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.
190 citations across 2,156 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No 7 has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $29 outstanding across 1 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
$29
outstanding
189 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $4K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-03-28.
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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
Settled
2 · 100%
100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
36%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$4K proposed, $2K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2005-08-10.
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 7 shows 96% of 272 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: 2005-02-23, 21 years ago
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
272
samples
4.14
dust max (mg/m3)
132 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 140 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 7 recorded 28.30 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.
28.30
total case rate
28.30
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.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2004 *
28.30
28.30
0.000
2003 *
47.23
33.73
0.000
2002 *
56.02
37.35
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)
2006
0
2005
6
13,591
2004
13
92,893
2003
14
63,858
2002
15
75,229
2001
8
33,868
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 7 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 Q2
0
0
0
2006 Q1
0
0
0
2005 Q4
0
0
0
2005 Q3
0
0
0
2005 Q2
206
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
4,865
12
6
2466.6
2004 Q4
6,728
19
7
2824.0
2004 Q3
6,769
18
7
2659.2
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2004 Q2
6,442
12
6
1862.8
2004 Q1
8,326
10
5
1201.1
2003 Q4
6,573
13
6
1977.8
2003 Q3
5,873
18
5
3064.9
2003 Q2
9,041
11
3
1216.7
2003 Q1
8,158
9
3
1103.2
2002 Q4
7,565
8
1
1057.5
2002 Q3
6,754
11
4
1628.7
2002 Q2
9,056
7
2
773.0
2002 Q1
8,754
14
4
1599.3
2001 Q4
7,665
18
13
2348.3
2001 Q3
6,107
9
2
1473.7
2001 Q2
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
24 on file
2005 · 1 incident
February 14, 2005KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE MINER FROM #3 HEADING TO #2. HE WAS LAYING CABLE UP ON SIDE OF MINER AND THE OPERATOR LET HEAD DOWN ONTO EE'S HAND. THIS BROKE EE'S THUMB ON RIGHT HAND.
2003 · 7 incidents
December 4, 2003KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS HELPING ON COAL DRILL AND WAS TAKING DRILL STEEL APART WITH PIPE WRENCH. HE HAD THE WRENCHIN HIS HAND WHEN ROTATION KICKED ON AND PINNED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND BOOM OF DRILL.
July 7, 2003KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS TAKING A RUBBER HOSE TYPE WATERLINE DOWN FROM BERN HUNG AND HOSE FELL DOWN CATCHING HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS NECK KNOCKING HIM OFF HIS FEET ON TO HIS BACK.
MINER WAS HELPING TO REPAIR MINER. TAKING A SHAFT BAR AND LIFTING A MOTOR INTO PLACE WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACK LANDING ON A PIECE OF ROCK JUST BELOW BACK BONE.
MEN WERE RIDING IN ON MAN TRIP AND EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING OUT OF SIDE OF MAN TRIP AND HIS SIDE RUBBBED AGAINST WATER LINE GOING UP BELT LINE AND HURT HIS RIBS ON RIGHT SIDE.
April 29, 2002KY · Coalmotorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HE WAS PUTTING UP ROOF BOLT & A ROCK ~1" THICK X36" X 24" FELL ON LEGS AFTER HE FELL BACK OUT OFTHE WAY. ROCK LANDED ON BOTH LEGS BRUISING THEM BELOW KNEES.
September 8, 2001KY · Coalsection foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift bossHANDLING OF MATERIALS