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.
261 citations across 2,223 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
P-6 has $45K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 14 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.
$45K
proposed penalties
$45K
current assessed
$43K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
254 assessments are final orders; 14 contested dockets.
Of $12K in penalties contested before the Commission, $11K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-07-26.
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.
40citations taken to the federal commission · 15% of citations on record
Settled
34 · 85%
Stood as issued
4 · 10%
Vacated or withdrawn
2 · 5%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 18 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
5%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$12K proposed, $11K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2016-12-13.
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-6 shows 97% of 171 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: 2016-07-22, 10 years ago
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
171
samples
2.84
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.
129 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 42 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-6 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2012.
Injury rate, 2012
ⓘ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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.74 and the all-US-mining average was 2.96 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.35 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
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 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
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
2022
4
2021
3
2019
0
2018
0
2017
2
2016
7
2015
8
2014
3
2013
4
2012
8
2011
10
2010
15
2009
19
2008
12
2007
8
2006
5
2005
2
2004
3
2003
0
2002
0
2001
0
2000
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
P-6 sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
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
2022 Q4
2,715
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
2,872
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
2,350
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
2,072
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
2,172
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
2,332
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q4
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2018 Q3
0
0
0
2018 Q2
0
0
0
2018 Q1
0
0
0
2017 Q4
0
0
0
2017 Q3
0
0
0
2017 Q2
2,677
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1,485
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
1,500
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
5,309
5
1
941.8
2016 Q2
5,145
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
6,117
5
2
817.4
2015 Q4
6,833
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
5,758
17
1
2952.4
2015 Q2
1,611
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
1,621
1
0
616.9
2014 Q4
1,897
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
2,024
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
2,004
1
0
499.0
2014 Q1
2,086
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
2,066
3
1
1452.1
2013 Q3
2,025
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
2,346
1
0
426.3
2013 Q1
2,357
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
3,043
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
5,145
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
4,890
2
0
409.0
2012 Q1
7,619
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
8,161
2
0
245.1
2011 Q3
7,483
3
0
400.9
2011 Q2
7,145
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
6,626
1
0
150.9
2010 Q4
7,429
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
14,740
4
2
271.4
2010 Q2
14,401
1
0
69.4
2010 Q1
10,583
8
1
755.9
2009 Q4
12,515
4
1
319.6
2009 Q3
16,852
1
0
59.3
2009 Q2
14,718
2
1
135.9
2009 Q1
11,182
10
0
894.3
2008 Q4
10,791
5
1
463.3
2008 Q3
13,072
5
1
382.5
2008 Q2
6,057
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
5,005
11
5
2197.8
2007 Q4
4,677
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
4,793
6
0
1251.8
2007 Q2
5,649
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
4,966
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
3,729
1
0
268.2
2006 Q3
3,167
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,968
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
2,246
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
2,112
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
2,067
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
994
1
0
1006.0
2005 Q1
787
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
1,910
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
1,698
1
0
588.9
2004 Q2
2,277
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2003 Q4
0
0
0
2003 Q3
0
0
0
2003 Q2
0
0
0
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q3
0
0
0
2002 Q2
0
0
0
2002 Q1
0
0
0
2001 Q4
0
0
0
2000 Q2
0
0
0
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
January 7, 1993KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanFatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Notified on 9-20-16 that employee has filed a claim for Cumulative trauma, hearing loss and OP. Claim has been settled on a full and final basis as of 9-1-16
EE was working from extension ladder, when base of ladder slid back, causing EE and ladder to fall. EE received medical treatment on 2/22/11. this will be a lost time injury.
A cap from an oxygen cylinder fell off top floor of the plant fell 45' below and landed on the EE's right hand causing a laceration that required two stitches. The EE missed one day of work and returned to regular duty on his next sch. shift.
Employee was unstopping oversized rock chute. A big rock was lodge in chute, it dislodged, fell down the chute, bounced and struck employee in leg. Employee received medical treatment and lost 5 days.
EE was installing flooring on the 4th level of prep plant when he tripped and fell forward causing him to fall down to the 3rd level. He broke the lower right leg below the knee and cut his left wrist requiring 12 stitches.
1993 · 2 incidents
November 11, 1993KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
I WAS TOLD THE MORNING OF 11-15-93 BY EE THAT HE HURT HIS BACK ON 11-11-93 WHEN HE BACKED INTO A TREE STUMP WITH A DOZER WHILE WORKING ON ROAD AT REFUSE PILE.
EE CAME INTO HARLAN LOCAS MAIN OFFICE 2/15/93 AND STATED TO EE AND OTHER THAT HE STARTED HAVING PAIN IN NOV.92' IN HIS LEFT HIP, LEG AND FOOT, HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD TO STOP WORK FEB. 4 10 993 AND GO TO DR.
1992 · 1 incident
June 15, 1992KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
INJURED WAS GRINDING A TIP ON SLATE BAR, ONE END OF BAR CAUGHT ON GRINDER AND THREW HIS LEFT HAND INTO THE OTHER GRINDING WHEEL, THIS WAS A DOUBLE GRINDER.
1988 · 1 incident
September 9, 1988KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
EMP WAS MAKING SOME METAL DOORS FOR PREP PLANT CUTTING WELDING ETC IN SHOP USING OVER HEAD CRAWUL TO LIFT METAL HAD EYE BOLT IN METAL THE EYE BOLT TRUSS STRPPED OUT OF THE NUT TURNING METAL LOOSE SHARP EDGE ON METAL CUT MIDDLE FINGER ON RT HAND
1983 · 1 incident
February 14, 1983KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS