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.
1,057 citations across 6,685 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
2
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2011-07-29.
On record since 2010.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
RB #12 has $1.5M in proposed MSHA penalties and $792K outstanding across 95 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.
$1.5M
proposed penalties
$951K
current assessed
$159K
paid to date
$792K
outstanding
1,032 assessments are final orders; 95 contested dockets.
Of $1.5M in penalties contested before the Commission, $913K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-04-11.
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.
754citations taken to the federal commission · 71% of citations on record
Settled
741 · 98%
Stood as issued
4 · 1%
Vacated or withdrawn
9 · 1%
84%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 417 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
40%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1.5M proposed, $918K 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 2014-01-29.
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 RB #12 shows 96% of 533 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: 2012-01-16, 14 years ago
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
533
samples
4.34
dust max (mg/m3)
289 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 244 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.
RB #12 recorded 20.02 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.
20.02
total case rate
5.01
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.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2011 *
20.02
5.01
0.000
2010 *
11.74
5.87
0.000
2009 *
6.45
6.45
0.000
2008 *
6.98
6.98
0.000
2007 *
3.60
3.60
0.000
2006 *
3.51
3.51
0.000
2005 *
6.51
6.51
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)
2015
0
2014
0
2013
0
2012
4
20,449
2011
32
69,889
2010
42
84,285
2009
32
94,632
2008
24
81,313
2007
23
124,233
2006
21
143,452
2005
27
160,778
2004
11
47,358
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
RB #12 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
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
0
0
0
2014 Q3
0
0
0
2014 Q2
0
0
0
2013 Q4
0
0
0
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2013 Q1
7
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
32
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2012 Q3
0
0
0
2012 Q2
3
1
0
333333.3
2012 Q1
7,643
12
10
1570.1
2011 Q4
6,493
7
4
1078.1
2011 Q3
7,675
42
22
5472.3
2011 Q2
16,627
37
17
2225.3
2011 Q1
9,159
63
30
6878.5
2010 Q4
17,616
41
18
2327.4
2010 Q3
15,880
73
29
4597.0
2010 Q2
17,159
51
32
2972.2
2010 Q1
17,461
60
25
3436.2
2009 Q4
16,053
43
10
2678.6
2009 Q3
15,290
32
11
2092.9
2009 Q2
15,045
43
8
2858.1
2009 Q1
15,614
50
17
3202.3
2008 Q4
14,533
28
8
1926.6
2008 Q3
15,035
19
4
1263.7
2008 Q2
14,684
24
7
1634.4
2008 Q1
13,036
18
7
1380.8
2007 Q4
13,780
31
5
2249.6
2007 Q3
12,997
21
11
1615.8
2007 Q2
14,396
24
5
1667.1
2007 Q1
14,368
20
5
1392.0
2006 Q4
15,952
48
21
3009.0
2006 Q3
12,659
5
1
395.0
2006 Q2
13,057
42
17
3216.7
2006 Q1
15,274
43
21
2815.2
2005 Q4
18,541
56
36
3020.3
2005 Q3
15,869
12
9
756.2
2005 Q2
15,554
26
13
1671.6
2005 Q1
11,465
3
2
261.7
2004 Q4
12,489
29
16
2322.0
2004 Q3
2,944
2
0
679.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
22 on file
2011 · 6 incidents
August 11, 2011KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
In the No.4 Entry (primary escapeway) between x-cuts No.4 and No.5 going underground from the surface, there was a rock fall measuring 15' wide, 8' long, and 4 1/2' thick.
During the weekly exam of air counts a rock fall was discovered on 3/9/11 at 6:25am in the #4 intake air course. Approx 20' inby the mine fan. The rock fall is approx 10' wide X 8' long X 4' high.
February 21, 2011KY · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE stated that he was hanging his tie off to a bolt anchored in the roof. He twisted his body when he reached up to hang the shuttle car cable tie off, he felt pain in his neck and right shoulder.
March 22, 2010KY · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossOTHER
The injured employee stated that he was installing a spill rubber at the No.2 head drive. He was between the head drive and backboard in a small area. He tried to turn around and he twisted his back.
A roof fall was discovered in the main return air course 55 crosscuts outby MMU 002-0 while making a weekly examination. The roof fall was approx. 4' thick 20' wide by 30' in length. The roof fall did not interfere with the air flow. The roof fall was cribbed and the travelway was moved to the other entry.
January 28, 2010KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The injured employee was putting roof bolts into the roof, water was dripping from the roof and got the injured wet. While holding onto the drill steel, he felt an electrical shock in his arms and chest.
A rock fall was found by employee while making weekly examination of the return and the old worked out area of the mine. The fall was in the No 4 Panel, No. 5 entry, 9 crosscuts from the No 1 main entry. The rock fall was about 20 feet long, 20 feet wide by 4 feet thick. The No. 5 entry is cribbed off and is not traveled by the examiner
August 14, 2008KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE was crossing a conveyor belt line that was not in operation. For an unknown reason he stepped on top of the wet slick belt causing him to fall forward striking his right hand on a piece of rock breaking his right thumb.
Employee was helping the electrician put a lid on the power center. The lid dropped on employee's left hand index finger. It injured the area from the last knuckle up. The doctor later removed the tip of his finger from the last knuckle up.
A rockfall was discovered during a weekly exam in an isolated area 2400' underground in the #4 entry of five entries. The fall had no affect on ventilation and/or travel and measured approx. 70' long by 20' wide by up to 5' thick. All entrances to the area were cribbed and dangered off.
2006 · 1 incident
January 3, 2006KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Injured was constructing a brattice when a block that he had stacked fell and struck him on the left index finger, fracturing it near the tip. He left the job at 3:00 pm that day and has not returned.
2005 · 2 incidents
September 24, 2005KY · Coalutility man, errand boy, service truck operatorMACHINERY
ABOUT 3:00 A.M. A SECURITY GUARD ON THE THIRD SHIFT WAS FOUND DECEASED SITTING AT THE DESK IN THE MINE OFFICE. LAST KNOWN CONTACT WAS AROUND 2:00 A.M. WHEN HE WAS TALKING ON THE PHONE WITH ANOTHER GUARD COMPLAINING OF CHEST PAINS AND BEING SICK. THE GUARD CALLED FOR AN AMBULANCE AND SOMEONE TO CHECK ON THE VICTIM. THE CORONER AT THE HOSPITAL RULED DEATH BY NATURAL CAUSES.
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