Joes Run Processing has $12K 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
1
Years on record
2018
Latest incident
Jan 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
83
citations
33
significant & substantial
$11,595
proposed penalties
$11,595
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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.
83 citations across 1,404 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Joes Run Processing has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
82 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-01-19.
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.
7citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
Settled
7 · 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $2K 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 2013-05-23.
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 Joes Run Processing shows 100% of 58 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: 2022-02-22, 4 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
58
samples
0.76
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.
57 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 1 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER35
CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR16
BULLDOZER OPERATOR3
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2022
1
2021
5
2020
4
2019
4
2018
4
2017
3
2016
2
2015
4
2014
4
2013
4
2012
2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Joes Run Processing 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
0
0
0
2022 Q1
1,275
3
2
2352.9
2021 Q4
2,342
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
2,870
2
1
696.9
2021 Q2
3,491
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
3,381
3
2
887.3
2020 Q4
2,923
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
2,844
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2020 Q2
3,173
2
1
630.3
2020 Q1
2,692
1
0
371.5
2019 Q4
2,949
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
2,534
5
0
1973.2
2019 Q2
3,101
2
1
645.0
2019 Q1
2,595
2
1
770.7
2018 Q4
3,211
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
2,644
2
1
756.4
2018 Q2
3,057
1
0
327.1
2018 Q1
1,822
4
3
2195.4
2017 Q4
2,258
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
1,519
1
0
658.3
2017 Q2
1,287
1
0
777.0
2017 Q1
1,152
1
0
868.1
2016 Q4
1,384
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
1,010
2
1
1980.2
2016 Q2
1,377
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
1,879
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
3,160
2
1
632.9
2015 Q3
3,194
1
0
313.1
2015 Q2
2,579
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
3,324
4
3
1203.4
2014 Q4
2,452
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
2,818
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
2,762
3
2
1086.2
2014 Q1
3,462
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
2,543
1
1
393.2
2013 Q3
2,634
1
0
379.7
2013 Q2
2,481
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
3,330
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
1,467
1
1
681.7
2012 Q3
1,540
11
1
7142.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2018 · 1 incident
January 18, 2018KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee arrived at work, got out of EE's truck and was walking to the coal loader, slipped on some ice and fell. Employee caught self with EE's elbow jamming EE's left shoulder.
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