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: 978 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Turkey Branch has $67K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K outstanding across 8 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.
$67K
proposed penalties
$59K
current assessed
$48K
paid to date
$11K
outstanding
263 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
Of $28K in penalties contested before the Commission, $20K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-12-02.
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.
68citations taken to the federal commission · 26% of citations on record
Settled
66 · 97%
Vacated or withdrawn
2 · 3%
57%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 14 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
29%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$28K proposed, $20K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2012-01-23.
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 Turkey Branch shows 100% of 104 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: 2011-12-02, 14 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
104
samples
0.91
dust max (mg/m3)
81 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 23 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.
Turkey Branch recorded 10.40 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2011.
Injury rate, 2011
ⓘ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.
10.40
total case rate
10.40
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.83 and the all-US-mining average was 3.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.28 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
2011 *
10.40
10.40
0.000
2010
3.58
3.58
0.000
2009
1.20
1.20
0.000
2008
1.18
1.18
0.000
2007
2.39
2.39
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)
2013
0
2012
8
6,340
2011
37
270,018
2010
45
334,063
2009
67
282,702
2008
68
447,835
2007
68
555,971
2006
52
215,925
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Turkey Branch sits in Leslie County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 10.6% 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.
Leslie County, Kentucky · Population 10,261
10.6%
Mining share of county employment
$40,176
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
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2013 Q2
0
0
0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
0
0
0
2012 Q3
509
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
820
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
2,534
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
12,972
8
1
616.7
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2011 Q3
29,060
3
0
103.2
2011 Q2
27,997
14
0
500.1
2011 Q1
26,090
14
3
536.6
2010 Q4
27,796
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
18,643
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
26,342
4
4
151.8
2010 Q1
38,914
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
41,734
4
1
95.8
2009 Q3
42,867
9
1
210.0
2009 Q2
40,509
1
0
24.7
2009 Q1
41,207
1
0
24.3
2008 Q4
43,155
20
8
463.4
2008 Q3
41,098
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
43,260
14
3
323.6
2008 Q1
41,818
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
42,229
25
9
592.0
2007 Q3
42,964
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
43,266
7
4
161.8
2007 Q1
39,232
14
11
356.9
2006 Q4
37,147
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
40,944
2
2
48.8
2006 Q2
6,560
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2011 · 5 incidents
August 27, 2011KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was pulling water hose out of water when he pulled something in his abdomen. Foreman was told but employee said he was okay. His abdomen continued to bother him so he went to the doctor on 9-12-11.
July 20, 2011KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was on the hydroseeder crew, was pulling hose up a steep hill when his feet slipped out from under him causing him to fall on the right shoulder.
March 17, 2011KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was stepping off D11. Stepped from push arm to the ground and fell on the ground flat on his back. Employee didn't not miss work until 3/28/2011,which was when he was put on night shift he went to doctor on 3/29/11 and the doctor told him to take off two weeks.
2010 · 2 incidents
November 26, 2010KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was dumping a load of rock when the truck started to turn over, he tried to let the truck bed down but the truck turned over. The truck flipped four times before coming to a rest on all 6 wheels.
A D10T dozer caught on fire and the employee was assisting in fighting the fire when he inhaled some fire extinguisher dust and smoke from the fire. The employee became sick and was taken to the E.R.
July 19, 2006KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Employee was grinding metal when the grinder wheel shattered. A piece of the grinder wheel struck his left arm causing a laceration to the arm. Employee was taken to the hospital, recieved 4 stitches and returned to work.
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