County Line Mine has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2006–2007
Latest incident
Jul 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
81
citations
28
significant & substantial
$15,909
proposed penalties
$14,354
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,555 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: 706 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
County Line Mine has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
81 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-12-30.
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 County Line Mine shows 95% of 41 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: 2009-02-17, 17 years ago
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
41
samples
2.26
dust max (mg/m3)
41 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER12
BULLDOZER OPERATOR10
HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR8
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.
County Line Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2008.
Injury rate, 2008
ⓘ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 4.41 and the all-US-mining average was 3.61 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.87 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
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
7.62
0.00
0.000
2004 *
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)
2014
1
2013
0
2012
0
2011
0
2010
0
2009
10
55,242
2008
29
324,885
2007
31
303,369
2006
11
113,037
2005
7
71,505
2004
30
388,092
2003
18
91,504
2002
12
43,905
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
County Line Mine 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
2014 Q1
20
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
0
0
0
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2012 Q4
0
0
0
2012 Q3
0
0
0
2012 Q2
0
0
0
2012 Q1
0
0
0
2011 Q4
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2011 Q3
0
0
0
2011 Q2
0
0
0
2010 Q4
0
0
0
2010 Q2
0
0
0
2010 Q1
0
0
0
2009 Q3
0
0
0
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2009 Q1
21,763
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
19,967
14
4
701.2
2008 Q3
21,546
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
22,421
5
0
223.0
2008 Q1
23,415
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
20,958
1
0
47.7
2007 Q3
21,351
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
20,446
9
4
440.2
2007 Q1
2,275
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
647
3
1
4636.8
2006 Q3
9,909
1
0
100.9
2006 Q2
11,109
5
3
450.1
2006 Q1
4,586
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
0
0
0
2005 Q3
0
0
0
2005 Q2
0
5
3
2005 Q1
19,641
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
19,936
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
22,753
5
0
219.8
2004 Q2
20,913
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
21,761
5
3
229.8
2003 Q4
17,217
1
1
58.1
2003 Q3
76
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,150
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
1,445
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
1,392
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
7,711
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
2007 · 1 incident
July 24, 2007KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
While replacing tie rod on 777 rock truck employee was hitting ball stud with a 5 lb. hammer and the bearing busted. A piece of bearing struck him in the lower abdomen.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 777B CAT TRUCK. WHILE WAITING FOR THE LOADER TO CLEAN UP AN AREA OF THE PIT, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OF THE 992-G CAT LOADER BLEW OUT, SPRAYING EE WITH LOOSE ROCK DEBRIS. EE RECEIVED LACERATION TO HIS LIP & RIGHT ARM REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.