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Joe's Run: 207 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by Anthony V Lanham
Philpot, Daviess County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518418

Joe's Run has $53K in proposed MSHA penalties and $271 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2002–2021
Latest incident
Nov 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
207
citations
80
significant & substantial
$52,973
proposed penalties
$51,991
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $982 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
61
inspections on record
2,657
inspection hours
7.8
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.
207 citations across 2,657 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Joe's Run has $53K in proposed MSHA penalties and $271 outstanding across 2 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.
$53K
proposed penalties
$52K
current assessed
$52K
paid to date
$271
outstanding
205 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-07-07.
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.
38.8%
significant & substantial
5.8%
high negligence or reckless
39.3%
reasonably likely or greater
10.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 20.4% low, 73.8% moderate, 5.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
6 citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
  • Settled 6 · 100%
25%
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 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
30%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $1K 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 2020-07-07.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
KENT 2018-0309 Settlement Lewis 2018 $1K → $898
KENT 2020-0114 Settlement Rae 2020 $738 → $429
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Joe's Run shows 100% of 230 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: 2022-02-07, 4 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
230
samples
1.28
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.
170 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 60 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR79
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR44
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE41

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2021-08-16, 5 years ago
5.0
silica avg (%)
15
samples
12.6
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR11
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR3
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2020-12-15, 5 years ago
2%
over PEL
90
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR26
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER17
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE13
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2022 100% 1
2021 100% 13
2020 100% 23
2019 100% 19
2018 100% 13
2017 100% 21
2016 100% 19
2013 100% 18
2012 100% 29
2011 100% 15
2010 100% 10
2009 100% 12
2008 100% 10
2007 100% 15
2002 100% 12
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2021 7.2 2
2020 4.2 4
2019 1.4 2
2018 1.1 1
2017 5.5 2
2016 6.7 2
2011 7.2 1
2007 8.9 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2020 0% 9
2019 0% 5
2018 0% 5
2017 0% 12
2016 0% 7
2013 0% 19
2012 0% 8
2011 0% 5
2010 20% 5
2009 0% 5
2007 0% 5
2002 20% 5
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Joe's Run recorded 3.47 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2021.

Injury rate, 2021
ⓘ 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.
3.47
total case rate
3.47
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
About average. The US coal mining average was 3.35 and the all-US-mining average was 2.19 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.58 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
2021 * 3.47 3.47 0.000
2020 * 6.01 6.01 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2017 * 5.22 5.22 0.000
2016 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2013 * 4.13 0.00 0.000
2012 * 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.
Ownership history
  1. Rust Mining, LLC 2001 to 2006
  2. Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc. 2006 to present
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)
2022 9
2021 23 232,710
2020 24 297,914
2019 23 272,068
2018 18 191,591
2017 15 151,956
2016 9 89,927
2015 0
2014 2 10,538
2013 19 182,042
2012 35 292,075
2011 40 405,487
2010 35 373,954
2009 28 407,034
2008 24 342,100
2007 17 231,739
2003 9 78,874
2002 15 246,911
2001 6 68,358
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Joe's Run sits in Daviess County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Daviess County, Kentucky · Population 103,195
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$65,323
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
2022 Q2 2,231 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 5,829 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 7,510 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 15,133 1 0 66.1
2021 Q2 18,061 3 1 166.1
2021 Q1 16,852 1 0 59.3
2020 Q4 17,848 3 1 168.1
2020 Q3 15,459 1 1 64.7
Show 63 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q2 18,532 8 5 431.7
2020 Q1 14,682 6 2 408.7
2019 Q4 16,505 4 1 242.4
2019 Q3 15,774 10 5 634.0
2019 Q2 17,173 8 5 465.8
2019 Q1 13,365 2 2 149.6
2018 Q4 15,638 2 0 127.9
2018 Q3 11,259 3 1 266.5
2018 Q2 12,538 10 1 797.6
2018 Q1 11,038 1 0 90.6
2017 Q4 10,319 3 1 290.7
2017 Q3 9,360 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 10,177 2 2 196.5
2017 Q1 8,468 4 2 472.4
2016 Q4 9,022 4 0 443.4
2016 Q3 4,266 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 8,925 6 3 672.3
2016 Q1 1,697 0 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 1,186 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 955 3 1 3141.4
2014 Q1 3,432 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 10,660 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 14,080 1 0 71.0
2013 Q2 11,203 3 1 267.8
2013 Q1 12,526 2 1 159.7
2012 Q4 12,400 4 0 322.6
2012 Q3 17,247 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 23,157 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 29,337 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 24,132 3 3 124.3
2011 Q3 27,888 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 23,201 10 6 431.0
2011 Q1 25,726 7 5 272.1
2010 Q4 20,594 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 23,752 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 24,242 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 20,057 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 22,941 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 19,614 1 0 51.0
2009 Q2 19,762 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 15,346 11 1 716.8
2008 Q4 18,193 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 15,893 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 16,542 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 11,848 1 0 84.4
2007 Q4 13,077 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 10,741 1 1 93.1
2007 Q2 11,745 2 1 170.3
2007 Q1 7,605 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 240 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,538 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,743 15 3 2611.9
2002 Q4 6,126 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 9,373 4 0 426.8
2002 Q2 7,846 3 2 382.4
2002 Q1 8,364 4 1 478.2
2001 Q4 7,881 4 1 507.5
2001 Q3 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2021 · 1 incident

November 1, 2021 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was helping mechanic work on haul truck. The come-along hook straightened causing a cylinder to fall on EE's hand and cutting it.

2020 · 2 incidents

August 26, 2020 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking to excavator and tripped over a pile of dirt and fell to the ground

2017 · 1 incident

October 5, 2017 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee had turned off a pump and was walking back to truck when ee stepped on a rock twisting ankle.

2013 · 1 incident

May 31, 2013 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee bent over to put a mark on drill steel and hurt his back.

2009 · 1 incident

February 12, 2009 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Wind had blown belt bin over. Employee was picking up the bin to put it back in place when left arm was strained.

2008 · 1 incident

May 2, 2008 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Madisonville Tire & Retread employee. Tire changer had positioned himself so he could dismount & mount both rear tires. As he was re-mounting the outside tire, he swung it around with the hydraulic hand. He pulled the wrong hydraulic lever which brought the tire in and mashed him against his own truck.

2007 · 1 incident

February 24, 2007 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Western Kentucky Minerals, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was holding the bottom of a large bolt (with gloveson) and the air wrench ont he top. The bolt spun in his hand when he triggered the air wrench.

2003 · 1 incident

March 11, 2003 KY · Coal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rust Mining, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATOR CLOSED DRILL CAB DOOR ON LEFT HAND PINKY FINGER. PARTIALLY SEVERED AT FIRST KNUCKLE - STITCHES.

2002 · 1 incident

July 2, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rust Mining, LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A CHEMICAL BURN ON FOREARMS RESULTING FROM THE COMBINATION OF CREOSOTE AND AMMONIUM NITRATE. AFTER GETTING CREOSITE ON ARMS, EE THEN LOADED BLAST HOLES AND DUST GOT ON ARM S. THE COMBINATION, ALONG WITH SWEAT, IRRITATED THE SKIN.