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.
183 citations across 1,099 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine No 1 has $61K in proposed MSHA penalties and $46K outstanding across 2 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.
$61K
proposed penalties
$61K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$46K
outstanding
183 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $11K in penalties contested before the Commission, $11K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-05-29.
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
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 100%
100%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$55 proposed, $0 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2000-05-10.
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 No 1 shows 86% of 196 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: 2002-01-17, 24 years ago
86%
within 1.5 mg/m3
196
samples
9.57
dust max (mg/m3)
91 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 105 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 No 1 recorded 0.00 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.
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 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.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2001 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2000 *
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)
2002
7
2,963
2001
26
66,254
2000
21
98,060
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mine No 1 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
2002 Q3
0
0
0
2002 Q2
0
2
0
2002 Q1
2,280
2
0
877.2
2001 Q4
15,130
18
7
1189.7
2001 Q3
16,107
29
12
1800.5
2001 Q2
15,855
17
12
1072.2
2001 Q1
13,690
23
14
1680.1
2000 Q4
3,578
21
11
5869.2
Show 3 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3
9,463
25
22
2641.9
2000 Q2
11,484
23
19
2002.8
2000 Q1
13,186
21
12
1592.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
25 on file
1998 · 5 incidents
November 30, 1998KY · Coalcontinuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgemanFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
WHILE PINNER MAN WAS WAITING ON HIS PARTNER TO FINISH PINNING, A PIECE OF ROCK 3/4" TO 1 1/2" THICK AND 3' IN DIAMETER, HIT EE ON HEAD. INJURED EE WAS NOT DOING ANY WORK AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE HAD BOLTED #2 HEADING BACKED OUT TO INTERSECTION TO CLEAN DUST BOX OUT, WHILE CLEAN ING DUST BOX ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIK ING EMPLOYEE ON BACK.
June 2, 1993KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN #1 HEADING, WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLT AND THE RIB. THE ROCK STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT.
1992 · 7 incidents
October 23, 1992KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT. EMPLOYEE WAS DOWN ON HIS KNEES. LOOSE MATERIAL BEHIND HIS BACK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON BACK SIDE OF LEG. RIGHT LEG OR BACK SIDE OF FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN ROOF. MACHINE WAS SITTING ON LOOSE COAL WENT TO THE DECK TO MOVE MACHINE, REACHED IN HIT TRAM LEVERS MACHINE SLOW TO ONE SIDE HITTING KNEE.
July 8, 1992KY · Coalcutting machine operator, ripper, universal operatorMACHINERY
EMPL OPERATING A CUTTER CUTTING 3RD CUT IN A X-CUT.THIS PUTS OPERATOR UP TO CORNER OF X-CUT. MACHINE WAS CLOSE TO CORNER. COAL ROLLED FROM RIB STRIKING FOOT AGAINST MACHINE FRAME.
June 1, 1992KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING FROM SECOND LEVCCEL TO GROUND LEVEL OF TIPPLE TO DO SOME CLEANING UP THE MEANS FOR GETTING FROM LEVEL TO LEVEL CONSISTS OF A LADDER TYPE FOOTING WITH SAFETY GUARD RA IL AROU ND IT EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED & HE GRABBED FOR HAUND RAIL RIGHT WRIST STRUCK RAIL CAUSING INJURY TO WRIST
EE WAS OPERATING 482 S & S SCOOP 5 ENTRY WAS ALMOST CLEAN EE SAID HE LET OFF OF ACCELERATOR BUT SCOOP KEPT ON GOING. THE SCOOP HIT FACE EE WAS THROWN FOREWARD INTO CONTROLS AND FRAME OF SCOOP.
CHAIN THAT DRIVES BELT HEAD BROKE & DOUBLED UP IN GUARD EMPLOYEE WAS ATTENDING BELT SAID HE THOUGHT TOP WAS FALLING TURNED TO RUN & TWISTED HIS BACK WORKED THE REST OF THE SHIFT WENT TO THE DO C FOLLOWING DAY
EMPL CALLED ME 8 HOURS AFTER SHIFT ENDED SAID HE HAD GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE AT WORK SAID WAS WATCHING MACHINE MAN CHANGE BITS WHEN SOMETHIN WENT IN HIS EYE SAID HE WAS GOING TO EMERGENCY
September 1, 1989KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WORKER WAS IN PROCESS OF REPAIRING A HOSE AND WA S CARRYING WIRE TO USE IN TYING HOSE. WORE GOT CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AND FLIPED BACK AND HIT HIM IN R. EYE. IT APPEARED TO HAVE PUNCTURED EY E.
February 5, 1988KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS