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.
561 citations across 4,292 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Eagle 3 has $270K in proposed MSHA penalties and $39K outstanding across 11 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.
$270K
proposed penalties
$178K
current assessed
$139K
paid to date
$39K
outstanding
557 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
Of $144K in penalties contested before the Commission, $52K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-10-14.
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.
38citations taken to the federal commission · 7% of citations on record
Settled
24 · 63%
Stood as issued
14 · 37%
92%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 13 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
64%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$144K proposed, $52K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2015-04-14.
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 3 shows 100% of 404 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: 2015-07-30, 11 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
404
samples
1.63
dust max (mg/m3)
4
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.
190 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 214 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 3 recorded 6.07 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.
6.07
total case rate
6.07
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 *
6.07
6.07
0.000
2014
5.81
3.87
0.000
2013 *
2.17
0.00
0.000
2012 *
10.74
10.74
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
36
128,079
2014
49
267,277
2013
42
230,096
2012
19
50,391
2011
12
32,188
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Eagle 3 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
2
0
2015 Q3
11,808
2
0
169.4
2015 Q2
29,593
9
0
304.1
2015 Q1
24,482
22
5
898.6
2014 Q4
23,612
36
7
1524.6
2014 Q3
23,648
38
8
1606.9
2014 Q2
27,825
44
11
1581.3
2014 Q1
28,201
28
5
992.9
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2013 Q4
25,897
39
5
1506.0
2013 Q3
21,020
41
9
1950.5
2013 Q2
23,288
36
10
1545.9
2013 Q1
21,930
46
7
2097.6
2012 Q4
11,370
24
4
2110.8
2012 Q3
8,521
36
7
4224.9
2012 Q2
10,918
22
3
2015.0
2012 Q1
6,432
23
6
3575.9
2011 Q4
9,013
21
5
2330.0
2011 Q3
7,472
17
4
2275.2
2011 Q2
7,505
35
8
4663.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file
2015 · 2 incidents
March 13, 2015KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While driving a shuttle car he ran over something in the road that bounced him out of his seat, he then ran into rib and stopped he got off the SC. When he tried to stand up he developed a muscle spasm in his mid back.
October 3, 2012KY · Coalcontinuous miner operator, coal mole operatorFALL OF ROOF OR BACK