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.
110 citations across 1,250 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
#78 has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $165 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$165
outstanding
106 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-01-10.
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 #78 shows 87% of 84 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: 2002-01-31, 24 years ago
87%
within 1.5 mg/m3
84
samples
3.00
dust max (mg/m3)
51 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 33 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.
#78 recorded 14.13 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.
Injury rate, 2001
ⓘ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.
14.13
total case rate
4.71
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 7.69 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.
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)
2008
0
2007
1
2006
0
2005
0
2004
0
2003
0
2002
6
43,115
2001
32
230,465
2000
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
#78 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
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
2008 Q1
0
6
0
2007 Q4
0
3
1
2007 Q3
0
9
2
2007 Q2
1,500
5
1
3333.3
2007 Q1
0
5
0
2006 Q4
0
0
0
2006 Q3
0
0
0
2006 Q2
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2006 Q1
0
0
0
2005 Q4
0
0
0
2005 Q3
0
0
0
2005 Q2
0
0
0
2005 Q1
0
0
0
2004 Q4
0
0
0
2004 Q3
0
1
0
2004 Q2
0
0
0
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2003 Q4
0
0
0
2003 Q3
0
1
0
2003 Q2
0
0
0
2003 Q1
5
1
0
200000.0
2002 Q4
8
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
16
1
0
62500.0
2002 Q2
16
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
15,503
7
2
451.5
2001 Q4
26,156
16
1
611.7
2001 Q3
26,101
25
3
957.8
2001 Q2
22,981
21
11
913.8
2001 Q1
9,661
3
1
310.5
2000 Q4
2,496
1
0
400.6
2000 Q3
2,236
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
2,184
2
0
915.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
25 on file
2002 · 2 incidents
January 15, 2002KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Incorporated · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING COVER LID ON MINER PANEL AND LID SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER - BROKE FINGER.
January 4, 2002KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE STATED THAT HE LIFTED A SECTION OF MINER CABLE & FLET A PAIN IN HIS BACK. DRS. LATER DISCOVERED HE HAS A KIDNEY INFECTION AND WORKERS COMPENSATION CARRIERS ARE CHECKING IF THIS INJURY IS WO R RELATED
April 20, 1999KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON A MANTRIPWHEN IT SCRAPED THE RIB CAUSING A PIECE OF RIB COAL TO FALL ON HIS LEG. EMPLOYEE WENT TO GET AN X-RAY WHICH INDICATED A BRUISE ONLY.
February 2, 1999KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON ATRS AND THE OPERATORS BACK FORCEING HIM TO THE GROUND AFTER THE OPERATOR LOWERED THE ATRS TO MOVE MACHINE FORWARD FOR NEXT ROW OF BOLT S. ROCK FELL FROM OUTBY LAST ROW OF BOLTS.
A ROCK FALL OCCURED APPROX 2:OOAM MEASURING APPROX 70'LONG 5'HIGH 20' WIDE, 6 BREAKS OUTBY FACE IN THE #5 ENTRY. NO DAMAGE OCCURED TO ANYTHING THE AREA WAS DANGERED OFF WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPOR T AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. AL AUTHORITIES WERE NOTIFIED BYPHONE
February 27, 1998KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
EE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND WATERLINE AND STRAINED BACK. ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED THE FOLLOWING DAY. EE MISSED WORK 1-3-98 AND 2-2-98. EE HAS NOT CONTACTED OUR OFFICE AND MEDICAL TREATMENT, IF ANY, IS UNKNOWN.
1997 · 4 incidents
December 15, 1997KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDLING OF MATERIALS