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: 389 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Charger Mine #1 has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
8 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-12-13.
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 Charger Mine #1 shows 100% of 5 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: 2011-12-13, 14 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
5
samples
0.21
dust max (mg/m3)
5 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
BULLDOZER OPERATOR2
REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE2
BACKHOE OPERATOR1
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2018
0
2017
2
2016
6
2015
8
2014
9
2013
9
2012
9
2011
8
2010
5
2009
0
2007
0
2006
1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Charger Mine #1 sits in Pike County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 2.5% 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, Indiana · Population 12,187
2.5%
Mining share of county employment
$66,250
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
2018 Q4
0
0
0
2018 Q3
0
0
0
2018 Q2
0
0
0
2018 Q1
0
0
0
2017 Q4
0
0
0
2017 Q3
0
0
0
2017 Q2
677
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
2,345
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2016 Q4
2,566
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
2,457
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
2,796
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
2,992
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
2,954
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
2,894
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
4,201
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
4,223
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
4,270
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
5,186
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
5,186
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
4,146
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
4,149
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
4,218
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
4,859
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
4,650
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
4,426
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
4,150
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
3,839
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
3,859
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
4,460
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
3,659
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
3,654
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
3,943
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
3,639
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
3,610
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
0
0
0
2009 Q4
0
0
0
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2007 Q3
0
0
0
2007 Q2
0
0
0
2007 Q1
0
0
0
2006 Q4
0
0
0
2006 Q3
0
0
0
2006 Q2
0
0
0
2006 Q1
889
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2011 · 1 incident
December 17, 2011IN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanOTHER
Employee of Joule Staffing Solutions (ID# B189) working under Powell supervision was standing near other employee who was using a wire wheel on a grinder removing rust from bolts when the wind blew a speck of rust behind his safety glasses into his left eye.