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.
552 citations across 6,666 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine No. 1 has $193K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K outstanding across 36 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.
$193K
proposed penalties
$152K
current assessed
$141K
paid to date
$11K
outstanding
533 assessments are final orders; 36 contested dockets.
Of $141K in penalties contested before the Commission, $90K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-07-11.
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.
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.
104citations taken to the federal commission · 19% of citations on record
Settled
100 · 96%
Stood as issued
3 · 3%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 1%
97%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 68 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
36%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$141K proposed, $90K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2013-04-04.
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 95% of 765 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: 2013-02-08, 13 years ago
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
765
samples
3.41
dust max (mg/m3)
375 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 390 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 2012.
Injury rate, 2012
ⓘ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 3.74 and the all-US-mining average was 2.96 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.35 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
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
13.76
6.88
0.000
2010 *
8.54
2.14
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005 *
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)
2013
10
18,373
2012
21
135,186
2011
36
207,714
2010
38
259,573
2009
31
213,576
2008
24
190,161
2007
27
200,751
2006
37
214,561
2005
20
159,466
2004
21
117,831
2003
16
152,980
2002
13
86,822
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
2013 Q2
975
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
7,584
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
11,556
15
4
1298.0
2012 Q3
12,598
13
0
1031.9
2012 Q2
11,857
16
4
1349.4
2012 Q1
13,522
13
5
961.4
2011 Q4
18,665
8
1
428.6
2011 Q3
21,098
11
2
521.4
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2011 Q2
23,764
18
3
757.4
2011 Q1
23,680
11
2
464.5
2010 Q4
23,584
15
5
636.0
2010 Q3
21,573
41
12
1900.5
2010 Q2
23,808
15
5
630.0
2010 Q1
24,685
59
17
2390.1
2009 Q4
23,990
25
8
1042.1
2009 Q3
19,778
20
2
1011.2
2009 Q2
15,610
11
2
704.7
2009 Q1
14,542
5
0
343.8
2008 Q4
16,152
7
2
433.4
2008 Q3
13,735
7
1
509.6
2008 Q2
10,763
3
1
278.7
2008 Q1
14,274
4
1
280.2
2007 Q4
13,585
8
2
588.9
2007 Q3
11,549
2
1
173.2
2007 Q2
12,422
9
1
724.5
2007 Q1
17,978
11
5
611.9
2006 Q4
25,120
8
4
318.5
2006 Q3
24,747
8
5
323.3
2006 Q2
14,967
9
2
601.3
2006 Q1
14,300
2
0
139.9
2005 Q4
12,625
9
7
712.9
2005 Q3
11,734
4
1
340.9
2005 Q2
11,281
5
1
443.2
2005 Q1
10,994
18
3
1637.3
2004 Q4
10,072
6
1
595.7
2004 Q3
9,546
6
3
628.5
2004 Q2
9,572
8
1
835.8
2004 Q1
8,318
7
1
841.5
2003 Q4
9,095
4
1
439.8
2003 Q3
7,597
7
2
921.4
2003 Q2
9,038
3
1
331.9
2003 Q1
8,310
8
1
962.7
2002 Q4
9,601
6
1
624.9
2002 Q3
8,895
4
1
449.7
2002 Q2
8,370
17
7
2031.1
2002 Q1
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2011 · 6 incidents
October 19, 2011KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerMACHINERY
EE was attempting to get drill steel out of the top when steel fell approx 3 1/2 foot striking the head of the bolter, causing the steel to bounce back and hitting him in the head.
September 27, 2011KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE
We was pulling cable with a premissible ride up #3 entry when the right tire hit a rock 1 ft thick, 1 ft wide causing ee to hurt his back. Didn't need medical attention right away.
July 29, 2011KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
EE was assisting the bolter crew when a piece of draw rock fell and hit him in the back and ankle. The rock 5 foot 3 inches 6 inches thick. EE didn't need medical attention a this time.
April 6, 2011KY · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorSTRIKING OR BUMPING