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.
350 citations across 4,493 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
2
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2011-05-13.
On record since 2010.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
No. 64 Plant has $90K in proposed MSHA penalties and $47K outstanding across 7 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.
$90K
proposed penalties
$88K
current assessed
$41K
paid to date
$47K
outstanding
343 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
Of $17K in penalties contested before the Commission, $15K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-09-27.
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.
17citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
Settled
12 · 71%
Stood as issued
5 · 29%
88%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 8 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
11%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$17K proposed, $15K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2015-03-17.
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. 64 Plant shows 99% of 251 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: 2015-12-09, 10 years ago
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
251
samples
5.32
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
174 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 77 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. 64 Plant recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2015.
Injury rate, 2015
ⓘ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
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.76 and the all-US-mining average was 2.72 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.56 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.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
3.24
0.00
0.000
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
6.56
3.28
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
Year
Employees
2026
0
2025
1
2024
1
2023
1
2022
1
2021
1
2020
1
2019
1
2018
1
2017
2
2016
2
2015
26
2014
29
2013
28
2012
28
2011
26
2010
29
2009
27
2008
25
2007
28
2006
27
2005
24
2004
23
2003
22
2002
26
2001
27
2000
31
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No. 64 Plant sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
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
While walking down an incline to clean out an obstruction in a culvert caused by beaver activity, EE took a step and felt a burning sensation in EE's left knee area. EE has worked every day since and had a procedure on 02/27/2026. EE returned to work on EE's next scheduled shift.
2014 · 1 incident
August 6, 2014KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
INJURED WAS WORKING ON STEERING CLUTCHES OF A DOZER. HE WAS USING A WRENCH AND STRAINING WHEN HE FELT HIS LEFT SHOULDER POP. HE THEN FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER,WHICH HAS CONTINUED.
HE WAS CLIMBING A PORTABLE LADDER. WHEN THE BOTTOM OF THE LADDER SLIPPED HE FELL ABOUT 10 FEET TO THE FLOOR. THIS RESULTED IN A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF HIS RIGHT ARM AND A SPRAINED LEFT WRIST.
April 23, 1993KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EE CLAIMS THAT WHEN HE PULLED ON A 2IN WATERHOSETHAT HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK
January 11, 1993KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS CLOSING THE BYPASS CHUTE GATE WHEN HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN HANDLE & AN 1-BEAM THIS RESULTED IN A CUT THAT REQUIRED STITCHES
January 9, 1993KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER TO HANG CURTAIN OVER A GARAGE DOOR IN PLANT THE LADDER SLIPPED & HE FELL TO THE PLANT FLOOR THIS RESULTED IN A CUT HAND EAR & A BUMP ON THE HEAD THE CUT ON HIS HAND REQUIRED STITCHES
1992 · 2 incidents
August 7, 1992KY · Coalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
85379NG TO MOVE SIEVE SCREEN IT SHIFTED AND PINCHED LITTLE FINGER ON R HAND
July 13, 1992KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE ALLEGES THAT HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK AS HE BENT OVER TO LIFT A LENGTH OF 6 INCH PIPE. AFTER HE TRIED TO LIFT THE PIPE, HE COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP AND SAID HE HAD PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
1991 · 1 incident
May 28, 1991KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY