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.
150 citations across 4,532 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Job 5 has $56K in proposed MSHA penalties and $162 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.
$56K
proposed penalties
$47K
current assessed
$47K
paid to date
$162
outstanding
146 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $29K in penalties contested before the Commission, $20K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-24.
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.
5citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
Settled
5 · 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 5 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
30%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$29K proposed, $20K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2021-12-15.
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 Job 5 shows 100% of 310 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: 2026-06-11
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
310
samples
1.39
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.
169 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.
Job 5 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.19 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.08 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
2025 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
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
36
183,586
2025
35
332,200
2024
35
306,773
2023
40
360,822
2022
39
448,780
2021
33
439,887
2020
27
255,944
2019
27
378,127
2018
26
301,807
2017
20
267,274
2016
8
86,386
2015
0
2014
0
2013
0
2012
16
137,933
2011
17
152,135
2010
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Job 5 sits in Johnson County, Kentucky, 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.
Johnson County, Kentucky · Population 22,464
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$43,014
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
23,796
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
22,605
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
24,440
3
0
122.7
2025 Q3
23,582
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
24,245
5
3
206.2
2025 Q1
22,411
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
22,573
4
0
177.2
2024 Q3
21,849
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
23,011
13
2
564.9
2024 Q1
22,621
13
3
574.7
2023 Q4
22,070
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
23,763
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
25,518
7
2
274.3
2023 Q1
25,342
4
0
157.8
2022 Q4
26,211
1
0
38.2
2022 Q3
26,701
7
1
262.2
2022 Q2
27,197
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
24,850
5
1
201.2
2021 Q4
24,496
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
24,714
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
21,468
9
5
419.2
2021 Q1
16,390
3
0
183.0
2020 Q4
20,048
1
0
49.9
2020 Q3
17,327
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
17,558
5
4
284.8
2020 Q1
13,708
5
1
364.8
2019 Q4
18,320
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
18,829
4
0
212.4
2019 Q2
19,072
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
16,765
1
0
59.6
2018 Q4
18,203
1
0
54.9
2018 Q3
16,215
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
19,045
2
0
105.0
2018 Q1
16,013
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
15,411
2
0
129.8
2017 Q3
14,191
1
0
70.5
2017 Q2
14,094
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
11,560
2
0
173.0
2016 Q4
10,924
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
10,077
12
4
1190.8
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
0
0
0
2014 Q3
0
0
0
2014 Q2
0
0
0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q4
0
0
0
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2013 Q2
0
0
0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
5,348
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
10,342
4
4
386.8
2012 Q2
11,369
2
0
175.9
2012 Q1
11,252
3
1
266.6
2011 Q4
12,333
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
12,827
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
8,596
2
1
232.7
2011 Q1
7,884
8
0
1014.7
2010 Q4
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2022 · 1 incident
December 20, 2022KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was ascending ladder on a 992D loader. When stepped from ladder onto platform, EE lost footing and fell to the ground. Landed on left foot which folded upon the landing. Fracture to left heel.