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.
961 citations across 15,198 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
GRASSY #1 has $215K in proposed MSHA penalties and $37K outstanding across 20 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.
$215K
proposed penalties
$207K
current assessed
$170K
paid to date
$37K
outstanding
944 assessments are final orders; 20 contested dockets.
Of $32K in penalties contested before the Commission, $24K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-10.
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.
52citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
Settled
51 · 98%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 2%
75%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 32 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
25%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$32K proposed, $24K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2017-10-30.
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 GRASSY #1 shows 99% of 1,466 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: 2024-12-13
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
1,466
samples
8.84
dust max (mg/m3)
2
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.
455 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 1,011 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.
GRASSY #1 recorded 0.00 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.16 and the all-US-mining average was 2.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.17 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 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
4.03
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2017 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2016 *
12.47
12.47
0.000
2015 *
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
0
2024
23
46,172
2023
24
33,633
2022
0
2021
11
36,698
2020
19
66,154
2019
17
80,450
2018
17
68,591
2017
16
64,970
2016
14
66,254
2015
16
64,924
2014
17
88,483
2013
16
80,416
2012
17
83,347
2011
19
53,129
2010
27
108,101
2009
22
105,826
2008
11
75,904
2007
4
548
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
GRASSY #1 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
2026 Q2
0
0
0
2026 Q1
0
3
0
2025 Q1
0
20
6
2024 Q4
9,216
16
2
1736.1
2024 Q3
9,130
23
6
2519.2
2024 Q2
9,345
15
2
1605.1
2024 Q1
8,855
29
3
3275.0
2023 Q4
8,763
36
9
4108.2
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3
9,135
37
3
4050.4
2023 Q2
8,136
29
1
3564.4
2022 Q3
0
4
0
2022 Q2
0
1
0
2022 Q1
0
7
2
2021 Q4
0
0
0
2021 Q3
2,402
2
0
832.6
2021 Q2
12,333
6
0
486.5
2021 Q1
12,058
10
1
829.3
2020 Q4
12,732
5
0
392.7
2020 Q3
10,832
6
2
553.9
2020 Q2
13,141
18
3
1369.8
2020 Q1
12,972
20
2
1541.8
2019 Q4
11,034
12
2
1087.5
2019 Q3
11,739
10
1
851.9
2019 Q2
11,523
17
4
1475.3
2019 Q1
10,532
17
1
1614.1
2018 Q4
11,742
12
1
1022.0
2018 Q3
11,260
26
3
2309.1
2018 Q2
11,354
27
5
2378.0
2018 Q1
11,176
26
12
2326.4
2017 Q4
10,623
24
5
2259.2
2017 Q3
10,833
26
6
2400.1
2017 Q2
11,242
15
3
1334.3
2017 Q1
9,821
10
1
1018.2
2016 Q4
8,658
9
0
1039.5
2016 Q3
7,733
15
1
1939.7
2016 Q2
7,635
12
0
1571.7
2016 Q1
8,063
15
1
1860.3
2015 Q4
7,828
9
2
1149.7
2015 Q3
9,643
5
0
518.5
2015 Q2
10,607
13
0
1225.6
2015 Q1
10,377
14
2
1349.1
2014 Q4
10,300
9
1
873.8
2014 Q3
10,848
8
1
737.5
2014 Q2
11,086
11
0
992.2
2014 Q1
11,716
16
5
1365.7
2013 Q4
10,861
23
5
2117.7
2013 Q3
10,346
12
0
1159.9
2013 Q2
8,631
12
0
1390.3
2013 Q1
10,639
17
1
1597.9
2012 Q4
10,091
12
1
1189.2
2012 Q3
10,604
12
3
1131.6
2012 Q2
12,313
27
2
2192.8
2012 Q1
10,713
7
0
653.4
2011 Q4
10,311
6
1
581.9
2011 Q3
9,528
9
4
944.6
2011 Q2
13,120
13
1
990.9
2011 Q1
13,520
18
2
1331.4
2010 Q4
15,301
5
1
326.8
2010 Q3
13,162
2
0
152.0
2010 Q2
17,072
10
3
585.8
2010 Q1
14,349
15
2
1045.4
2009 Q4
16,386
19
4
1159.5
2009 Q3
14,352
17
3
1184.5
2009 Q2
10,630
10
4
940.7
2009 Q1
8,779
6
2
683.4
2008 Q4
8,647
6
0
693.9
2008 Q3
8,271
13
1
1571.8
2008 Q2
7,586
6
3
790.9
2008 Q1
5,300
2
0
377.4
2007 Q4
705
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
0
2
0
2007 Q2
2,225
1
0
449.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file
2023 · 1 incident
June 12, 2023KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
A roof fall was found on 8/19/2020 at 7:15 AM in the No. 1 Entry inby Survey Station #2250. The approximate size of the fall was 4-5 feet high, 20 feet wide and 70 feet long.
A roof fall was found during weekly examinations on 11/8/18 at 7:30AM at three breaks inby survey stations #1603. The approximate size of the fall was 6-8 feet high 19 feet wide and 60 feet long.
March 20, 2018KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorOTHER
EE was signaled to tram s/c forward by operator twice & didn't respond. Operator approached ee & observed ee slumped in seat. Not able to arouse ee operator called for boss/met boss checked for a pulse & none found removed from car & started CPR transported to surface while performing CPR. Continued until ambulance personnel took over corner pronounced dead at mine.
2016 · 2 incidents
September 8, 2016KY · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossPOWERED HAULAGE