Chavies Job #7 has $174K in proposed MSHA penalties and $38K outstanding across 14 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2010–2022
Latest incident
Jun 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
334
citations
146
significant & substantial
$173,614
proposed penalties
$101,390
paid to date
58% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $72,224 gap.
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.
334 citations across 2,490 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Chavies Job #7 has $174K in proposed MSHA penalties and $38K outstanding across 14 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.
$174K
proposed penalties
$140K
current assessed
$101K
paid to date
$38K
outstanding
325 assessments are final orders; 14 contested dockets.
Of $115K in penalties contested before the Commission, $81K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-07-20.
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.
75citations taken to the federal commission · 22% of citations on record
Settled
65 · 87%
Stood as issued
9 · 12%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 1%
98%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 44 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
30%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$115K proposed, $81K 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 2014-04-21.
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 Chavies Job #7 shows 100% of 168 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: 2023-02-13, 3 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
168
samples
1.11
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
122 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 46 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.
Chavies Job #7 recorded 4.12 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2022.
Injury rate, 2022
ⓘ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.
4.12
total case rate
4.12
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.26 and the all-US-mining average was 2.12 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.58 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
2022 *
4.12
4.12
0.000
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012
1.62
1.62
0.000
2011
1.69
0.00
0.000
2010
1.85
1.85
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
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)
2023
5
17,030
2022
22
138,182
2021
18
93,012
2016
0
2015
9
50,643
2014
34
257,295
2013
49
385,229
2012
54
377,995
2011
47
457,355
2010
43
408,541
2009
36
320,829
2008
16
96,002
2007
26
157,636
2006
60
564,737
2005
47
367,939
2004
26
53,746
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Chavies Job #7 sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
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
2023 Q1
4,213
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
8,695
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
9,420
1
1
106.2
2022 Q2
14,964
1
0
66.8
2022 Q1
15,471
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
14,393
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
10,086
7
0
694.0
2021 Q2
7,165
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
3,443
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
523
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
4,778
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
10,452
5
0
478.4
2014 Q4
19,358
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
19,055
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
21,912
6
1
273.8
2014 Q1
20,513
5
2
243.7
2013 Q4
24,479
3
0
122.6
2013 Q3
28,584
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
34,571
7
4
202.5
2013 Q1
29,899
7
2
234.1
2012 Q4
27,882
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
31,050
7
3
225.4
2012 Q2
32,224
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
32,414
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
31,803
3
2
94.3
2011 Q3
31,103
28
17
900.2
2011 Q2
29,497
4
1
135.6
2011 Q1
26,059
11
11
422.1
2010 Q4
26,974
8
2
296.6
2010 Q3
26,513
22
8
829.8
2010 Q2
31,114
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
23,488
19
4
808.9
2009 Q4
20,207
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
17,227
14
5
812.7
2009 Q2
20,042
3
1
149.7
2009 Q1
24,096
3
0
124.5
2008 Q4
18,113
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
3,837
2
0
521.2
2008 Q2
0
0
0
2008 Q1
3,136
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
5,288
2
1
378.2
2007 Q3
2,249
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
14,169
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
24,066
22
8
914.2
2006 Q4
36,347
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
38,533
2
2
51.9
2006 Q2
43,374
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
42,312
2
0
47.3
2005 Q4
41,418
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
30,735
1
0
32.5
2005 Q2
21,860
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
17,942
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
18,868
1
1
53.0
2004 Q3
5,480
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2022 · 1 incident
June 8, 2022KY · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
As the employee climbed onto the water truck, EE heard and felt a large pop in the right shoulder. This was immediately followed by intense pain and lack of movement.
2012 · 1 incident
April 25, 2012KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
As EE was walking down the ladder on a Cat. 992G Loader, he lost his footing, causing him to fall and striking his back on the metal steps. Diagnosis is pending.