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.
696 citations across 4,843 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2012-03-21.
On record since 2012.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
No 2 has $257K in proposed MSHA penalties and $180K outstanding across 8 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.
$257K
proposed penalties
$245K
current assessed
$65K
paid to date
$180K
outstanding
665 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
Of $79K in penalties contested before the Commission, $67K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-03-21.
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.
113citations taken to the federal commission · 16% of citations on record
Settled
65 · 58%
Stood as issued
48 · 42%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 29 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
15%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$79K proposed, $67K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2012-03-05.
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 2 shows 91% 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: 2011-06-16, 15 years ago
91%
within 1.5 mg/m3
396
samples
8.41
dust max (mg/m3)
226 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 170 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 15.22 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2010.
Injury rate, 2010
ⓘ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.
15.22
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 3.20 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.85 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
2010 *
15.22
0.00
0.000
2009 *
9.86
0.00
0.000
2007 *
8.41
8.41
0.000
2000 *
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)
2011
8
11,507
2010
14
29,069
2009
12
32,063
2008
12
40,546
2007
12
41,104
2006
11
13,378
2005
5
6,500
2004
1
2003
0
2002
12
13,189
2001
9
15,906
2000
22
79,266
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 2 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
2011 Q4
20
12
3
600000.0
2011 Q3
557
37
10
66427.3
2011 Q2
3,402
48
11
14109.3
2011 Q1
4,877
71
14
14558.1
2010 Q4
3,859
17
5
4405.3
2010 Q3
8,197
107
27
13053.6
2010 Q2
6,731
24
4
3565.6
2010 Q1
7,489
44
21
5875.3
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q4
5,531
21
14
3796.8
2009 Q3
4,887
7
4
1432.4
2009 Q2
5,750
9
5
1565.2
2009 Q1
4,122
15
7
3639.0
2008 Q4
4,136
34
10
8220.5
2008 Q3
5,593
20
11
3575.9
2008 Q2
4,804
7
0
1457.1
2008 Q1
5,138
11
2
2140.9
2007 Q4
4,877
8
0
1640.4
2007 Q3
5,823
5
4
858.7
2007 Q2
5,860
3
0
511.9
2007 Q1
7,210
10
5
1387.0
2006 Q4
5,818
6
1
1031.3
2006 Q3
6,664
11
5
1650.7
2006 Q2
900
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
4,162
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
480
7
2
14583.3
2004 Q4
720
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
0
0
0
2004 Q2
0
0
0
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2003 Q4
0
0
0
2003 Q3
0
0
0
2003 Q2
0
0
0
2003 Q1
0
0
0
2002 Q4
0
1
0
2002 Q3
0
1
0
2002 Q2
9,418
4
3
424.7
2002 Q1
8,695
9
5
1035.1
2001 Q4
6,628
16
5
2414.0
2001 Q3
154
2
0
12987.0
2001 Q2
0
11
4
2001 Q1
6,594
6
2
909.9
2000 Q4
8,702
20
14
2298.3
2000 Q3
9,261
9
7
971.8
2000 Q2
9,313
15
10
1610.7
2000 Q1
9,427
11
4
1166.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2011 · 1 incident
April 2, 2011KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
EE was traveling between #2 and #3 drive to fix a waterline leak. EE lost his hack saw, got off to get it when a piece of slate hit his shoulder. He rode his buggy outside opened two man doors, 911 was called about 9:00 p.m. they arrived about 9:25 EE was taken to the E.R. and released.
2010 · 2 incidents
September 11, 2010KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
Employee was putting belt skirt in place, using slate bar which slipped out of his hand, came back & hit him above right eye on forehead. Went to ER - did not report Wk Comp to hospital or employer.
2009 · 1 incident
August 27, 2009KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerMACHINERY
THE EE WAS OPERATING A 270 TRACTOR THROUGH THE DOORWAY OF THE FANHOUSE TO GET TO THE OUTSIDE WHEN THE GLANCER PLATE CAUGHT THE SIDE OF THE WALL AND THE DOORS COLLAPSED AND FELL ON HIM.