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.
102 citations across 1,853 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Le-Ib Mine has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
102 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-10-14.
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 Le-Ib Mine shows 97% of 375 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: 2005-09-08, 20 years ago
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
375
samples
3.76
dust max (mg/m3)
206 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 169 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.
Le-Ib Mine recorded 19.92 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2005.
Injury rate, 2005
ⓘ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.
19.92
total case rate
19.92
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 5.11 and the all-US-mining average was 4.21 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.46 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
2005 *
19.92
19.92
0.000
2004 *
7.87
7.87
0.000
2003 *
7.31
7.31
0.000
2002 *
34.89
20.94
0.000
2001 *
7.22
7.22
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)
2005
12
45,962
2004
13
55,410
2003
13
70,953
2002
14
87,377
2001
15
91,190
2000
13
14,963
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Le-Ib Mine sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
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
2005 Q4
3,089
1
0
323.7
2005 Q3
6,156
4
3
649.8
2005 Q2
5,437
7
4
1287.5
2005 Q1
5,399
6
2
1111.3
2004 Q4
6,922
2
0
288.9
2004 Q3
6,022
2
2
332.1
2004 Q2
6,268
6
1
957.2
2004 Q1
6,199
6
0
967.9
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2003 Q4
6,469
3
1
463.8
2003 Q3
7,271
1
1
137.5
2003 Q2
6,878
7
2
1017.7
2003 Q1
6,759
1
0
148.0
2002 Q4
7,824
3
1
383.4
2002 Q3
6,640
2
1
301.2
2002 Q2
7,132
5
1
701.1
2002 Q1
7,063
2
2
283.2
2001 Q4
7,522
1
0
132.9
2001 Q3
6,586
7
1
1062.9
2001 Q2
7,254
1
1
137.9
2001 Q1
6,346
1
0
157.6
2000 Q4
5,271
3
0
569.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file
2005 · 2 incidents
September 20, 2005KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF THE RETURN AIR COURSE. ONE ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #8 OF #2 MAINS. FALL APPROX. 60" THICK BY 25' BY 25' WIDE.
February 6, 2004KY · Coalroof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helperMACHINERY
DRILL STEEL WAS HUNG IN MINE TOP, EE WAS TRYING TO GET THE STEEL OUT AND CAUGHT 2 FINGERS BETWEEN STEEL AND DRILL HEAD. INJURED 2 FINGERS (RING AND POINT) ON RIGHT HAND.
2003 · 3 incidents
December 24, 2003KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF THE INTAKE AIR COURSE. ONE ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #5 ENTRY OF #1 MAINS. FALL APPROX. 65'-70'LONG, 25'WIDE, 42'-46'THICK. THE TIME OF FALL COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF THE RETURN AIR COURSE. TWO ROOF FALLS OCCURRED IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT OF THE 3 RIGHT PANEL OF 2 RIGHT MAIN HEADINGS, MEASURING 20 F EET WIDE, 20 FEET LONG AND 42" HIGH IN THE NUMBERS 2 AND 3 INTERSECTIONS. TIME THAT THE ROOF FALLS OCCURRED COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
2002 · 5 incidents
July 30, 2002KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING AT POWER CENTER AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT.
1995 · 3 incidents
September 26, 1995KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE
Sweatbee Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
SCOOP OPERATOR EE CRAWLED TO THE SCOOP HE HAD BEEN OPERATING TO MOVE IT FOR ANOTHER SCOOP TO PASS HIM. HE POSITIONED HIMSELF IN THE PINCH POINT OF THE SCOOP TURN TO THE RIGHT PINNING HIS LEG B ETWEEN THE REAR HALF AND FRONT HALF OF THE SCOOP
COAL STREAKS WERE PRESENT 5' ABOVE THE COAL SEAM SECTION WAS BEING SUPPORTED WITH 42" RESIN BOLTS AND 6X6 PLATE. ROOF FALL OCCURRED ABOVE THE PRESENT PINNED TOP.