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.
34 citations across 1,277 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Golden Eagle Mine has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
32 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $332 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-09-30.
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.
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.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 100%
0%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
78%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $332 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2020-11-04.
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 Golden Eagle Mine shows 100% of 293 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: 2025-07-21
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
293
samples
0.61
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.
152 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 141 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.
Golden Eagle Mine recorded 3.38 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2024.
Injury rate, 2024
ⓘ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.
3.38
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.16 and the all-US-mining average was 2.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Illinois, coal mining averaged 7.15 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
2024 *
3.38
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
3.82
3.82
0.000
2021 *
4.81
4.81
0.000
2020 *
4.31
4.31
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
4.62
4.62
0.000
2017 *
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)
2026
0
2025
10
54,597
2024
27
496,104
2023
25
464,143
2022
23
395,687
2021
22
339,836
2020
24
388,243
2019
21
333,704
2018
17
301,263
2017
14
190,842
2016
13
54,786
2015
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Golden Eagle Mine sits in Perry County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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, Illinois · Population 20,810
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$59,286
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
2026 Q2
0
0
0
2026 Q1
0
0
0
2025 Q4
604
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
863
2
0
2317.5
2025 Q2
5,256
1
0
190.3
2025 Q1
11,502
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
12,281
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
14,036
0
0
0.0
Show 36 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
17,927
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
14,977
2
1
133.5
2023 Q4
14,774
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
15,539
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
15,170
4
0
263.7
2023 Q1
15,553
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
14,514
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
12,969
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
14,074
2
1
142.1
2022 Q1
10,773
1
0
92.8
2021 Q4
7,040
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
8,922
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
13,023
6
2
460.7
2021 Q1
12,574
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
12,376
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
11,537
1
0
86.7
2020 Q2
12,019
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
10,465
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
12,152
5
0
411.5
2019 Q3
12,751
1
1
78.4
2019 Q2
12,463
2
0
160.5
2019 Q1
11,870
2
1
168.5
2018 Q4
11,784
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
12,402
1
1
80.6
2018 Q2
9,785
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
9,285
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
13,707
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
9,060
1
0
110.4
2017 Q2
10,113
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
9,390
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
9,539
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
7,807
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
6,972
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
5,968
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
1,227
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
1,959
1
0
510.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2025 · 1 incident
January 13, 2025IL · Coaldriller, highwall operator, highwall drill operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
I.E. was cleaning mud, snow, and ice off of highwall miner beams. They stepped wrong and lost their balance falling down. When they fell they felt a sharp pain in their right foot. Doctors restrictions took to the I.E. off work.
2024 · 1 incident
June 19, 2024IL · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
I.E. was troubleshooting air conditioner on production drill. While looking and listening to the unit, they repositioned themselves. Their hand slipped and came in contact with the condenser fans. The fan caused a laceration to the left wrist area that required stitches.
2022 · 1 incident
May 5, 2022IL · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
I.E. was extending the boom out on a service truck crane. As they were manually pulling out the boom, it slid all the way out of the frame. The top section of the boom fell and struck the I.E. on the right shoulder and arm. Doctor's restrictions have taken them off work.
I.E. was replacing a piece of metal on a catwalk. After cutting the piece of metal and attempting to lift it up, they felt pain in their left pictorial and shoulder. I.E. has continued to work until being taken off for surgery on 11-04-2021.
2020 · 1 incident
February 11, 2020IL · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
While backing down spoil to get another push with dozer, I.E. ran over rock that employee did not see come from a wind row of the previous push. Dozer jerked after hitting rock jarring the employee's neck. I.E. has worked until taking a week off for pain from 4-20-2020 to 4-23-2020. I.E. is back to work. I.E. did not report the injury to the operator until 4-27-2020.
After starting DOZ 128, EE stepped back out of the cab and missed the step. EE fell to the push arm and strained right knee. EE continued working until EE had surgery on 12-20-18.