Surface Mine No 8 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $231 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1994–2001
Latest incident
Apr 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
46
citations
16
significant & substantial
$3,210
proposed penalties
$2,979
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $231 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: 394 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 8 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $231 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$231
outstanding
46 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-05-01.
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 8 shows 89% of 53 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: 2001-06-26, 25 years ago
89%
within 1.5 mg/m3
53
samples
3.18
dust max (mg/m3)
33 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 20 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 8 recorded 8.66 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.
Injury rate, 2001
ⓘ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.
8.66
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 7.69 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
2001 *
8.66
0.00
0.000
2000 *
13.43
4.48
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)
2007
4
2004
0
2003
3
10,309
2002
0
2001
8
52,685
2000
16
153,875
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Surface Mine No 8 sits in Perry County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 27,847
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$45,261
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 WAS LAYING ON LEFT SIDE UNDERNEATH D9L DOZER. MOLTEN METAL DRIPPED INTO RIGHT EAR CAUSING SEVERE INNER EAR BURN. FOREMAN POURED STERILEWATER INTO EAR AND RECOMMENDED HIM TO GO TO DR. AN EAR SPECIALIST TREATED HIM FOR SEVERE BURN AND TESTED HIM FOR HEARING LOSS FOLLOW UP IN 2 WEEKS.
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM ROCK TRK & CUT HIS HIP ON TOOL TRUCK TOOL DOOR THAT WAS STANDING OPEN TOOK HIM TO ER FOR STITCHES & HE WENT TO WORK NO LOSS TIME
November 2, 2000KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
UNLOADING 350LB CORNER BIT FROM PALLET ON BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK AND CARRYING A DOZER BLADE, IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND DROPPED DOWN CRUSHINGHAND AGAINST BLADE.
EE WAS DRIVING MACK COAL TRUCK LOADED DOWN A STEEP GRADE WHEN ANOTHER COAL TRUCK FOLLOWING HIM LOST CONTROL AND RAN INTO REAR OF HIS TRUCK CAUSING THIS ACCIDENT. EE GOT MILD CONCUSSION OF HEAD DUE TO IMPACT OF TRUCK HITTING HIM CAUSING MODERATE DAMAGE TO TRUCK.
EE WAS DRIVING MACK COAL TRUCK LOADED DOWN A STEEP GRADE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF IT AND IT PICKED UP SPEED & RAN INTO ANOTHER COAL TRUCK CAUSIN G AN ACCIDENT DAMAGING TRUCK AND CAUSING INJURY OF BRUISES AND LACERATIONS. EE WAS CHECKED OUT AND RELEASED BY DR.
1999 · 2 incidents
March 1, 1999KY · Coalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS (OUT OF A FILTER TRAILER) WITH A BOX OF RAGS WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL-STRIKING HIS BACK ON THE STEPS. WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE A BRUISED BACK.
January 28, 1999KY · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE ROCK TRUCK, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS ANKLE. HE WAS TAKEN TO HAZARD ARH WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.
1998 · 1 incident
December 10, 1998KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF FUELING A D11N DOZER, WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL APPROX 10 FT LANDING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE WAS IMMEDIATELY TRANSPORTED TO HAZARD ARH ER WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. HIS DIAGNOSIS AT PRESENT TIME IS MUSCLE SPRAIN (PENDING AN MRI).
HE STATED THAT WHEN HE DUMPED THE LOAD OF ROCK , THE BED OF THE TRUCK DROPPED, THEN JERKED BACK, CAUSING A QUICK JOLT TO HIS BACK. HE WAS TAKEN TO HAZARD ARH WHERE HE WAS X-RAYED AND RELEASED.
November 4, 1997KY · Coalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING OIL IN THE DRILL. WHEN HE FINISHED, HE TURNED TO STEP DOWN FROM THE DRILL. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE WAS TAKEN TO HAZARD ARH WHERE HE WAS X-RAYED AND DIAGNOSED AS HAVING LIGAMENT DAMAGE TO HIS SHOULDER. THE DISTANCE OF THE FALL WAS APPROX. 3'
August 27, 1997KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
THE FOREMAN HANDED INJURED THE FUEL HOSE. AFTER PUTTING THE HOSE IN THE DOZER'S FUEL TANK, HE TURNED AND STARTED TO WALK AROUND THE DOOR WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND, A DIST ANCE OF APPROX. 8 FT.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MEASURING BLAST HOLE DISTANCEDS FOR THE SHOT HE HAD BEEN DRILLING. AS HE WALKED ACROSS THE DRILL BENCH. HE STEPPED INTO A CRACK CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE WAS TAKEN TO HA ZARD ARH WHERE HE WAS X RAYED AND RELEASED. HIS DIAGNOSIS WAS A POSSIBLE PULLED MUSTLE IN HIS LOWER BACK. EXPECTED TO RETURN TO WORK ON 7-28-97.
INJURED STATED THAT WHILE FUELING A WATER PUMP, WHICH WAS BEING USED TO PUMP WATER FROM THE COALPIT, A BASEBALL SIZE ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL,STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK, THE PUMP WAS SITTING APPROX 30' FROM THE WALL. INJURED DROVE HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVINGA BRUISED BACK.
1994 · 3 incidents
December 14, 1994KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WHILE EXCHANGING AN ENGINE ON A DION BULLDOZER, EE WAS IN AN AKWARD POSITION ATTEMPTING TO CONNECT RETURN COOLANT HOSES TO THE BOTTOM RADIATOR OUTLET, WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOUL DER.
November 29, 1994KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
EE WAS STEAM CLEANING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF A 777 CAT. ROCKTRUCK EE STATED THAT HE SWUNG THE WAND ACROSS HIS KNEE AND THAT HE HAD FELT A STING BUT DID NOT THINK ANYTHING WAS WRONG. HE CONT INUED TO WORK UNTIL 12-10-94 WHEN HIS KNEE BEGANTO SWELL. HE REPORTED TO HAZARD ARH 12-10-94. IT WAS AT THIS TIME HE WAS ADMITTED.
November 3, 1994KY · Coalblaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkeyHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER IN PLACING A GREASE BARRLE IN POSITION IN THE REAR OF THE GREASE TRUCK. EMPLOYEE'S JOB WAS TO SPIN THE BARREL INTO PLACE AS THE BARREL WAS SLID ACROSS THE FL OOR. AS HE TURNED THE BARREL, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE WORKED NOV. 3,4,5,7 & 8. HE WENT TO HAZARD A.R.H. WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A LOWER BACK MUSCLE SPRAIN 11-9-94.