Red Bird Coal #2 has $62K in proposed MSHA penalties and $62K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2008
Latest incident
Jan 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
300
citations
95
significant & substantial
$62,024
proposed penalties
$100
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $61,924 gap.
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.
300 citations across 1,207 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Red Bird Coal #2 has $62K in proposed MSHA penalties and $62K 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.
$62K
proposed penalties
$62K
current assessed
$100
paid to date
$62K
outstanding
268 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-05-21.
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 Red Bird Coal #2 shows 100% of 10 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: 2006-09-20, 19 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
10
samples
1.34
dust max (mg/m3)
10 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
SCOOP CAR OPERATOR3
CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)2
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.
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)
2011
0
2010
8
1,775
2009
6
2,310
2008
3
4,140
2004
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Red Bird Coal #2 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
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
2011 Q1
0
32
12
2010 Q4
3,400
42
15
12352.9
2010 Q3
1,920
29
10
15104.2
2010 Q2
0
1
0
2010 Q1
1,200
20
4
16666.7
2009 Q1
3,080
18
6
5844.2
2008 Q4
2,600
35
12
13461.5
2008 Q3
0
10
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2008 Q2
40
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
2,449
32
8
13066.6
2004 Q1
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2008 · 1 incident
January 24, 2008KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)