Surface Mine No. 2 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $216 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1993–2004
Latest incident
Mar 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
43
citations
15
significant & substantial
$3,930
proposed penalties
$3,714
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $216 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.
Rate withheld: 407 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Surface Mine No. 2 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $216 outstanding across 0 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$216
outstanding
43 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-03-29.
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.
MSHA sampling at Surface Mine No. 2 shows 96% of 28 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: 2003-12-30, 22 years ago
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
28
samples
1.54
dust max (mg/m3)
21 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 7 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.
Surface Mine No. 2 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2003.
Injury rate, 2003
ⓘ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 5.87 and the all-US-mining average was 4.43 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 6.65 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
2003 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2001
1.98
1.98
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)
2005
0
2004
7
2003
10
2002
12
41,441
2001
40
330,073
2000
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Surface Mine No. 2 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
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
2005 Q3
0
0
0
2005 Q2
0
0
0
2005 Q1
0
0
0
2004 Q4
0
0
0
2004 Q3
0
0
0
2004 Q2
1,890
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
9,188
3
0
326.5
2003 Q4
12,007
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2003 Q3
7,159
1
0
139.7
2003 Q2
1,158
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
0
0
0
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q3
0
0
0
2002 Q2
0
0
0
2002 Q1
15,943
10
2
627.2
2001 Q4
34,148
10
5
292.8
2001 Q3
28,365
7
3
246.8
2001 Q2
30,101
3
0
99.7
2001 Q1
8,154
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
0
2
0
2000 Q3
0
0
0
2000 Q2
0
0
0
2000 Q1
664
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
19 on file
2004 · 1 incident
March 9, 2004KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techELECTRICAL
MECHANIC WAS SPRAYING GLUE ON A GASKET WHEN THE CAN CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE + POST ON THE BATTERY. THE CAN GROUNDED THE BATTERY CAUSING A FLASH FIRE WHICH RESULTED IN BURNS TO RIGHT HAND.
2001 · 1 incident
March 30, 2001KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
EE WAS WALKING DWON THE STEPS OUT OF A FILTER TRAILER WHEN THE STEP BROKE CAUSING EE TO FALL ON HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE WAS TAKEN TO HAZARD ARCH WHERE HE WAS TREATED & RELEASED.
1998 · 1 incident
August 11, 1998KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
MECHANIC WAS CHANGING THE TEETH ON A LOADER BUCKET. AS HE STEPPED FROM ONE POSITION TO ANOTHER, HE STEPPED ON ONE OF THE TEETH LYING ON THE GROUND, CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULAN CE TO THE HAZARD ARH WHERE HE WAS X-RAYED AND DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A BROKEN LEG.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING FROM ONE HOLE TO ANOTHER WHEN HE MIDJUDGED THE DISTANCE AND SLID THE DRILL OFF THE DRILL BENCH ONTO THE OPEN COAL PIT, A DISTANCE OF 12-1/2'. THE DRILL LANDED ON ITS LEFT SIDE. EE WAS TREANSPORTED TO ER WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A SLIGHT CONCUSSION.
1995 · 4 incidents
August 15, 1995KY · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TARPING HIS TRUCK WHEN HE FOUND THAT THE AUTOMATIC TARPER WAS FOULED WITH A BLOCK OF COAL. EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UPON THE SIDE OF THE COAL TRAILER (APPROX. 6 FT. OFF THE GROUND) IN AN EFFORT TO SHAKE THE TARP LOOSE. HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL TO THE GROUND. HE WS TRANSPORTED VIA AMBULANCE TO HAZARD ARH AT 12:45 PM & DIAGNOSED AS HAVING BROKEN LEFT ANKLE.
May 3, 1995KY · Coalgathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
DURING THE NIGHT SHIFT DINNER BREAK THE FUEL FILTERS ON THE 992C LOADER HAD TO BE CHANGED AFTER FINISHING THIS TASK THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE REAR OF THE GREASE TRUCK STUCK CAUSING EE & SEVERAL OTHERS TO ASSIST IN PULLING THE DOOR DOWN WHEN THE DOOR CAME LOOSE IT STRUCK EE A GLANCING BLOW TO THE HEAD THERE WAS NO MENTION OF AN INJURY THEN OR AT QUIT TIME (3:30PM)
February 10, 1995KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
HE HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE TRUCKS BRAKE SYSTEM. AS HE CLIMBED UP THE TRUCKS LADDER TO THE CAB, HE STATED THAT HE LOST HIS FOOTING DUE TO THE SNOW ON HIS BOOTS. HE FELL APPROX. 8 FT CATCHING HI MSELF ON THE WAY DOWN. HE REPORTED TO HAZARD ARH (SAT MORNING ) WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A BADLY BRUISED RIGHT SHOULDER, HIP AND ANKLE.
