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.
Rate withheld: 198 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine #2 has $220 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$220
proposed penalties
$220
current assessed
$220
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-04-11.
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 Mine #2 shows 100% of 6 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: 2000-11-20, 25 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
6
samples
0.27
dust max (mg/m3)
6 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
CRANE OPER/DRAGLINE OPERATOR2
OILER/GREASER2
COAL TRUCK DRIVER1
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.
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)
2002
1
499
2001
2
3,719
2000
2
1,754
1999
2
3,874
1998
2
1,652
1997
3
3,702
1996
3
7,075
1995
4
10,767
1994
5
12,593
1993
5
11,962
1992
5
13,276
1991
4
10,109
1990
3
4,606
1989
2
749
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Mine #2 sits in Johnson County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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, Arkansas · Population 25,932
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$44,808
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; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. 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
2002 Q3
0
0
0
2002 Q2
960
2
0
2083.3
2002 Q1
480
1
0
2083.3
2001 Q4
960
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
1,040
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
1,040
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
960
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
1,052
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3
1,040
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
1,160
1
0
862.1
2000 Q1
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2002 · 1 incident
March 26, 2002AR · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
PICKING UP TOOL FROM 175B LOADER, LEFT KNEE POPPED, SWELLING AND SORE, WENT TO DR. ON 3-27-02, DR. INSTRUCTED EE TO WEAR KNEE BRACE ON KNEE, STILL UNDER DR CAR AS OF 4-15-02, STILL AT WORK WHI LE EVALUATION OF KNEE IS MONITORED.
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1997 · 1 incident
April 8, 1997AR · Coalclerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of salesMACHINERY