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.
71 citations across 1,044 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
P-5A has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $66 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$66
outstanding
66 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $702 in penalties contested before the Commission, $596 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-03-02.
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 · 3% 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
15%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$702 proposed, $596 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2011-04-04.
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 P-5A shows 100% of 52 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: 2003-04-17, 23 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
52
samples
1.49
dust max (mg/m3)
26 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 26 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.
P-5A recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.
Injury rate, 2001
ⓘ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 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 7.69 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
2001 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2000 *
5.33
5.33
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
2006
0
2005
0
2004
0
2003
1
2002
2
2001
9
2000
14
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
P-5A sits in Leslie County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 10.6% 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.
Leslie County, Kentucky · Population 10,261
10.6%
Mining share of county employment
$40,176
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 Q4
0
0
0
2006 Q3
0
0
0
2006 Q2
0
0
0
2006 Q1
0
0
0
2005 Q4
0
0
0
2005 Q3
0
0
0
2005 Q2
0
0
0
2005 Q1
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2004 Q4
0
0
0
2004 Q3
0
0
0
2004 Q2
0
0
0
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2003 Q4
0
0
0
2003 Q3
0
0
0
2003 Q2
240
5
5
20833.3
2003 Q1
0
0
0
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q3
829
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
854
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
0
0
0
2001 Q4
0
0
0
2001 Q3
5,233
2
0
382.2
2001 Q2
8,194
8
4
976.3
2001 Q1
9,281
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
7,406
3
1
405.1
2000 Q3
7,427
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
10,431
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
12,270
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
24 on file
2002 · 1 incident
June 28, 2002KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE CLEANING SCREEN (GRIZZLY) WITH A SLATE BAR, WHEN LOAD FELL THROUGH A ROCK FLEW OUT & HIT EE IN FACE BRUISING NOSE & AROUND RIGHT EYE CAUSING SWELLING & BLURRED VISION IN RT. EYE.
A PARTS WAREHOUSE AND SCALE ROOM CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED WHEN NO WORKERS WERE AT THE LOCATION. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN REACHED AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.
January 9, 1998KY · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bledsoe Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLLOYEE CAUGHT HIS FINGER WHILE CLOSING THE TAILGATE ON A COAL TRUCK.
1997 · 2 incidents
October 18, 1997KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
DRIVER CAME DOWN STEEP INCLINE AT A FAST RATE OF SPEED, & COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER TRUCH GOING THE SAME DIRECTION CAUSING TRUCKS TO GO OFF HAUL ROAL & OVER EMBANKMENT.
August 22, 1994KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
ACCORDING TO MR. SIZEMORE, HE STRWINED HIS BACK AS HE WAS CARRYING SCAFFOLD LADDER DOWN STEPS. MR. SIZEMORE SAID IT SLIPPED AND AS HE CAUGHT IT, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
July 16, 1994KY · Coalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED SLIPPED ON SOME WET PAINT THAT HAD SPILLED ONTO THE PLANT FLOOR.WHEN HE SLIPPED HIS ARM CAUGHT ON A NAIL RESULTING IN A LACERATION THAT NEEDED 2 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EE WAS HOLDING AN IMPACT WRENCH BEING USED TO TIGHTEN BOLTS IN THE PREWET SCREEN. A CO WORKER WAS USING A HAMMER TO HIT IMPACT WRENCH. THE HAMMER WAS DEFLECTED AS THE CO WORKER ATTEMPTED TO HI T THE WRENCH AND HE HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO THE 1ST METACARPAL BONE.
HE WAS WALKING ALONG WALKWAY AND DUCKED UNDER CRUSHER DECK. HE RAISED UP PRIOR TO CLEARING THE DECK AND HIT HIS HARD HAT ON THE DECK RESULTING IN A BRUISED AND OR SPRAINED NECK.
October 19, 1989KY · Coalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS