Highland 11 Mine: 212 MSHA citations
Coal
Morganfield,
Union County,
KY
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518480
Highland 11 Mine has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 2001–2003
- Latest incident
- Jan 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
28
significant & substantial
$15,759
proposed penalties
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
12.9
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
212 citations across 1,642 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Highland 11 Mine has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
201 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $648 in penalties contested before the Commission, $648 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-02-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
13.3%
significant & substantial
7.1%
high negligence or reckless
13.3%
reasonably likely or greater
7.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 4.8% low, 88.1% moderate, 7.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
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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.
| Docket |
Decision |
Judge |
Year |
Proposed / upheld |
| KENT20020282 |
Settlement |
Barbour |
2002 |
$475 → $475 |
| KENT20020263 |
Settlement |
Weisberger |
2002 |
$173 → $173 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Highland 11 Mine shows 65% of 55 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
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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: 2002-12-26, 23 years ago
20 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 35 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR34
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)6
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)5
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2002-09-18, 23 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
Noise
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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.
Last sampled: 2002-09-30, 23 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)4
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)2
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Highland 11 Mine recorded 7.43 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2002.
Injury rate, 2002
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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.
Above average. The US coal mining average was 6.89 and the all-US-mining average was 5.05 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 8.22 cases per 100 workers that year.
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.
Ownership history
-
Highland Mining Company
2001 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
| Year |
Employees |
Coal produced (tons) |
| 2003 |
22 |
112,558 |
| 2002 |
85 |
709,994 |
| 2001 |
27 |
|
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Highland 11 Mine sits in Union County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 6.7% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
Union County, Kentucky · Population 13,379
6.7%
Mining share of county employment
$60,989
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
| 2003 Q3 |
1,856 |
3 |
0 |
1616.4 |
| 2003 Q2 |
2,341 |
1 |
0 |
427.2 |
| 2003 Q1 |
42,892 |
42 |
11 |
979.2 |
| 2002 Q4 |
57,842 |
63 |
7 |
1089.2 |
| 2002 Q3 |
45,740 |
13 |
2 |
284.2 |
| 2002 Q2 |
46,245 |
49 |
3 |
1059.6 |
| 2002 Q1 |
38,534 |
33 |
3 |
856.4 |
| 2001 Q4 |
2,701 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2003 · 1 incident
January 27, 2003
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Highland Mining Company · Struck against stationary object
WHILE CHANGING OUT BATTERIES ON THE RAM CAR - ONE OF THE BATTERIES SLIPPED OFF THE FRAME OF THE CAR CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY OF THE CAR.
2002 · 9 incidents
December 27, 2002
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Highland Mining Company · Struck by falling object
WHILE UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE FROM A SUPPLY CAR A PIECE OF STRUCTURE HIT THE LATCH THAT HOLDS THE WHEELS UP ON THE SUPPLY CAR CAUSING THE WHEELS TO DROP, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE FOOT.
Highland Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries
HAD SMALL FALL OF GOB AND HORSEBACK AT 19+00 ON #1 UNIT- NEUTRAL ENTRY. 20'X 3'X 8'.
Highland Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries
HOIST WAS DOWN DUE TO NOT TAKING CHARGE.
June 11, 2002
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Highland Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT BATTERIES ON A RAM CAR - HE PLACED HIS HAND ON TOP OF THE CAR'S TIRE & THE RAM CAR MOVED FORWARD WHICH CAUSED HIS HAND TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE FENDER OF THE WHEEL
May 25, 2002
KY · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
MACHINERY
Highland Mining Company · Struck by falling object
EE WAS OPERATING MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF, HITTING EE ON THE NECK AND BACK.
April 11, 2002
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Highland Mining Company · Struck by falling object
EE WAS CLEANING GOB OUT OF THE BREAKER FOR THE STACKER BELT.
March 29, 2002
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Highland Mining Company · Struck by falling object
EE WAS SITTING NEXT TO RIB AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF LANDING ON HIS RIGHT LEG.
Highland Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS LIFTING ROCK OFF OF THE TOP OF THE MINER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER PAIN.
Highland Mining Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS WALKING TO FACE AREA & STEPPED IN A HOLE.
2001 · 1 incident
Highland Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BEARING AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN TOW BEARINGS.