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.
78 citations across 1,219 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
SHM System-77 has $90K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 4 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.
$90K
proposed penalties
$47K
current assessed
$47K
paid to date
$100
outstanding
72 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $70K in penalties contested before the Commission, $26K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-09-13.
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.
6citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
Settled
6 · 100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 6 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
62%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$70K proposed, $26K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2015-04-08.
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 SHM System-77 shows 99% of 84 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: 2026-06-17
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
84
samples
1.64
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.
84 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER19
AUGER OPERATOR18
GROUNDMAN15
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.
SHM System-77 recorded 0.00 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
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 Indiana, coal mining averaged 2.69 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 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
5.28
5.28
0.000
2012 *
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)
2026
20
60,496
2025
10
90,772
2024
5
112,821
2019
0
2018
9
125,062
2017
8
100,876
2016
6
205,695
2015
27
152,383
2014
17
258,082
2013
11
355,917
2012
12
228,312
2011
7
52,274
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
SHM System-77 sits in Warrick County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Warrick County, Indiana · Population 64,650
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$95,027
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
2026 Q2
4,834
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
7,029
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
4,446
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
4,903
1
0
204.0
2025 Q2
2,634
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
7,910
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
9,318
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
1,350
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
0
0
0
2024 Q1
0
0
0
2019 Q2
0
0
0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q4
4,736
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
2,571
2
2
777.9
2018 Q2
3,723
6
1
1611.6
2018 Q1
5,249
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
4,072
6
2
1473.5
2017 Q3
5,150
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
2,696
3
0
1112.8
2017 Q1
2,929
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
2,215
4
0
1805.9
2016 Q3
2,093
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
1,618
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
3,175
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
5,716
2
1
349.9
2015 Q3
4,710
5
3
1061.6
2015 Q2
3,603
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
17,861
6
1
335.9
2014 Q4
15,198
7
5
460.6
2014 Q3
8,776
6
4
683.7
2014 Q2
8,601
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
11,144
6
3
538.4
2013 Q4
9,273
4
3
431.4
2013 Q3
10,491
3
1
286.0
2013 Q2
9,482
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
8,631
3
1
347.6
2012 Q4
4,895
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
6,261
1
0
159.7
2012 Q2
9,478
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
9,289
5
2
538.3
2011 Q4
6,094
6
2
984.6
2011 Q3
224
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2017 · 2 incidents
December 5, 2017IN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was removing a pin from the right angle of the Highwall Miner with a pry bar. The pry bar kicked back from the tension and pinning EE's left hand on the tail chain and striking EE on the head.
Employee was using a slate bar to remove pins from the right angle conveyor as the pin was dislodged, the shifting weight of the conveyor caused the slate bar to pivot upwards, causing the slate bar to strike him on the right cheek.