface shows 99% of 170 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: 2013-11-29, 12 years ago
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
170
samples
1.67
dust max (mg/m3)
152 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 18 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 Surface recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2013.
Injury rate, 2013
ⓘ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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.94 and the all-US-mining average was 2.99 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.63 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
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005 *
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)
2013
12
66,171
2012
4
11,729
2011
19
90,441
2010
18
101,266
2009
19
92,145
2008
21
179,234
2007
22
210,739
2006
18
147,298
2005
24
121,180
2004
29
176,425
2003
22
72,997
2002
18
39,243
2001
18
75,634
2000
17
60,639
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
#2 Surface sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
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
2013 Q4
6,473
6
0
926.9
2013 Q3
7,490
9
1
1201.6
2013 Q2
8,995
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
5,152
4
2
776.4
2012 Q4
394
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
1,014
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
920
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
5,986
1
0
167.1
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2011 Q4
9,713
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
10,460
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
11,630
2
2
172.0
2011 Q1
10,785
3
2
278.2
2010 Q4
11,227
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
10,591
6
4
566.5
2010 Q2
11,214
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
10,697
2
1
187.0
2009 Q4
11,188
7
0
625.7
2009 Q3
11,904
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
10,925
6
2
549.2
2009 Q1
10,162
8
3
787.2
2008 Q4
12,429
12
7
965.5
2008 Q3
11,504
7
4
608.5
2008 Q2
11,849
1
1
84.4
2008 Q1
11,430
14
4
1224.8
2007 Q4
11,329
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
12,543
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
14,929
14
7
937.8
2007 Q1
11,602
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
10,417
4
0
384.0
2006 Q3
9,812
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
10,122
11
9
1086.7
2006 Q1
9,423
4
1
424.5
2005 Q4
10,249
3
2
292.7
2005 Q3
11,479
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
12,424
8
6
643.9
2005 Q1
13,688
14
2
1022.8
2004 Q4
16,083
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
16,687
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
15,528
11
7
708.4
2004 Q1
11,585
1
0
86.3
2003 Q3
11,511
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
11,505
4
3
347.7
2003 Q1
9,945
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
8,951
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
9,074
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
9,387
8
7
852.2
2002 Q1
8,392
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
9,684
3
3
309.8
2001 Q3
9,000
2
1
222.2
2001 Q2
9,539
3
0
314.5
2001 Q1
7,837
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
6,870
3
0
436.7
2000 Q3
3,200
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
8,712
3
3
344.4
2000 Q1
4,140
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
1998 · 1 incident
July 20, 1998KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
HE COMPLAINED OFF AND ON ABOUT HIS BACK. FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS. APPARENTLY HE HURT IT LIFTING. HE WENT TO THE DR, AND THEY TURN IT IN ON CONMPENSATION.
DRIVER DOWN SHIFTED AT THE TOP OF A 12-15% GRADETRANSMISSION BROKE RESULTING IN LOSS OF PRESSURETO EVERYTHING. DRIVER JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK. BROKERIGHT LEG BELOW KNEE.
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