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.
465 citations across 5,192 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No. 1 has $115K in proposed MSHA penalties and $17K 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.
$115K
proposed penalties
$107K
current assessed
$90K
paid to date
$17K
outstanding
452 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $18K in penalties contested before the Commission, $9K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-08-01.
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.
16citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
Settled
9 · 56%
Stood as issued
7 · 44%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 12 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
49%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$18K proposed, $9K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2012-02-17.
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 92% of 481 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: 2015-01-21, 11 years ago
92%
within 1.5 mg/m3
481
samples
4.67
dust max (mg/m3)
2
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.
228 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 253 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 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2014.
Injury rate, 2014
ⓘ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 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 2.93 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.63 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
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
7.63
3.81
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
5.68
5.68
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)
2015
10
3,163
2014
26
152,978
2013
28
172,554
2012
23
126,978
2011
20
132,182
2010
20
119,408
2009
20
147,736
2008
18
145,669
2007
16
16,100
2006
4
696
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No. 1 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
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
2015 Q2
208
2
0
9615.4
2015 Q1
1,440
9
4
6250.0
2014 Q4
3,944
9
0
2281.9
2014 Q3
9,640
13
2
1348.5
2014 Q2
16,000
7
0
437.5
2014 Q1
15,921
6
1
376.9
2013 Q4
14,129
13
2
920.1
2013 Q3
12,394
7
0
564.8
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2013 Q2
13,120
16
1
1219.5
2013 Q1
12,791
6
1
469.1
2012 Q4
12,240
4
1
326.8
2012 Q3
11,160
12
3
1075.3
2012 Q2
12,865
9
2
699.6
2012 Q1
10,420
5
2
479.8
2011 Q4
10,400
7
3
673.1
2011 Q3
9,320
5
2
536.5
2011 Q2
8,832
9
2
1019.0
2011 Q1
9,337
19
3
2034.9
2010 Q4
10,156
18
3
1772.4
2010 Q3
10,192
5
0
490.6
2010 Q2
9,564
4
0
418.2
2010 Q1
9,960
17
5
1706.8
2009 Q4
10,900
30
12
2752.3
2009 Q3
11,000
9
7
818.2
2009 Q2
9,693
8
6
825.3
2009 Q1
9,134
15
3
1642.2
2008 Q4
8,195
20
3
2440.5
2008 Q3
9,652
27
6
2797.3
2008 Q2
8,640
27
15
3125.0
2008 Q1
8,752
19
8
2170.9
2007 Q4
5,068
22
12
4341.0
2006 Q4
3,234
10
1
3092.1
2006 Q3
0
0
0
2006 Q2
0
2
0
2006 Q1
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2013 · 2 incidents
July 20, 2013KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
MRM Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Put up first bolt second row in #11 face let jacks down to move to second bolt. Bolter shifted pinning left arm against rib breaking left arm about 4 inches below elbow.
April 9, 2013KY · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
MRM Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Operating scoop got left hand in pinch point and mashed two fingers on left hand forefinger and little finger.
2008 · 1 incident
October 30, 2008KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderPOWERED HAULAGE