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.
283 citations across 5,656 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Redhawk #6 has $54K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 9 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.
$54K
proposed penalties
$51K
current assessed
$51K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
272 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
Of $18K in penalties contested before the Commission, $16K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-10-25.
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.
40citations taken to the federal commission · 14% of citations on record
Settled
36 · 90%
Stood as issued
4 · 10%
97%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 32 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
13%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$18K proposed, $16K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2018-05-17.
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 #6 shows 97% of 740 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: 2018-10-26, 7 years ago
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
740
samples
3.46
dust max (mg/m3)
10
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.
138 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 602 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 #6 recorded 4.05 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.
4.05
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above 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 *
4.05
0.00
0.000
2017
9.33
5.60
0.000
2016 *
11.13
11.13
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
9.87
9.87
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)
2021
0
2020
0
2019
0
2018
40
270,306
2017
46
368,254
2016
21
137,322
2015
46
405,719
2014
40
314,113
2013
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Redhawk #6 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
Employee bent over to hang a pull rope on the continuous miner and felt a pain in employee's back when employee stood back up. Started missing work 5/19/2017.
April 26, 2017KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Employee was walking by the section coal feeder when EE stepped on a rock and twisted EE's right knee. Employee finished the shift and went to the Hospital the next morning had x-rays which were negative for any injuries.
2014 · 4 incidents
October 31, 2014KY · Coalexaminer, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examinerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was dragging timbers up the # 3 beltline when he slipped and twisted his right ankle. He went to Pikeville Medical Center and received x-rays no broken bones and was diagnosed with pulled tendon in his right ankle, is now waiting to receive MRI.
June 11, 2014KY · Coalscoop tram operator, load/haul/dump operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Redhawk Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee had just cleaned the coal feeder with a 488 scoop and he backed into the intersection at the feeder and got off the scoop and stood by the scoop bucket when the shuttle approached the feeder to unload the shuttle car caught the edge of the scoop bucket pushing it onto the scoop operators foot causing a fracture to his left foot.
Employee was walking across the section when he stepped on some gob in the # 6 entry one crosscut inby survey station # 157 and twisted his right knee.
February 24, 2014KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was changing a shut-off valve on a 4" inch water line, the straws that hold the coupling in place were broke so he used a hammer to bust the coupling which was still under pressure and it came apart striking him in the left side of the face causing cuts which required sutures and bruising and a broken orbital bone above the left eye.