Cotton Coal #2 Mine has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2002
Latest incident
Mar 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
49
citations
17
significant & substantial
$6,703
proposed penalties
$5,690
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,013 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
32
inspections on record
371
inspection hours
n/a
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: 371 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Cotton Coal #2 Mine has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K 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
$6K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
47 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-07-24.
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 Cotton Coal #2 Mine shows 100% of 32 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: 2006-03-07, 20 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
32
samples
0.38
dust max (mg/m3)
32 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER11
LABORER/BLACKSMITH7
BULLDOZER 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
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2006
2
2005
2
2004
4
20,904
2003
3
9,429
2002
4
17,368
2001
6
39,635
2000
3
23,477
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Cotton Coal #2 Mine sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
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
2006 Q4
0
0
0
2006 Q3
0
2
1
2006 Q2
2,600
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
1,950
6
3
3076.9
2005 Q4
2,340
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
0
0
0
2004 Q4
462
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
1,031
4
1
3879.7
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2004 Q2
1,818
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
2,135
7
2
3278.7
2003 Q4
625
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
843
1
0
1186.2
2003 Q2
553
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
1,261
2
1
1586.0
2002 Q4
1,536
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
1,430
1
0
699.3
2002 Q2
1,939
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
2,147
1
0
465.8
2001 Q4
3,461
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,856
2
0
700.3
2001 Q2
4,131
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
2,373
1
0
421.4
2000 Q4
1,637
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
678
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
1,388
1
1
720.5
2000 Q1
2,220
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2002 · 1 incident
March 15, 2002KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS