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.
71 citations across 1,175 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Buckeye #2 has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $66 outstanding across 2 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$66
outstanding
71 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $5K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-06-23.
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.
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.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
Stood as issued
1 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$5K proposed, $5K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2011-10-25.
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 Buckeye #2 shows 100% of 104 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: 2011-06-23, 15 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
104
samples
0.60
dust max (mg/m3)
104 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE18
AUGER OPERATOR17
FORKLIFT OPERATOR15
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.
Buckeye #2 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2011.
Injury rate, 2011
ⓘ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
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.83 and the all-US-mining average was 3.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.28 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
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
8.73
0.00
0.000
2001 *
4.76
4.76
0.000
2000 *
4.75
4.75
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)
2011
12
21,929
2010
12
65,042
2009
11
62,955
2008
9
69,054
2007
5
56,224
2006
7
73,945
2005
6
25,530
2004
17
84,510
2003
10
36,891
2002
12
77,648
2001
18
150,413
2000
17
134,935
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Buckeye #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
2011 Q4
1,863
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
6,220
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
8,399
5
2
595.3
2011 Q1
3,664
4
0
1091.7
2010 Q4
7,292
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
6,771
1
0
147.7
2010 Q2
8,668
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
5,381
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q4
7,063
4
1
566.3
2009 Q3
5,840
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
6,210
7
1
1127.2
2009 Q1
6,862
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
6,160
6
0
974.0
2008 Q3
5,988
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
4,972
6
2
1206.8
2008 Q1
5,790
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
3,253
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
3,602
4
1
1110.5
2007 Q2
3,499
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
1,968
3
1
1524.4
2006 Q4
1,359
4
1
2943.3
2006 Q3
3,667
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
4,715
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
4,584
1
0
218.2
2005 Q4
6,083
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
7,476
2
1
267.5
2004 Q2
10,993
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
7,299
1
0
137.0
2003 Q4
6,753
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
5,137
3
2
584.0
2002 Q3
1,224
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
9,890
4
2
404.4
2002 Q1
9,536
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
9,827
1
1
101.8
2001 Q3
9,441
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
12,377
3
1
242.4
2001 Q1
10,336
1
0
96.7
2000 Q4
11,682
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
9,246
3
1
324.5
2000 Q2
11,504
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
9,695
3
1
309.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2008 · 1 incident
September 8, 2008KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON