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.
258 citations across 3,072 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No 18 has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 26 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.
$29K
proposed penalties
$25K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
251 assessments are final orders; 26 contested dockets.
Of $17K in penalties contested before the Commission, $14K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-09-20.
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.
30citations taken to the federal commission · 12% of citations on record
Settled
30 · 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 9 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
23%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$7K proposed, $6K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2007-12-10.
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 No 18 shows 90% of 396 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: 2007-10-23, 18 years ago
90%
within 1.5 mg/m3
396
samples
11.95
dust max (mg/m3)
184 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 212 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 18 recorded 12.50 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.
Injury rate, 2007
ⓘ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.
12.50
total case rate
9.38
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 4.71 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.12 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
2007 *
12.50
9.38
0.000
2004 *
5.73
2.87
0.000
2003 *
4.08
4.08
0.000
2002 *
2.36
2.36
0.000
2001 *
9.12
6.08
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
27
167,150
2005
9
5,766
2004
28
323,622
2003
38
326,618
2002
34
272,141
2001
25
209,309
2000
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 18 sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.
Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
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 Q4
7,054
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
15,809
9
3
569.3
2007 Q2
22,360
19
3
849.7
2007 Q1
18,775
16
2
852.2
2005 Q1
4,860
2
0
411.5
2004 Q4
16,848
13
0
771.6
2004 Q3
18,877
15
2
794.6
2004 Q2
11,909
24
5
2015.3
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2004 Q1
22,173
21
5
947.1
2003 Q4
24,114
16
2
663.5
2003 Q3
23,723
18
4
758.8
2003 Q2
24,304
5
4
205.7
2003 Q1
25,926
17
6
655.7
2002 Q4
12,263
16
2
1304.7
2002 Q3
25,266
13
4
514.5
2002 Q2
30,021
15
4
499.7
2002 Q1
17,092
8
4
468.1
2001 Q4
14,780
12
5
811.9
2001 Q3
15,633
5
2
319.8
2001 Q2
15,871
3
1
189.0
2001 Q1
19,516
2
0
102.5
2000 Q4
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2007 · 4 incidents
October 10, 2007KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE
EE was operating miner on 002 section #5 heading, when a piece of draw rock fell out between bolt and rib, hitting him on left shoulder. Draw rock was 65" long X 43" wide X 2"-5" thick.
February 8, 2007KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE FIRST SET OF SEALS ON THE RETURN OFF THE ACTIVE SECTION STARTED TO MAKE WATER AT SEALED ENTRY #1. THE ACTIVE SECTION IS 20'HIGHER IN ELEVATION THAN SEAL #1. THE WATER BLOCKED THE SECTION RETURN & THE MEN WERE PULLED FROM THE MINE. AT NO TIME WERE THE MEN IN DANGER, W/THE ESCAPEWAY UNOBSTRUCTED TO THE SURFACE.
2004 · 2 incidents
June 17, 2004KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR PULLED UP ON FEEDER BELTS WAS OFF WENT TO GET OUT OF S/C & STEPPED OUT & WAS HUNG IN BETWEEN CONTROL LEVER & SEAT. EE FELL BACKWARDS CATCHING SELF BEFORE COMPLETELY FALLING TO GROUND PULLING LIGAMENTS & MUSCLE STRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE. THIS WAS REPORTED TO SAFETY DEPT ON 5-22-03.
2002 · 1 incident
April 2, 2002KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
EE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER PUTTING UP BOLT, HE DROPPED POD AND PUSHED BOLT UP, DROPPED POD DOWN AND PUT WRENCH ON. EE SHOVED POD UP AND SAVED IT AGAINST POD SMASHING LEFT THUMB.
2001 · 3 incidents
August 30, 2001KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)