Smith #2 has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $21K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2024–2025
Latest incident
Dec 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2023
128
citations
25
significant & substantial
$29,167
proposed penalties
$8,439
paid to date
29% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $20,728 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2023
29
inspections on record
2,098
inspection hours
6.1
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.
128 citations across 2,098 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Smith #2 has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $21K outstanding across 1 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.
$29K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$21K
outstanding
122 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Smith #2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.34 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 332 samples.
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.
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
2025 Q4
21,767
22
7
1010.7
2025 Q3
11,780
10
1
848.9
2025 Q2
5,272
19
3
3603.9
2025 Q1
10,364
22
4
2122.7
2024 Q4
2,380
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
16,289
13
4
798.1
2024 Q2
16,331
18
2
1102.2
2024 Q1
11,298
15
2
1327.7
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
6,218
8
2
1286.6
2023 Q3
1,896
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2025 · 3 incidents
December 18, 2025KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorSTRIKING OR BUMPING
EE was walking back to Shuttle Car from the Continuous Miner, in the #3 Entry on 001 MMU, when EE struck a Roof Bolt strap hanging down from previous mining. EE complained of head and neck "jamming" together causing pain to neck and shoulder. EE seen family physician on 12-22-25, and was placed off work until additional testing/imaging is completed.
January 18, 2025KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Had a reportable roof fall at XC #2, Entry #3, on East Mains. Rock Fall does not have escapeways or airways blocked, it's in a neutral entry. Fall doesn't affect any people or equipment. Area has been dangered off.
2024 · 2 incidents
May 23, 2024KY · Coalcontinuous miner operator, coal mole operatorMACHINERY
Continuous miner was cutting in #3 Entry, in crosscut #20. Had two pieces of rock on the continuous miner standoff, the bottom piece was the larger piece. EE was trying to remove the top piece of rock from the miner, when the top rock moved, both rocks came off together striking EE.
April 16, 2024KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Installing roof bolts in the 3Left Cut, Break 12, Inby Spad #102. This was the first cut took out of 3Left, mined straight ahead. While drilling outside hole, in their first row, the corner on the operator's side fell off striking employee,on backside/left shoulder.
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