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.
100 citations across 2,500 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No 24 has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 13 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.
$21K
proposed penalties
$19K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
94 assessments are final orders; 13 contested dockets.
Of $16K in penalties contested before the Commission, $11K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-04-12.
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.
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.
26citations taken to the federal commission · 26% of citations on record
Settled
25 · 96%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 4%
94%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 17 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
30%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$16K proposed, $11K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2012-05-03.
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 24 shows 99% of 252 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: 2012-03-14, 14 years ago
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
252
samples
2.59
dust max (mg/m3)
115 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 137 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 24 recorded 9.06 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2011.
Injury rate, 2011
ⓘ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.
9.06
total case rate
7.55
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.83 and the all-US-mining average was 3.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.28 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2011
9.06
7.55
0.000
2010 *
5.47
2.74
0.000
2009 *
8.19
5.46
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)
2012
49
63,608
2011
60
172,895
2010
29
170,675
2009
29
166,766
2008
26
40,066
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 24 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
2012 Q2
10,188
1
0
98.2
2012 Q1
36,583
8
2
218.7
2011 Q4
28,725
2
0
69.6
2011 Q3
27,871
7
3
251.2
2011 Q2
41,557
7
1
168.4
2011 Q1
34,298
10
1
291.6
2010 Q4
19,863
3
0
151.0
2010 Q3
17,304
3
1
173.4
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2010 Q2
19,350
9
1
465.1
2010 Q1
16,549
11
1
664.7
2009 Q4
19,207
11
0
572.7
2009 Q3
16,041
3
0
187.0
2009 Q2
18,783
7
0
372.7
2009 Q1
19,265
3
1
155.7
2008 Q4
17,788
11
6
618.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2012 · 1 incident
March 6, 2012KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Employee was roof bolting when the drill steel stuck in the roof when he reached to get it the drill steel fell and struck his middle finger on his right hand between the drill steel and the roof bolter cutting it he received 12 stitches.
Roof fall at spad 480. 3,000 feet from the face. Fall was 40 feet in length, 20 feet in width and 6 feet in height. Fall will be cleaned up. A clean up plan has been developed.
June 7, 2011KY · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE was moving the roof bolter when he stepped and his arm hit the slide lever, and the slide came out and mashed his middle finger on his left hand. Received 15 Stitches on his finger. No lost time.
October 19, 2009KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY