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.
154 citations across 2,729 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine #3 has $49K in proposed MSHA penalties and $28K outstanding across 1 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.
$49K
proposed penalties
$47K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$28K
outstanding
143 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-03-09.
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.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
50%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$5K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2021-06-14.
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 Mine #3 shows 100% of 177 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: 2023-03-31, 3 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
177
samples
1.34
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.
106 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 71 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 2023.
Injury rate, 2023
ⓘ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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.17 and the all-US-mining average was 2.10 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.32 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
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2017 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2016 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
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)
2024
4
2023
24
36,145
2022
39
97,557
2021
38
109,701
2020
18
38,413
2019
4
3,710
2018
10
9,915
2017
33
135,413
2016
21
86,091
2015
16
83,083
2014
15
48,538
2009
12
56
2008
10
1,673
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mine #3 sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
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
2024 Q3
3,154
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
3,154
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
2,661
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
3,231
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
6,143
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
15,015
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
22,191
15
4
675.9
2022 Q4
23,737
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2022 Q3
23,629
2
1
84.6
2022 Q2
19,411
6
2
309.1
2022 Q1
18,848
4
0
212.2
2021 Q4
23,785
1
0
42.0
2021 Q3
22,596
10
2
442.6
2021 Q2
18,432
1
0
54.3
2021 Q1
21,144
9
2
425.7
2020 Q4
25,790
4
1
155.1
2020 Q3
12,476
14
1
1122.2
2020 Q2
795
1
0
1257.9
2020 Q1
449
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
1,220
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
3,073
4
0
1301.7
2019 Q1
62
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
468
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
1,069
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
0
0
0
2018 Q1
15,429
3
0
194.4
2017 Q4
17,990
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
17,554
7
0
398.8
2017 Q2
20,208
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
22,921
6
0
261.8
2016 Q4
15,810
16
2
1012.0
2016 Q3
6,692
7
0
1046.0
2016 Q2
10,467
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
10,062
3
0
298.2
2015 Q4
11,224
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
10,942
4
0
365.6
2015 Q2
9,209
2
1
217.2
2015 Q1
7,499
2
0
266.7
2014 Q4
10,031
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
9,407
5
1
531.5
2014 Q2
8,508
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
3,868
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
6,005
2
0
333.1
2008 Q4
5,092
0
0
0.0
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
October 9, 2020KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanFatality · MACHINERY
Employee was on Hydro seeder and changed barrels on the gun and pointed the gun at self and engaged the clutch. The pressure knocked employee back against the rails on the truck. CPR was provided but had no effect.
Driver was descending a hill at mine, loaded with coal, when suddenly EE lost air pressure, causing loss of the braking system. EE jumped from the truck, landing on the roadway causing lacerations and possible cracked shoulder.
2009 · 1 incident
January 19, 2009KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was walking from his escavator to his vehicle as he was leaving work when he slipped and fell on ice. He later went to the Emergency Room where it was determined that he had broken his left arm.
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