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.
707 citations across 3,274 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No 2 has $260K in proposed MSHA penalties and $252K outstanding across 0 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.
$260K
proposed penalties
$260K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$252K
outstanding
680 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-07-12.
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.
MSHA sampling at No 2 shows 88% of 442 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: 2006-12-21, 19 years ago
88%
within 1.5 mg/m3
442
samples
7.77
dust max (mg/m3)
256 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 186 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 2 recorded 14.57 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.
14.57
total case rate
14.57
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 *
14.57
14.57
0.000
2005 *
5.92
0.00
0.000
2004 *
5.37
0.00
0.000
2003 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2002 *
5.25
5.25
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
14
11,812
2006
22
77,909
2005
17
74,913
2004
19
81,051
2003
16
81,579
2002
21
71,729
2001
20
16,325
2000
24
57,058
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 2 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
2007 Q2
6,349
4
2
630.0
2007 Q1
2,298
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
9,420
8
4
849.3
2006 Q3
10,443
6
3
574.5
2006 Q2
10,160
25
9
2460.6
2006 Q1
11,161
82
45
7347.0
2005 Q4
7,491
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
7,503
15
6
1999.2
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2005 Q2
9,102
25
17
2746.6
2005 Q1
9,715
26
13
2676.3
2004 Q4
8,704
14
11
1608.5
2004 Q3
10,583
39
22
3685.2
2004 Q2
8,564
46
22
5371.3
2004 Q1
9,391
24
17
2555.6
2003 Q4
8,019
40
15
4988.2
2003 Q3
11,832
20
8
1690.3
2003 Q2
8,704
24
7
2757.4
2003 Q1
3,536
19
7
5373.3
2002 Q4
9,835
18
11
1830.2
2002 Q3
10,201
16
3
1568.5
2002 Q2
8,538
13
0
1522.6
2002 Q1
9,534
21
1
2202.6
2001 Q4
9,600
19
5
1979.2
2001 Q3
3,710
41
15
11051.2
2000 Q4
9,734
33
15
3390.2
2000 Q2
10,385
13
10
1251.8
2000 Q1
10,812
7
2
647.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2006 · 3 incidents
August 26, 2006KY · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Scoop operator said he caught his head against a roof bolt plate and cut his right temple above the ear. Operator was moving rock at the time of the accident
COAL WAS BEING SHOT IN RIGHT BREAK OFF 7TH ENTRY. SHOT FIRER DIDN'T KNOW ANYONE WAS IN 8# HEADING. HE SHOT 7# BREAK AND COAL CAME OFF RIB & HIT EE IN BACK AND SHOULDER.