FLYROCK TRAVELED 500' AND STRUCK FOUR PARKED VEHICLES IN THE PARKING LOT. NO ONE WAS NEAR THE VEHICLES. THERE WAS APPROX. $3500.00 DAMAGE TO THREE VEHICLES.
1994 · 8 incidents
November 15, 1994KY · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM LOADER. RATHER THAN USE THE LADDER, HE CAME DOWN OVER THE LEFT REAR TIRE, ON TO THE PLATFORM WHERE THE BATTERIES ARE LOCATED, THEN DOWN THE STEP TO THE GROUND. BANKS STA TED HE HAD RUN THRU SOME WATER ON HIS WAY TO THEFUEL TANK. HE STEPPED DOWN FROM CAB LEVER ONTO TIRE AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL. BANKS INFORMED THE NIGHT FOREMAN, FALLEN BUT DID NOT THINK HE WA
September 9, 1994KY · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING A COAL TRUCK. AS HE STARTED TO BACK AWAY FROM THE COAL PILE, HE HALF TURNED TO LOOKE OVE RHIS RIGHT SHOULDER TO INSURE THAT IT WAS CLEAR TO BACK UP. IT WAS AT THIS TIME STATED THAT THE LOADER JERKED AND THAT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE NOTIFIED FOREMN. INJURED WAS TRANSPORTED TO HAZARD A.R.H. WHER HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A BRUIS
September 3, 1994KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE FINAL DRIVE OF A D96 DOZER. HE WIPED HIS FACE WITH A RAG WHEN AN UNSCEEN PIECE OF METAL GOT IN HIS EYE EE STATED THAT AT THE TIME, HE DID NOT REALIZE WHAT IT WAS. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT. HE WORKED SUN. HE WENT TO HAZARD ARC. WHERE IT WAS DECIDED THAT HE SHOULD GO TO U.K MED CENTER IN LEXINGTON KY MONDAY TWO SMALL PIECE OF METER WERE REMOVED AT THIS TIME.
May 22, 1994KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
WHILE USING AN IMPACT WRENCH, THE SOCKET SLIPPED, CAUSING EE TO BE STRUCK IN THE FACE, CUTTING HIS LIP & CRACKING HIS TOOTH. 40 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO SEW UP THE CUT. HE REUTRNED TO WORK TH E FOLLOWING MORNING AT 7:00 AM.
AFTER FUELING HIS DRILL EE JUMPED FROM THE TRACK TO THE GROUND WHILE HOLDING THE FUEL HOSE IN HIS HAND A DISTANCE OF APPROX. 2 1/2 FT HE WORKED THE REMAINDER OF FRI. 22ND SAT AND SUNDAY 24TH H E REPORTED TO THE DR OFFICE MON 4-25-94 WHERE HEDIAGNOSED AS HAVING A LOWER BACK SPRAIN. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK AT 600 AM 5-2-94.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STEAM CLEANING THE DRILL WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND. (APPROX. 4'). HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL (BY THE WATCHMAN ON DUTY) WHERE HE WAS X-RAYED & R ELEASED. HE WAS CHECKED AGAIN ON MONDAY (4-4-94)IT WAS DETERMINED AT THIS TIME THAT IT WAS A SPRAIN.
March 16, 1994KY · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS STANDING ON LOADER PREPARING TO TAKE ENGINE OUT. HE HAD REMOVED THE FLOOR PLATE TO BEGIN WORK WHEN HE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO DROP THE FLOOR PLATE ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE WAS WORKING IN TH E RAIN WHICH MAD THE FOOTING SLIPPERY.
LIGHT EXPLODED AN UNDETERMINED NUMBER OF HOLES IN A 40 HOLE SHOT. A DRILL, A BULK TRUCK, AND A D9L DOZER PLUS THEIR OPERATORS WERE ON THE SHOT AT THE TIME. THERE WERE NO INJURYS RESULTING FROM THIS INCIDENT MSHA & DEPT. OF MINES & MINERALS WERE NOTIFIED AT APPROX. 2:15-2:20.