Cowpen Mine has $113K in proposed MSHA penalties and $80K outstanding across 19 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2008–2011
Latest incident
May 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
633
citations
139
significant & substantial
$113,108
proposed penalties
$26,172
paid to date
23% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $86,936 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
70
inspections on record
3,505
inspection hours
18.1
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.
633 citations across 3,505 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Cowpen Mine has $113K in proposed MSHA penalties and $80K outstanding across 19 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.
$113K
proposed penalties
$107K
current assessed
$26K
paid to date
$80K
outstanding
610 assessments are final orders; 19 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-09-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Cowpen Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.38 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 324 samples.
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.
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
2024 Q3
0
0
0
2024 Q2
0
0
0
2024 Q1
0
0
0
2023 Q4
1,547
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
14,201
43
8
3028.0
2023 Q2
13,921
22
5
1580.3
2023 Q1
12,253
55
14
4488.7
2022 Q4
11,191
46
7
4110.4
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2022 Q3
12,246
44
8
3593.0
2022 Q2
9,614
45
8
4680.7
2022 Q1
1,269
4
2
3152.1
2017 Q2
0
0
0
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
0
0
0
2016 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
0
1
0
2014 Q3
1,100
2
0
1818.2
2014 Q2
8,842
48
6
5428.6
2014 Q1
9,842
71
15
7214.0
2013 Q4
5,831
17
3
2915.5
2013 Q3
850
2
0
2352.9
2012 Q2
48
10
1
208333.3
2012 Q1
11,783
22
13
1867.1
2011 Q4
21,848
29
10
1327.4
2011 Q3
10,814
28
6
2589.2
2011 Q2
2,934
31
8
10565.8
2011 Q1
0
0
0
2010 Q4
0
0
0
2010 Q3
0
0
0
2010 Q2
0
0
0
2010 Q1
0
0
0
2009 Q4
996
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
705
1
0
1418.4
2009 Q2
2,106
6
0
2849.0
2009 Q1
14,099
22
3
1560.4
2008 Q4
18,050
66
17
3656.5
2008 Q3
7,585
17
5
2241.3
2008 Q2
0
1
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2011 · 1 incident
May 4, 2011KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Picking rock and felt pain in left shoulder. * Previous accident on 4 wheeler.
2008 · 1 incident
October 16, 2008KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Calvary Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Drilling hole in roof and left hand, middle finger, got caught between roof and steel. Negative x-ray, but now referred to hand surgeon. Released to light duty.
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