S-4 Calloway North has $53K in proposed MSHA penalties and $514 outstanding across 11 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2008–2012
Latest incident
Dec 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
153
citations
81
significant & substantial
$53,435
proposed penalties
$42,213
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,222 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.
153 citations across 1,372 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.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2011-11-07.
On record since 2011.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
S-4 Calloway North has $53K in proposed MSHA penalties and $514 outstanding across 11 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.
$53K
proposed penalties
$43K
current assessed
$42K
paid to date
$514
outstanding
150 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
Of $33K in penalties contested before the Commission, $22K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-06-03.
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.
47citations taken to the federal commission · 31% of citations on record
Settled
40 · 85%
Stood as issued
7 · 15%
100%
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 26 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
33%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$33K proposed, $22K 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 S-4 Calloway North shows 99% of 78 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: 2016-01-18, 10 years ago
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
78
samples
2.76
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.
65 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 13 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.
S-4 Calloway North recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2014.
Injury rate, 2014
ⓘ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 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 2.93 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.63 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
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012 *
2.11
2.11
0.000
2011 *
2.94
2.94
0.000
2009 *
2.80
2.80
0.000
2008 *
3.88
3.88
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
5
2015
4
2014
13
45,396
2013
13
42,712
2012
30
503,649
2011
29
256,121
2010
0
2009
32
130,196
2008
22
133,941
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
S-4 Calloway North sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
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 Q2
995
1
0
1005.0
2016 Q1
367
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
1,593
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
1,955
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
2,158
1
0
463.4
2015 Q1
686
14
2
20408.2
2014 Q4
780
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
5,464
1
1
183.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2014 Q2
15,205
6
5
394.6
2014 Q1
16,464
1
0
60.7
2013 Q4
13,344
4
3
299.8
2013 Q3
9,031
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
3,347
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
3,232
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
19,864
5
1
251.7
2012 Q3
23,702
2
2
84.4
2012 Q2
25,129
18
10
716.3
2012 Q1
26,270
2
1
76.1
2011 Q4
27,116
5
4
184.4
2011 Q3
10,340
2
1
193.4
2011 Q2
20,389
29
18
1422.3
2011 Q1
10,162
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
0
0
0
2010 Q3
0
0
0
2010 Q2
0
0
0
2010 Q1
0
0
0
2009 Q4
2,311
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
13,425
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
18,936
3
3
158.4
2009 Q1
36,769
15
5
408.0
2008 Q4
26,991
1
0
37.0
2008 Q3
21,825
4
1
183.3
2008 Q2
2,714
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2012 · 3 incidents
December 26, 2012KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
On a delivery, EE pulled up to a suspicious vehicle, got out of the vehicle, approached the two men regarding their suspicious behavior, got phone out of the truck, while on the phone writing the plate numbers down, the two men jumped in the vehicle & put the vehicle in reverse striking EE, he fell to the ground hurting his back, the two men drove off.
July 29, 2011KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON