No 4 has $102K in proposed MSHA penalties and $138 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2009–2019
Latest incident
Aug 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
516
citations
68
significant & substantial
$102,166
proposed penalties
$91,161
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,005 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
120
inspections on record
12,007
inspection hours
4.3
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.
516 citations across 12,007 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No 4 has $102K in proposed MSHA penalties and $138 outstanding across 3 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.
$102K
proposed penalties
$91K
current assessed
$91K
paid to date
$138
outstanding
511 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-08-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at No 4 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.41 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 1,136 samples.
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.
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
2023 Q2
8,136
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
7,500
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
6,120
1
0
163.4
2022 Q3
6,647
1
0
150.4
2022 Q2
7,074
3
0
424.1
2022 Q1
7,664
4
1
521.9
2021 Q4
7,429
5
1
673.0
2021 Q3
9,652
2
1
207.2
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2021 Q2
9,861
2
0
202.8
2021 Q1
9,690
1
0
103.2
2020 Q4
10,404
5
0
480.6
2020 Q3
9,863
5
0
506.9
2020 Q2
10,180
13
1
1277.0
2020 Q1
10,001
6
0
599.9
2019 Q4
8,534
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
9,300
6
1
645.2
2019 Q2
8,600
19
1
2209.3
2019 Q1
7,764
6
2
772.8
2018 Q4
9,214
4
0
434.1
2018 Q3
9,410
6
0
637.6
2018 Q2
9,145
26
2
2843.1
2018 Q1
8,445
11
1
1302.5
2017 Q4
9,858
5
0
507.2
2017 Q3
7,869
12
0
1525.0
2017 Q2
7,910
6
0
758.5
2017 Q1
7,744
3
1
387.4
2016 Q4
8,524
8
1
938.5
2016 Q3
8,233
4
0
485.8
2016 Q2
12,127
3
0
247.4
2016 Q1
5,345
5
2
935.5
2015 Q4
13,573
10
1
736.8
2015 Q3
11,151
8
1
717.4
2015 Q2
13,794
25
2
1812.4
2015 Q1
12,938
13
1
1004.8
2014 Q4
14,251
18
2
1263.1
2014 Q3
13,579
4
0
294.6
2014 Q2
13,658
8
0
585.7
2014 Q1
13,047
5
1
383.2
2013 Q4
12,540
8
0
638.0
2013 Q3
12,483
25
5
2002.7
2013 Q2
8,063
20
1
2480.5
2013 Q1
8,876
25
5
2816.6
2012 Q4
18,323
21
4
1146.1
2012 Q3
16,658
26
2
1560.8
2012 Q2
16,181
10
3
618.0
2012 Q1
16,070
8
2
497.8
2011 Q4
18,724
15
3
801.1
2011 Q3
28,289
11
5
388.8
2011 Q2
16,354
8
1
489.2
2011 Q1
15,405
3
0
194.7
2010 Q4
23,369
4
1
171.2
2010 Q3
14,677
4
1
272.5
2010 Q2
13,409
9
1
671.2
2010 Q1
5,809
10
1
1721.5
2009 Q4
7,550
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
5,594
3
0
536.3
2009 Q2
6,450
11
2
1705.4
2009 Q1
5,745
18
6
3133.2
2008 Q4
6,127
9
1
1468.9
2008 Q3
120
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file
2019 · 2 incidents
August 15, 2019KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Employee was pulling miner cable when a rock fell on left ankle. Took to Pikeville Medical Center for evaluation of injured ankle, x-ray showed no major injury, nothing broken. Employee received 3 days off - paid by employer - Saturday, Monday, & Tuesday.
2016 · 1 incident
July 25, 2016KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was not feeling well before going underground. He rode in on his 4-wheeler, went to the feeder told the shuttle car operator he was not feeling well so he was going to leave to go home, but he would stop and check his drive on the way out. Said he didn't do anything to hurt himself but hurt worse as he rode.
April 7, 2014KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Cavalier Mineral Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE was operating a ram car. He was turning a corner with his arm outside the operators deck. He turned the corner and the trailer caught his right arm between a pinch point of the ram car.
2013 · 1 incident
June 6, 2013KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EE was in process of tramming double head roof bolter into the #4 heading. After arrival in heading a rock measuring 1x1x3/4 fell from mine roof, striking ee on left hand, resulting in hairline fracture of left thumb.
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