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.
Rate withheld: 687 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Pride Mine has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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
$21K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
115 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-06-27.
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.
MSHA sampling at Pride Mine shows 100% of 20 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: 2003-09-18, 22 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
20
samples
1.05
dust max (mg/m3)
20 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
BLASTER/SHOOTER/SHOTFIRER4
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER4
HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR4
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.
Pride Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2006.
Injury rate, 2006
ⓘ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 4.87 and the all-US-mining average was 3.91 cases per 100 workers.
In Indiana, coal mining averaged 2.89 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
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005 *
7.30
7.30
0.000
2004 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2003
0.00
0.00
0.000
2002
0.00
0.00
0.000
2001
2.41
2.41
0.000
2000
3.11
3.11
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)
2008
0
2007
0
2006
11
2005
15
2004
39
250,663
2003
58
472,921
2002
72
675,565
2001
59
872,006
2000
46
658,901
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Pride Mine sits in Knox County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 2.0% 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.
Knox County, Indiana · Population 36,108
2.0%
Mining share of county employment
$58,863
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
2008 Q4
0
0
0
2008 Q3
0
0
0
2008 Q2
0
0
0
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q4
0
0
0
2007 Q3
0
0
0
2007 Q2
0
0
0
2007 Q1
0
0
0
Show 28 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2006 Q4
5,056
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
5,479
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
5,664
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
4,088
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
5,986
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
9,630
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
2,923
1
0
342.1
2005 Q1
8,860
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
8,892
3
0
337.4
2004 Q3
21,161
1
1
47.3
2004 Q2
25,112
2
1
79.6
2004 Q1
16,835
3
0
178.2
2003 Q4
27,055
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
30,861
11
0
356.4
2003 Q2
37,843
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
38,091
2
1
52.5
2002 Q4
34,462
2
0
58.0
2002 Q3
44,567
2
1
44.9
2002 Q2
49,812
11
5
220.8
2002 Q1
39,601
8
2
202.0
2001 Q4
42,759
4
1
93.5
2001 Q3
41,346
9
1
217.7
2001 Q2
41,287
17
3
411.8
2001 Q1
40,634
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
33,660
13
4
386.2
2000 Q3
32,783
11
3
335.5
2000 Q2
30,968
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
31,013
8
1
258.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file
2005 · 1 incident
January 25, 2005IN · Coalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
B B Mining Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Counterweight on shovel was being removed. Three of the bolts holding the weight were off, the fourth bolt was loose. Employee placed left middle finger under washers and the counterweight was slightly lifted pinching fingertip. Pinched off 1/8 inch off end of fingertip.
2001 · 2 incidents
October 4, 2001IN · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE OPERATOR OF THE 85 TON EUCLID R85B BACKED HIS TRUCK INTO THE VICTIM'S KOMATSU 330M. THE OPERATOR STATED THAT HE COULD NOT SEE WELL BECAUSE THE SUN WAS BLINDING HIM THROUGH HIS REAR VIEW MI RROR.
2000 · 2 incidents
July 17, 2000IN · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B B Mining Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
REMOVING PUMP FROM A FLOAT, EMPLOYEE HAD RIGHT HAND ADJACENT TO CHAIN, WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED, CATCHING THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER IN PINCH POINT BETWEEN THE CHAIN & THE PUMP AND TEARING THE RIGHT IND EX FINGER OFF AT FIRST JOINT PAST THE KNUCKLE.
EMPLOYEE IS NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED BUT BELIEVES HE MAY HAVE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ROCK OR IN A HOLE WHILE WALKING ALONG A BELTLINE TWISTING HISANKLE CAUSING A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE. WILL BE OFF WORK APPROX 2 TO 3 WEEKS.
1998 · 1 incident
June 1, 1998IN · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A HYD. CYLINDER ON A GD 25 DENVER ROCK DRILL WHEN THE CYLINDER SLIPPED STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A CUT TO HIS HAND. THE CUT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES AN A DRESSING. NO B ONES WERE BROKEN.