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.
94 citations across 1,263 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No. 5 has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 10 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
85 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
Of $4K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-08-30.
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.
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. 5 shows 91% of 121 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: 2004-08-31, 21 years ago
91%
within 1.5 mg/m3
121
samples
3.25
dust max (mg/m3)
65 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 56 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. 5 recorded 9.36 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2004.
Injury rate, 2004
ⓘ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.
9.36
total case rate
9.36
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 5.57 and the all-US-mining average was 4.33 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.89 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.
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)
2004
19
218,681
2003
31
325,346
2001
0
2000
22
81,349
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No. 5 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
2004 Q4
0
0
0
2004 Q3
8,760
5
1
570.8
2004 Q2
15,181
11
2
724.6
2004 Q1
18,779
17
2
905.3
2003 Q4
21,360
7
0
327.7
2003 Q3
17,636
14
1
793.8
2003 Q2
22,241
13
1
584.5
2001 Q4
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2001 Q3
0
5
0
2000 Q2
20
4
0
200000.0
2000 Q1
24,468
11
8
449.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
18 on file
2004 · 2 incidents
September 11, 2004KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
FELL JUST ABOVE BOLTS FROM SPAD 1103 TO 1429 (3 FULL INTERSECTIONS IN #5 ENTRY. BUTTED OFF #5 ENTRY INBY SPAD #1429 LEAVING A BARRIER BLOCK 60" THICK. INSTALLED SUPPLEMENT ROOF SUPPORT IN #4 A ND #6 ENTRY BY ADDING ROPE BOLTS AND CRIBBING 4 RIGHT BREAK THROUGHS AND CRIBBING 6 LEFT BREAK THROUGHS IN AFFECT AREA.
November 11, 2003KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderMACHINERY
THE EE HAD FINISHED BOLTING AND BACKED BOLTER UP& WAS CHANGING BITS OUT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL 2" THICK, 6'LONG IN #2 ENTRY ON SECTION DRAW ROCK HIT HIM ON BACK OF NECK & LEFT SHOULDER
CHIEF ELECT AND MINE FOREMAN WAS CALLED OUT AT 6:00 PM TO CHECK POWER PROBLEM. FOUND ROOF FALL TRACK ENTRY #2 BELTHEAD, FALL MEASURED 18' WIDE,BY 60' LENGTH BY 5' THICK. THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 48" RESIN BOLTS.
May 24, 2000KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS CLOSING GARAGE DOOR TO SUPPLY ROOM, WHEN ROLLERS AND PINS BROKE OUT OF A SECTION OF THE DOOR, LETTING THAT SECTION OF THE DOOR COLLAPSE AND HIT EE IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND NECK. Y
May 24, 2000KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerMACHINERY
EE WAS PUTTING HYDRAULIC PUMP ON 488 S & S SCOOP, FOOT SLIPPED ON OILY SURFACE TWISTED KNEE.
February 21, 2000KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
Bethel Energy Corp · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
EE WAS GREASING UNIVERSAL DRIVELINE ON LOCOMOTIVE, PUT LEFT HAND ON U-JOINT TO ROTATE DRIVELINE AROUND TO GREASE FITTING. (EE DIDN'T HAVE PARK BRAKE SET.) LOCOMOTIVE STARTED FREEWHEELING, GLOV E CAUGHT IN U-JOINT WHILE LOCOMOTIVE WAS FREEWHEELING, CAUSING REMOVAL TO TIP OF LEFT RING RINGER.
February 18, 2000KY · Coalcontinuous miner operator, coal mole operatorFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
EE WAS OPERATING REMOTE CONTROL CONTINOUS MINER CUTTING FACE OF #9 ENTRY PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN RIB AND ROOF BOLT STRIKING EE ON HEAD, RT SIDE OF FACE, AND RT ARM CAUSING LACERA TIONS.
January 11, 2000KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Bethel Energy Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL DRILL STEEL OUT OF HOLE THAT WAS DRILLED. CAUGHT MIDDLE RT FINGER BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND ROOF BOLTING WRENCH MASHING FINGER.
1999 · 5 incidents
December 17, 1999KY · Coalcontinuous miner operator, coal mole operatorMACHINERY
EE WAS OPERATING A REMOTE CONTROL CONTINUOUS MINER, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN 2 ROWS OF BOLTS, STRIKING EE IN HEAD AND NECK. ROCK MEASURED APPROX 3 1/2' X 5' X 3".
ROOF FALL OCCURRED #5 ENTRY 2 BRKS IN BY SPAD 632, FALL MEASURED 17 FT WIDE BY 25 FT LONG BY 7 FT THICK. THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 72" TORQUETENSION BOLTS. FALL DID NOT INTERFERE WITH MINE VENTILATION.
MINE FOREMAN MADE FIREBOSS EXAM, DISCOVERED ROOF FALL #5 ENTRY, 65' INBY SPAD 619. FALL MEASURED 40' X 18' X 8'. FELL ON TOP OF ROOF BOLTER. DID NOT INTERFERE WITH MINE VENTILATION.
DAY SHIFT PRODUCTION FOREMAN FIREBOSSING FACES, DISCOVERED ROOF FALL #3 HEADING. FALL MEASURED 65'LX12'TX19'W. FALL DID NOT INTERFERE WITH MINE VENTILATION.
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