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.
202 citations across 2,365 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No 1 has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $328 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.
$17K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$328
outstanding
195 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-11-09.
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.
8citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
Settled
8 · 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 8 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
21%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $1K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2005-06-02.
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 No 1 shows 99% of 373 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: 2006-10-04, 19 years ago
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
373
samples
2.99
dust max (mg/m3)
189 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 184 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.
No 1 recorded 13.29 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2006.
Injury rate, 2006
ⓘ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.
13.29
total case rate
4.43
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 4.87 and the all-US-mining average was 3.91 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.96 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
2006 *
13.29
4.43
0.000
2005 *
13.28
13.28
0.000
2004 *
13.62
13.62
0.000
2003 *
41.91
25.79
0.000
2002 *
63.70
33.52
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)
2007
0
2006
22
74,973
2005
26
104,507
2004
26
109,695
2003
27
137,552
2002
28
149,311
2001
10
21,718
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
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
2007 Q1
0
0
0
2006 Q4
5,115
6
3
1173.0
2006 Q3
11,978
5
2
417.4
2006 Q2
14,109
8
2
567.0
2006 Q1
13,949
4
1
286.8
2005 Q4
14,568
7
2
480.5
2005 Q3
13,392
3
0
224.0
2005 Q2
15,805
6
2
379.6
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2005 Q1
16,479
12
6
728.2
2004 Q4
15,855
12
6
756.9
2004 Q3
13,843
11
3
794.6
2004 Q2
13,203
8
3
605.9
2004 Q1
15,838
11
2
694.5
2003 Q4
14,899
14
5
939.7
2003 Q3
16,135
7
2
433.8
2003 Q2
14,785
6
1
405.8
2003 Q1
16,222
5
3
308.2
2002 Q4
15,235
4
4
262.6
2002 Q3
14,626
8
6
547.0
2002 Q2
14,991
18
16
1200.7
2002 Q1
14,806
9
1
607.9
2001 Q4
10,026
4
3
399.0
2001 Q3
234
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
50 on file
2006 · 5 incidents
July 31, 2006KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Intersection dropped out 1 break outby SS 1043 in #3 entry. Intersection dropped out 5'thick 18'wide 34'long. Fell from #2 toward #4 crossways. Reported to MSHA as soon as it was found on Monday morning. Called out at 7:50AM by foreman.
2005 · 4 incidents
May 18, 2005KY · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE PLATE ON PIZZA PAN & STRUCK HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE. THE METAL WENT OVER TOP OF SAFETY GLASSES.
February 1, 2005KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
HE WAS TAKING THE SCOOP OFF CHARGE, THE TOP IS LOW AT THE SCOOP CHARGER AREA & WHEN HE POSITIONED HIMSELF TO UNPLUG THE BATTERIES HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
DAMCO LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SUBJECT WAS EXPLAINING TO AN EMPLOYEE HOW TO CHANGE THE SPEED ON THE DRILL PRESS WHILE THE PRESS WAS RUNNING. WHEN HE POINTED HIS FINGER, IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE DRILL PRESS AND HIS FINGER GOT PULLED INTO THE PRESS.
April 2, 2004KY · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR HAD PUT HIS #1 BOLT UP AND SWUNG HIS BOLTER HEAD OVER TO GET HIS #2 BOLT WHEN HIS BOLTER HEAD OVER TO GET HIS #2 BOLT WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY LET THE DRILL POT DOWN ONHIS RIGH T FOOT.
2001 · 3 incidents
December 5, 2001KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN STEEL GOT HUNG ANDWOULD NOT FALL OUT. EMPLOYEE PUT HAND ON STEEL TO ROTATE OUT OF HOLE, WHEN WRENCH PUSHED STEEL BACK IN HOLE WITH HAND STILL AROUND STEEL MASHIN G THUMB AND FIRST FINGER.