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.
621 citations across 1,931 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
KELLIOKA 5 has $123K in proposed MSHA penalties and $122K outstanding across 0 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.
$123K
proposed penalties
$123K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$122K
outstanding
552 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-07-18.
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.
MSHA sampling at KELLIOKA 5 shows 87% of 127 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: 2002-09-25, 23 years ago
87%
within 1.5 mg/m3
127
samples
6.63
dust max (mg/m3)
71 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 56 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.
KELLIOKA 5 recorded 6.19 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.
Injury rate, 2001
ⓘ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.
6.19
total case rate
6.19
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 7.69 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.
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)
2004
0
2001
36
166,438
2000
7
24,998
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
KELLIOKA 5 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
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
2004 Q3
0
0
0
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2001 Q4
13,430
58
23
4318.7
2001 Q3
21,025
57
17
2711.1
2001 Q2
21,193
62
27
2925.5
2001 Q1
8,944
78
50
8720.9
2000 Q4
12,238
14
5
1144.0
2000 Q3
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2
0
25
17
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
16 on file
2001 · 2 incidents
January 22, 2001KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderPOWERED HAULAGE
EE WAS AT THE OUTBY END OF A BELT TAILPIECE SHOVELING. A ROCK (ABOUT 30 LBS) CAME OVER THE DRIVE LANDING ON THE TAILPIECE, THEN ROLLING OFF IT HIT HIM IN THE SIDE. WHILE TRYING TO MOVE AWAY, H E TWISTED HIS KNEE.
Tricoal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS HOOKING UP A PULL CHAIN TO A ROLL OF BELT. HE INSTRUCTED THE SCOOP OPERATOR TO PULL IT. EMPLOYEE'S FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE CHAIN REMOVING THE END OF HIS FINGER IN THE ACCIDENT.
1998 · 4 incidents
November 3, 1998KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
T & T Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE GOT OFF HIS SHUTTLE CAR TO CHECK LIGHTS. HE LEFT THE CAR RUNNING AND WALKED BETWEEN THE MINER & HIS CAR. THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD, MASHING HISFING HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG BETWEEN THE CAR & THE M INER.
January 8, 1998KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
INJURED WAS ASSISTING THE REPAIRMAN WHO WAS WORKING ON THE CONITNUOUS MINER. INJURED STRUCK A LINK STRAP OF THE CONVEYOR CHAIN WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER & A PIECE OF STEEL STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT FOR EHEAD. CLEANED, RECEIVED STITCHES, RETURNED TO WORK NEXT SHIFT.
January 5, 1998KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
AS THE INJURED WAS HELPING MOVE THE DOUBLE BOOM ROOF BOLTER, THE OPERATOR ON THE OPPSITE SIDE OF THE MACHINE LOWERED THE BOOM OF THE BOLTER WHICH CUT THE LEG OF THE INJURED EMPLOYEE.
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ON #1 SECTION IN THE #3 ENTRY. FALL FROM FACE TO OUTBY APPROXIMATELY 40" AVERAGE 8' THICK. JOY 14CM5 MINER APPROXIMATELY 20" INBY EDGE OF FALL.
1997 · 2 incidents
November 12, 1997KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EE HAD PULLED HIS FHUTTLE CAR UNDER THE BOOM OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER TO RECEIVE A LOAD OF COAL. AS THE MINER CONVEYOR WAS STARTED A ROCK WAS EXPELLED FROM THE CONVEYOR, STRIKING THE EE IN THE FACE.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING IN THE VICINITY OF THE #3 BELT DRIVE. DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF WALKING, HIS FOOT ACCIDENTLY BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND A TURNBUCKLE. THE EE FELL FORWO ARD, BRUISING HIS LOWER SHIN.
November 12, 1995KY · Coalelectrician, linemanELECTRICAL
EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING A CONVEYOR CHAIN BACK TOGETHER USING A SLEDGEHAMMER AND PUNCH TO DRIVE STEEL PINS. WHILE STRIKING THE PUNCH A METAL FRAGMENT LODGED IN HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
September 5, 1995KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING A CONVEYOR CHAIN BACK TOGETHER USING A SLEDGEHAMMER ADN PUNCH TO DRIVE STEEL PINS. WHILE STRIKING THE PUNCH A METAL FRAGMENT LODGED IN UPPER RIGHT CHEST WALL.