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.
351 citations across 2,800 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No 2 has $113K in proposed MSHA penalties and $47K 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.
$113K
proposed penalties
$101K
current assessed
$54K
paid to date
$47K
outstanding
323 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
Of $44K in penalties contested before the Commission, $31K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-07-15.
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 · 9% 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 20 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
29%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$43K proposed, $30K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2011-09-12.
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 100% of 197 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: 2020-07-31, 6 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
197
samples
1.49
dust max (mg/m3)
0
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.
147 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 50 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 8.06 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2009.
Injury rate, 2009
ⓘ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.
8.06
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 4.16 and the all-US-mining average was 3.36 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.04 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
2009 *
8.06
0.00
0.000
2008 *
6.12
6.12
0.000
2007 *
7.55
7.55
0.000
2006 *
13.01
6.51
0.000
2005 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2004 *
9.30
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)
2020
3
4,036
2019
4
2,280
2017
11
39,500
2016
12
39,950
2015
12
85,071
2014
9
48,107
2013
4
2012
0
2011
31
75,005
2010
2
10,502
2009
13
41,285
2008
14
78,957
2007
13
78,888
2006
13
81,016
2005
14
63,736
2004
11
49,045
2003
5
15,394
2002
1
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
2020 Q2
600
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
500
4
0
8000.0
2019 Q4
400
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
6,000
4
2
666.7
2017 Q2
5,250
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
5,050
2
1
396.0
2016 Q2
6,000
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
5,500
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2015 Q3
3,000
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
3,000
12
4
4000.0
2015 Q1
3,975
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
5,734
3
1
523.2
2014 Q2
4,800
6
2
1250.0
2014 Q1
3,200
2
1
625.0
2013 Q4
1,200
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
0
0
0
2011 Q4
14,628
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
16,013
3
0
187.3
2011 Q2
7,267
9
2
1238.5
2010 Q4
0
0
0
2010 Q3
192
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
469
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
255
1
0
3921.6
2009 Q4
4,903
25
12
5098.9
2009 Q3
5,240
13
2
2480.9
2009 Q2
6,954
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
7,719
12
5
1554.6
2008 Q4
10,604
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
8,422
14
3
1662.3
2008 Q2
7,247
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
6,387
15
7
2348.5
2007 Q4
6,554
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
5,943
30
11
5048.0
2007 Q2
7,751
2
1
258.0
2007 Q1
6,248
5
3
800.3
2006 Q4
7,525
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
7,533
6
5
796.5
2006 Q2
7,885
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
7,801
6
3
769.1
2005 Q4
7,868
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
8,007
1
1
124.9
2005 Q2
7,408
14
9
1889.8
2005 Q1
6,679
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
5,582
11
7
1970.6
2004 Q3
5,721
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
4,860
16
11
3292.2
2004 Q1
5,340
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
4,288
14
12
3264.9
2003 Q3
4,084
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
2,343
2
0
853.6
2003 Q1
748
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
618
9
7
14563.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file
2016 · 1 incident
January 13, 2016KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Repairs were being made on a Caterpillar D10N dozer. Employee was on top of machine when he grabbed a loose piece of tubing a fell backwards off of machine and hit a truck fender.
2009 · 1 incident
July 20, 2009KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
No accident reported on day of occurence, Injury had stepped of the 777A rock truck in a normal 3 point descent. His left knee had apparently started to bother him continued to work full shift next morning called in and said he would be going to a dr.
2008 · 1 incident
August 25, 2008KY · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
773 & 777 trks were hauling mud from #1 sediment pond up hill to dump area. 777 went up fuel tank hill dropping mud on hill. 773 came back down road was slick started sliding after 200' slide through berm down into creek front first.
2006 · 2 incidents
September 1, 2006KY · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Mechanic & drill operator were removing teeth from the bucket of the excavator using an 8 lb. sledge hammer to jar the teeth while the injured employee used a bottle jack to push on the pin piece of the hammer. The head came off & flew into the employee's left hand between his first two fingers.
2004 · 1 incident
January 22, 2004KY · Coalassayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer managementSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
While dismounting Cat 777 truck on stairs, feet slipped and hit right elbow on bumper of truck. Received stitches at hospital and returned to work following A.M. No loss time.
2003 · 1 incident
July 22, 2003KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
EE WAS BRUSHING/CLEARING WITH EXCAVATOR WHEN TREE FELL THROUGH THE MACHINE DOOR AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT, PINNING FOOT. RIGHT FOOT WAS CUT ON BOTTOM AND POSSIBLE FRACTURED BONES IN THE FOO T.