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.
Rate withheld: 548 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No 2 Mine has $44K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$44K
proposed penalties
$33K
current assessed
$33K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
98 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $57K in penalties contested before the Commission, $17K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-05-17.
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.
5citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
Settled
3 · 60%
Stood as issued
2 · 40%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
69%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$57K proposed, $17K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2005-03-10.
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 2 Mine shows 100% of 24 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: 2004-09-28, 21 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
24
samples
1.08
dust max (mg/m3)
24 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR6
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER5
BULLDOZER OPERATOR4
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 Mine recorded 0.00 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below 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.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2006
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005
0.00
0.00
0.000
2004
0.00
0.00
0.000
2003 *
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)
2007
41
117,380
2006
38
555,810
2005
37
515,397
2004
44
582,443
2003
41
672,578
2002
46
191,739
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 2 Mine 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 Q1
30,229
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
17,785
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
32,447
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
27,024
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
22,845
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
23,649
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
47,052
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
27,745
1
0
36.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2005 Q1
29,045
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
34,923
2
0
57.3
2004 Q3
32,202
7
4
217.4
2004 Q2
33,025
8
4
242.2
2004 Q1
29,054
38
24
1307.9
2003 Q4
24,698
1
0
40.5
2003 Q3
23,412
9
7
384.4
2003 Q2
21,574
1
1
46.4
2003 Q1
21,580
3
1
139.0
2002 Q4
23,975
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2004 · 3 incidents
April 16, 2004KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
POWDER TRUCK WAS TRAVELING UP RAMP ONTO DRILL BENCH. JUST PRIOR TO TOPPING UP TO BENCH A ROCK FELL FROM SIDE OF ROAD HIGHWALL HITTING THE TOP & BACK OF POWDER TRUCK CAB CRUSHING DOWNWARD ON THE OCCUPANTS INSIDE.
POWDER TRUCK WAS TRAVELING UP RAMP ONTO DRILL BENCH. JUST PRIOR TO TOPPING UP TO BENCH A ROCK FELL FROM SIDE OF ROAD HIGHWALL HITTING THE TOP & BACK OF POWDER TRUCK CAB CRUSHING DOWNWARD ON THE OCCUPANTS INSIDE.
2003 · 1 incident
August 18, 2003KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS