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.
522 citations across 5,036 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2012-01-11.
On record since 2012.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Eagle 2 has $114K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K 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.
$114K
proposed penalties
$111K
current assessed
$104K
paid to date
$7K
outstanding
511 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $17K in penalties contested before the Commission, $13K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-10-05.
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.
9citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
Settled
9 · 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 6 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
20%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$17K proposed, $13K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2014-10-26.
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 Eagle 2 shows 98% of 451 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: 2015-08-13, 11 years ago
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
451
samples
3.72
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
222 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 229 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.
Eagle 2 recorded 6.65 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2015.
Injury rate, 2015
ⓘ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.
6.65
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.76 and the all-US-mining average was 2.72 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.56 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
2015 *
6.65
0.00
0.000
2014 *
11.70
7.80
0.000
2013 *
10.24
6.83
0.000
2012 *
12.65
4.22
0.000
2011 *
9.53
9.53
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)
2015
17
98,060
2014
22
130,502
2013
22
129,212
2012
22
112,818
2011
17
92,683
2010
21
79,044
2009
2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Eagle 2 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
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
2015 Q4
0
1
0
2015 Q3
7,938
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
10,995
6
2
545.7
2015 Q1
11,163
6
1
537.5
2014 Q4
10,805
17
6
1573.3
2014 Q3
12,163
31
2
2548.7
2014 Q2
15,098
26
5
1722.1
2014 Q1
13,195
14
2
1061.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2013 Q4
12,801
40
8
3124.8
2013 Q3
17,318
38
8
2194.2
2013 Q2
15,505
15
2
967.4
2013 Q1
12,977
17
5
1310.0
2012 Q4
12,040
18
2
1495.0
2012 Q3
9,785
17
7
1737.4
2012 Q2
11,769
14
4
1189.6
2012 Q1
13,833
63
15
4554.3
2011 Q4
11,565
14
3
1210.5
2011 Q3
10,463
25
7
2389.4
2011 Q2
9,041
29
5
3207.6
2011 Q1
10,906
17
6
1558.8
2010 Q4
13,351
36
16
2696.4
2010 Q3
11,623
16
4
1376.6
2010 Q2
10,096
18
4
1782.9
2009 Q4
1,032
5
0
4845.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2015 · 1 incident
May 15, 2015KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
In #00 Heading, the man was cutting a piece of draw rock 1" thick by 30" long 12" wide fell from the top hit the man on his head and shoulders. Knocking him down.
June 7, 2012KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
In a worked out section that had been dangered off at the time the head was working. Five entry had been dangered off. A piece of rock between two hill seems fell out. Found at the time of making the returns. About 1400' off of section the entry had been curtain off for ventilation. 10' to 3' wide, 7' thick, 30' long.
February 16, 2011KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY