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.
811 citations across 3,571 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine No. 1 has $358K in proposed MSHA penalties and $350K outstanding across 4 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.
$358K
proposed penalties
$354K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$350K
outstanding
768 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $19K in penalties contested before the Commission, $16K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-04-13.
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.
42citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
Settled
15 · 36%
Stood as issued
27 · 64%
92%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 26 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
19%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$19K proposed, $16K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2006-01-12.
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 91% of 192 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: 2006-01-06, 20 years ago
91%
within 1.5 mg/m3
192
samples
6.37
dust max (mg/m3)
111 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 81 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 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.
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 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.
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)
2009
0
2008
3
2006
21
6,154
2005
22
66,344
2004
16
36,200
2003
9
27,000
2002
0
2001
2
3,897
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
PULLING ON MINER CABLE, PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER. PER CALL WITH MR FRANCES, EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CANCEROUS LUMP ON HIS SHOULDER AND IT WILL NOT BE OPERATED ON.
ELECTRICIAN CHARGED CONVEYOR MOTOR ON 21SC SHUTTLE CAR. HE DIDN'T LOCK AND TAG OUT. ONE PHASE BURNT IN ON CONTRACTOR AND PHASE LINE SHOCKED HIM WHEN HE PUT LEADS TOGETHER.
2003 · 3 incidents
October 13, 2003KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS PULLING CONVEYOR CHAIN TOGETHER WITH A CHAIN HOIST. THE HOOK SLIPPED AND BACK LASHED. THE HOOK STRUCK EE AT LEFT EYE, NOSE & RIGHT EYEEE REFERRED TO OPTOMORTIST FOR EYE EXAM.
September 13, 2003KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
EMPLOYEE HAD ENTERED FRESH BREAK ON OFF SIDE OF BOLTER. PUT UP TWO BOLTS, RIB ROLE HIT HIM IN BACK, PUSHED INTO MACHINE. RECEIVED CUT OVER LEFT EYE. E.R. DOCTOR CLOSED WOUND WITH ADHESIVE, INSTRUCTED EE TO COME IN FOR FOLLOW UP IN TWO DAYS. C.T. SCAN NORMAL.
1991 · 1 incident
August 6, 1991KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR. THE MINER WAS LOADING THE CAR. HE WAS CHANGING SEATS THE ACCLERATOR SPRING BROKE CAUSING THE CAR TO STICK ON POINT. IT CUAGHT HIS FOOT AND SIDE.
THE INJURED WAS HELPING THE MINER OPERATOR TAKE SLACK OUT OF THE MINER CONVEYOR CHAIN BY HOLDING A CRIB BLOCK AGAINST THE CONVEYOR CHAIN ON THE TOP,WHEN HIS THUMB GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN CRIB BLOCK AND THE TOP CRUSHING HIS THUMB.
October 6, 1989KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
HE HAD DRILLED A HOLE IN TOP TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT WHEN DRILL STEEL BECAME STUCK IN THE HOLE, MEANWHIKLE HE PLACED HIS HAND ON PINNER DECK DIRECTLY UNDERNEITH WHERE DRILL STEEL WAS STUCK. UNEX PECTED DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF THE HOLE STRICKING HIM ON HIS HAND.