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.
244 citations across 1,565 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Doty Creek has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 3 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.
$36K
proposed penalties
$36K
current assessed
$35K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
242 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $8K in penalties contested before the Commission, $8K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-03-20.
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.
6citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
Stood as issued
6 · 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$4K proposed, $4K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2012-04-20.
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 Doty Creek shows 100% of 173 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: 2012-09-13, 13 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
173
samples
0.86
dust max (mg/m3)
105 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 68 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.
Doty Creek recorded 3.98 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2012.
Injury rate, 2012
ⓘ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.
3.98
total case rate
3.98
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.74 and the all-US-mining average was 2.96 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.35 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2012
3.98
3.98
0.000
2006
5.57
3.71
0.000
2005
1.56
1.56
0.000
2004
1.93
1.93
0.000
2003 *
2.28
2.28
0.000
2002 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2001 *
2.08
2.08
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)
2013
10
59,199
2012
37
340,086
2010
0
2008
0
2007
8
40,856
2006
38
429,430
2005
40
527,328
2004
35
456,876
2003
31
379,210
2002
36
415,037
2001
39
403,206
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Doty Creek 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
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2013 Q2
0
0
0
2013 Q1
12,465
4
1
320.9
2012 Q4
24,869
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
28,066
16
6
570.1
2012 Q2
25,657
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
21,893
13
4
593.8
2010 Q3
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q4
0
0
0
2007 Q3
3,581
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
0
0
0
2007 Q1
13,107
5
1
381.5
2006 Q4
27,776
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
26,782
6
1
224.0
2006 Q2
27,549
2
0
72.6
2006 Q1
25,605
12
3
468.7
2005 Q4
33,542
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
44,302
3
2
67.7
2005 Q2
25,428
9
5
353.9
2005 Q1
24,923
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
26,446
15
8
567.2
2004 Q3
26,050
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
26,420
13
2
492.1
2004 Q1
24,666
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
22,478
4
0
178.0
2003 Q3
19,981
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
21,325
14
8
656.5
2003 Q1
24,125
18
8
746.1
2002 Q4
21,237
1
0
47.1
2002 Q3
19,737
12
4
608.0
2002 Q2
23,496
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
28,821
8
1
277.6
2001 Q4
28,008
1
0
35.7
2001 Q3
26,715
8
2
299.5
2001 Q2
26,100
9
5
344.8
2001 Q1
15,432
10
3
648.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file
2012 · 2 incidents
December 12, 2012KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was helping set up a 55-gallon barrel of water when he lifted his side of barrel and felt a burning sensation in left side of stomach (groin). Employee got hurt 12-28-12, has worked all the time, is having hernia surgery Friday January 25th, 2013 will be off work 6 weeks.
August 2, 2012KY · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Employee was cleaning coal with a 930 loader when his bucket caught on a sand rock and he twisted his back. He kept working with back pain thinking it may go away, but the pain kept getting worse. On 8/13/12 he thought he was having a kidney stone attack and went to the ER At Harlan ARH. He then called and said it was his back.
Employee was helping the mechanic load a D8 bogey onto a parts truck. The mechanic lowered the bogey catching the employee' fingers in a pinch point on the bogey.
February 28, 2006KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was trying to put a piece of drill steel back into the rack when the steel slipped and caught his hand and thumb, also bending his wrist enough to break it. The drill steel landed on the employees thumb, breaking it in 2 places.
February 8, 2006KY · Coaloutside foreman, leadmanOTHER
Employee was reaching behind the seat when his upper back muscles knotted up causing severe pain and numbness in his left arm and hand. Employee went to emergency room and was admitted overnite. Employee came back to work until 02/21/06 where he wad diagnosed with a ruptured disc in his neck.
D11R, company # 0453 caught on fire from what appears to have been an electrical short under the cab of the dozer. The dozer burned for over 30 minutes and was reported to the local MSHA office.
2005 · 1 incident
April 21, 2005KY · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON