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.
119 citations across 1,607 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine #3 has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K 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
$9K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
119 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-10-31.
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 #3 shows 96% of 355 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
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
355
samples
7.68
dust max (mg/m3)
156 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 199 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.
Mine #3 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2002.
Injury rate, 2002
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 6.89 and the all-US-mining average was 5.05 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 8.22 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
2002 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2001 *
2.60
2.60
0.000
2000 *
5.33
2.66
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
0
2003
0
2002
38
96,473
2001
35
132,269
2000
36
167,423
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mine #3 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 Q2
0
0
0
2003 Q2
0
0
0
2003 Q1
0
0
0
2002 Q4
3,776
2
2
529.7
2002 Q3
19,459
14
4
719.5
2002 Q2
19,127
15
5
784.2
2002 Q1
19,036
9
4
472.8
2001 Q4
21,661
12
10
554.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2001 Q3
19,054
16
8
839.7
2001 Q2
19,664
5
5
254.3
2001 Q1
16,466
16
7
971.7
2000 Q4
16,128
13
6
806.1
2000 Q3
18,063
1
0
55.4
2000 Q2
21,065
6
4
284.8
2000 Q1
19,838
4
2
201.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2001 · 1 incident
May 30, 2001KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
THE OPERATOR OF A SHUTTLE CAR REACHED HIS LEFT HAND OUT TO HOLD UP A CABLE AS HIS CAR WENT AROUND A CORNER AND HE STRUCK THE CAR FRAME WITH THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND.
WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN THE MINE ROOF HE PULLED A STICK OF RESIN OUT OF ITS CARDBOARD BOX AND STRUCK HIS EYE WITH THE END OF THE RESIN, CAUSING HIS LEFT EYE TO WATER AND TURN RED. HE W ORKED THE REST OF THE SHIFT WITH NO TROUBLE BUT HASN'T WORKED SINCE. HE HAS NOT BROUGHT A DR'S SLIP.