CoalTek Calvert City has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2009
Latest incident
Apr 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
61
citations
19
significant & substantial
$7,404
proposed penalties
$6,931
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $473 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.
Rate withheld: 607 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
CoalTek Calvert City has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 1 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
$7K
paid to date
$100
outstanding
58 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $473 in penalties contested before the Commission, $100 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-08-31.
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 · 2% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 100%
100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
79%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$473 proposed, $100 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 2011-11-28.
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 CoalTek Calvert City shows 100% of 28 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: 2012-12-11, 13 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
28
samples
1.12
dust max (mg/m3)
28 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER7
UTILITY MAN4
DRYER OPERATOR3
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
Year
Employees
2014
1
2013
2
2012
2
2011
2
2010
2
2009
3
2008
5
2007
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
CoalTek Calvert City sits in Marshall County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Marshall County, Kentucky · Population 31,728
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$63,611
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 Q4
10
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
10
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
430
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
960
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
960
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
960
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
1,020
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
1,040
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2012 Q3
960
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
960
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
160
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
960
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
960
1
0
1041.7
2011 Q2
960
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
364
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
960
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
960
9
1
9375.0
2010 Q2
960
2
1
2083.3
2010 Q1
960
3
1
3125.0
2009 Q4
960
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
960
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
672
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
2,016
12
6
5952.4
2008 Q4
2,016
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
2,520
3
0
1190.5
2008 Q2
2,520
2
1
793.7
2008 Q1
2,520
3
1
1190.5
2007 Q4
2,016
1
0
496.0
2007 Q3
2,016
18
6
8928.6
2007 Q2
2,016
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2009 · 1 incident
April 21, 2009KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON