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.
235 citations across 3,325 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Redhawk #4 Mine has $55K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 22 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.
$55K
proposed penalties
$49K
current assessed
$49K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
233 assessments are final orders; 22 contested dockets.
Of $33K in penalties contested before the Commission, $27K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-11-05.
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.
91citations taken to the federal commission · 39% of citations on record
Settled
91 · 100%
93%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 42 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
18%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$33K proposed, $27K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2016-01-05.
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 Redhawk #4 Mine shows 94% of 193 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: 2015-10-05, 10 years ago
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
193
samples
2.98
dust max (mg/m3)
1
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.
98 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 95 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.
Redhawk #4 Mine recorded 2.63 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2015.
Injury rate, 2015
ⓘ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.
2.63
total case rate
2.63
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.76 and the all-US-mining average was 2.72 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.56 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
2015 *
2.63
2.63
0.000
2014 *
4.61
4.61
0.000
2013 *
4.79
4.79
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)
2016
1
2015
35
112,113
2014
40
149,094
2013
40
138,794
2012
31
22,961
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Redhawk #4 Mine sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
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
2016 Q1
10
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
14,309
18
2
1257.9
2015 Q3
25,269
16
5
633.2
2015 Q2
16,360
9
0
550.1
2015 Q1
20,145
9
0
446.8
2014 Q4
21,643
28
5
1293.7
2014 Q3
21,087
20
5
948.5
2014 Q2
21,073
13
0
616.9
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2014 Q1
23,017
12
5
521.4
2013 Q4
22,555
16
2
709.4
2013 Q3
20,672
18
4
870.7
2013 Q2
19,717
18
3
912.9
2013 Q1
20,639
26
9
1259.8
2012 Q4
6,321
10
4
1582.0
2012 Q3
2,182
16
3
7332.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2015 · 1 incident
July 23, 2015KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Employee was starting to drill into the mine roof when the spinning drill steel dislodged a piece of rock that struck the employee in the left forearm causing cuts and abrasions and struck the employee in the right ankle causing bruising
Employee was changing reel chain on shuttle car, when a piece of the coal rib fell and struck the employee in the upper back and neck area employee was complaining with back pain he was transported to ST. JOSEPH MARTIN HOSPITAL he received Cat scan which was negative and was transported to PIKEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER and received more CAT scans also negative, was released same date.
Employee was holding a roof bolt that was being used to drive the pins out of the cat pads on the joy continuous miner when a co-worker who was using a six pound sledge hammer to strike the roof bolt with missed the roof bolt and struck the employees right wrist causing fractures to the wrist and hand
2013 · 2 incidents
September 3, 2013KY · Coallw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helperHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee noticed a leak on a water line and stopped to fix it. Employee tapped on the line and a plastic cap on fire valve came loose striking him in the face.
January 9, 2013KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Victim was moving roof bolter while seated inside the operators compartment and bumped the mine rib dislodging coal which fell on his left arm resulting in bruising. He was treated at a local hospital but didn't return to work until 1-14-13.