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.
117 citations across 1,542 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No. 8 has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 17 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.
$27K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
109 assessments are final orders; 17 contested dockets.
Of $22K in penalties contested before the Commission, $17K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-06-14.
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.
56citations taken to the federal commission · 48% of citations on record
Settled
56 · 100%
95%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 37 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
24%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$22K proposed, $17K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2012-10-18.
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. 8 shows 98% of 143 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: 2012-08-14, 14 years ago
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
143
samples
2.11
dust max (mg/m3)
66 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. 8 recorded 11.97 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2011.
Injury rate, 2011
ⓘ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.
11.97
total case rate
7.18
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.83 and the all-US-mining average was 3.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.28 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)
2012
35
178,546
2011
33
314,430
2010
31
114,024
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No. 8 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
2012 Q3
16,043
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
21,561
29
12
1345.0
2012 Q1
23,737
19
7
800.4
2011 Q4
20,122
6
2
298.2
2011 Q3
21,787
10
3
459.0
2011 Q2
23,321
15
5
643.2
2011 Q1
18,312
20
1
1092.2
2010 Q4
21,395
3
1
140.2
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2010 Q3
15,249
13
4
852.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
16 on file
2012 · 4 incidents
August 1, 2012KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A roof fall has occurred located 4 crosscuts U.G. inby from the surface. 3600' from the face. The fall was 20' in length 20' width and 6' in height. The fall will be cleaned up.
January 14, 2012KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Roof fall occurred in the No 1 return entry 270 ft outby the coal face. The fall was 20 ft long 30 ft wide and 7 ft thick. The fall will not be cleaned up. The entrance to fall is dangered off and supported as per roof control plan.
Employee was roof bolting when a piece of draw rock fell and hit his right thumb when he was putting the drill still in the pot it fracture his right thumb.
August 11, 2011KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The fall was at survey station #317 in the #7 entry, 1800 ft from the face. The fall was 5 ft in height, 20 ft in width and 60 ft in length. The fall will not be cleaned up. The entrance to the fall is dangered off and supported as per roof control plan.
Roof fall in #5 entry, 1 brake outby spad #313. 10'high 20'width 60' in length. Entrance to fall was dangered off and supported as per roof control plan and will not be cleaned up.
March 25, 2011KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was hitting drill steel with a wrench, when the wrench bounced back and hit him on the forehead. He received 6 stitches on his forehead. Came back to work the next day, no lost time.
September 24, 2010KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Employee had moved roof bolter in 3 left to let the continuous miner back up. When a piece of draw rock, paper thin to 2" thick by 2' wide and 3' long fell and hit him on his back causing abrasions and contusions and 1 cracked vertebra.
July 16, 2010KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE