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.
132 citations across 1,802 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Red Fox has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$100
outstanding
132 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-02-26.
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.
MSHA sampling at Red Fox shows 100% of 251 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: 2020-03-11, 6 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
251
samples
1.67
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.
176 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 75 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.
Red Fox recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2018.
Injury rate, 2018
ⓘ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 3.34 and the all-US-mining average was 2.33 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 3.81 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
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2016 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
4.30
4.30
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
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
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2019
13
21,407
2018
15
38,227
2017
16
19,876
2016
16
22,341
2015
22
38,393
2014
24
39,897
2013
22
51,448
2012
20
49,228
2011
19
73,385
2010
19
89,280
2009
19
61,302
2008
26
92,643
2007
19
80,403
2006
8
5,385
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Red Fox 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
2019 Q4
4,962
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
8,214
3
0
365.2
2019 Q1
8,171
1
1
122.4
2018 Q4
6,745
2
0
296.5
2018 Q3
6,395
1
0
156.4
2018 Q2
7,734
1
0
129.3
2018 Q1
7,715
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
7,986
2
1
250.4
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2017 Q3
7,986
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
8,372
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
4,276
1
0
233.9
2016 Q3
6,593
3
0
455.0
2016 Q2
7,679
3
0
390.7
2016 Q1
10,766
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
11,601
4
1
344.8
2015 Q3
9,940
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
11,195
4
0
357.3
2015 Q1
9,028
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
10,125
4
0
395.1
2014 Q3
12,507
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
10,189
6
0
588.9
2014 Q1
11,765
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
12,242
4
0
326.7
2013 Q3
11,925
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
11,367
3
0
263.9
2013 Q1
11,027
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
10,251
4
1
390.2
2012 Q3
9,835
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
10,919
4
2
366.3
2012 Q1
11,268
9
3
798.7
2011 Q4
10,180
2
0
196.5
2011 Q3
10,445
3
1
287.2
2011 Q2
10,823
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
10,481
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
12,173
3
0
246.4
2010 Q3
9,750
5
0
512.8
2010 Q2
8,724
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
8,956
4
1
446.6
2009 Q4
10,285
1
0
97.2
2009 Q3
8,228
5
0
607.7
2009 Q2
5,986
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
14,881
11
1
739.2
2008 Q4
15,190
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
15,602
9
1
576.8
2008 Q2
13,527
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
13,700
12
0
875.9
2007 Q4
12,892
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
9,728
2
2
205.6
2007 Q2
8,415
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
7,444
4
0
537.3
2006 Q4
5,282
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
1,763
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2013 · 1 incident
December 23, 2013KY · Coalassayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer managementSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Conditions were wet and muddy. Injured was attempting to get on swivel truck and right foot slipped while left foot was on non-skid surface. Lost balance, weight shifted, twisting left leg and resulting in fall from truck. Was taken to nearby clinic and preliminary diagnosis is possible torn quad tendon / muscle.