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.
426 citations across 5,480 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
#9 has $76K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$76K
proposed penalties
$75K
current assessed
$75K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
416 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-06-27.
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.
6citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
Settled
5 · 83%
Stood as issued
1 · 17%
80%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 5 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
26%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$5K proposed, $3K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2013-11-12.
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 #9 shows 86% of 574 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: 2014-03-10, 12 years ago
86%
within 1.5 mg/m3
574
samples
9.89
dust max (mg/m3)
295 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 279 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.
#9 recorded 3.70 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.
3.70
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
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 *
3.70
0.00
0.000
2012 *
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
* 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)
2014
17
21,466
2013
20
96,857
2012
20
112,904
2011
21
122,079
2010
20
121,068
2009
18
121,957
2008
16
125,451
2007
18
127,489
2006
17
138,949
2005
19
51,699
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
#9 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
2014 Q2
2,823
1
0
354.2
2014 Q1
10,983
18
4
1638.9
2013 Q4
13,408
18
2
1342.5
2013 Q3
13,812
28
5
2027.2
2013 Q2
13,579
19
6
1399.2
2013 Q1
13,189
23
6
1743.9
2012 Q4
11,701
13
3
1111.0
2012 Q3
10,622
17
2
1600.5
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2012 Q2
12,410
24
5
1933.9
2012 Q1
11,335
13
6
1146.9
2011 Q4
11,577
11
3
950.2
2011 Q3
11,639
8
5
687.3
2011 Q2
12,294
15
3
1220.1
2011 Q1
11,491
16
4
1392.4
2010 Q4
12,165
13
4
1068.6
2010 Q3
12,376
10
3
808.0
2010 Q2
11,540
10
2
866.6
2010 Q1
11,691
15
4
1283.0
2009 Q4
13,620
19
3
1395.0
2009 Q3
10,892
12
3
1101.7
2009 Q2
9,982
15
4
1502.7
2009 Q1
11,122
4
1
359.6
2008 Q4
10,819
4
0
369.7
2008 Q3
9,847
25
8
2538.8
2008 Q2
10,582
7
3
661.5
2008 Q1
9,613
9
2
936.2
2007 Q4
10,896
3
1
275.3
2007 Q3
10,690
15
4
1403.2
2007 Q2
11,699
4
0
341.9
2007 Q1
11,541
4
1
346.6
2006 Q4
12,268
4
0
326.1
2006 Q3
10,432
2
0
191.7
2006 Q2
8,310
8
2
962.7
2006 Q1
9,074
4
0
440.8
2005 Q4
9,820
5
2
509.2
2005 Q3
6,924
3
1
433.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
2013 · 1 incident
August 15, 2013KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY