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: 599 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. 5 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 0 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
108 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-01-17.
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.
MSHA sampling at No. 5 shows 88% of 104 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: 2006-01-20, 20 years ago
88%
within 1.5 mg/m3
104
samples
6.25
dust max (mg/m3)
52 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 52 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.
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)
2006
15
2,547
2005
18
35,778
2001
0
2000
6
18,532
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No. 5 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
2006 Q1
2,020
8
5
3960.4
2005 Q4
3,777
15
8
3971.4
2005 Q3
6,240
21
12
3365.4
2005 Q2
5,734
15
6
2616.0
2005 Q1
2,163
3
1
1387.0
2001 Q1
0
0
0
2000 Q4
0
0
0
2000 Q3
0
1
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2
10
34
24
3400000.0
2000 Q1
8,402
8
6
952.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file
2000 · 3 incidents
May 1, 2000KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
OFF SIDE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS SITTING BESIDE ROOF BOLTER WHILE OPERATOR SIDE ROOF BOLTER WAS HELPING TO CLEAN DUST OUT OF HEAD, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT OFF SIDE ROOF BOLTER AC ROSS HIS BACK.
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS STARTING TO BOLT TOPO WENT TO SWING HEAD OUT ON ROOF BOLTER, WHEN A LOOSE PIECE OF ROOF FELL AND HIT OPERATOR ON HEAD AND ACROSS SHOULDERS.
1996 · 2 incidents
October 11, 1996KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE CHECKING WATER LEVEL IN WATER TANK WHEN EMPLOYEE FELL HE HIT A CINDER BLOCKW HICH SLIPPED DOWN AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.
July 20, 1996KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)