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.
Rate withheld: 843 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Apollo Mine has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
78 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-10-23.
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 Apollo Mine shows 88% of 186 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: 2003-01-24, 23 years ago
88%
within 1.5 mg/m3
186
samples
3.27
dust max (mg/m3)
109 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 77 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.
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
2004
0
2003
5
5,919
2002
12
31,925
2001
14
32,804
2000
5
3,976
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Apollo Mine 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 Q2
0
0
0
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2004 Q2
0
0
0
2003 Q3
736
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
632
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
2,618
4
2
1527.9
2002 Q4
7,710
7
0
907.9
2002 Q3
3,177
1
0
314.8
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2002 Q2
0
0
0
2002 Q1
5,266
4
1
759.6
2001 Q4
7,821
4
2
511.4
2001 Q3
5,495
28
12
5095.5
2000 Q3
10
14
6
1400000.0
2000 Q2
10
8
4
800000.0
2000 Q1
2,123
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
20 on file
2002 · 1 incident
October 29, 2002KY · Coalroof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helperMACHINERY
Apollo Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
PUTTING UP ROOF BOLTS FOR ROOF SUPPORT AND GOT END OF THUMB ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN ROOF BOLT PLATE & ROOF, MASHING END OF THUMB. DETERMINED BROKE END OF BONE OF THUMB PER X-RAY.
2001 · 2 incidents
October 26, 2001KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
EE WAS SHOVELING AROUND TAILPIECE - HANDLE OF SHOVEL CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND AGAINST METAL FRAME OF TAILPIECE. THIS RESULTED IN FINGER NAIL BEING PARTLY TORN.
EE WAS OPERATING S & S SCOOP. 3 BREAKS FROM FACE IN #6 ENTRY. A ROCK, (24" X 12" X 2.5"), FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS. ROCK FELL ON SCOOP, CORNER OF ROCK STRUCK EE IN MID CHEST.
Apollo Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
DRIVING SCOOP-MINING CAP PRESSED ON ROOF-KNOCKINED CAP OFF AND AS A RESULT NECK WAS BENT-WENT TO CLIMIC-MUSCLE SPASM IN NECK AND WILL RETURN TO WORK 11-30-98.