United States Energy has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Oct 1988
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
232
citations
63
significant & substantial
$36,779
proposed penalties
$23,635
paid to date
64% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $13,144 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
111
inspections on record
2,672
inspection hours
8.7
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.
232 citations across 2,672 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
United States Energy has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 3 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.
$37K
proposed penalties
$31K
current assessed
$24K
paid to date
$7K
outstanding
222 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $8K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-06-06.
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.
5citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
Settled
5 · 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
71%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$8K proposed, $2K 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 2014-05-19.
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 United States Energy shows 100% of 105 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: 2023-01-26, 3 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
105
samples
0.88
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.
101 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 4 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER39
TIPPLE OPERATOR24
WEIGHMAN14
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2012
4
2011
0
2010
3
2009
3
2008
7
2007
4
2006
3
2005
9
2004
2
2003
1
2002
3
2001
2
2000
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
United States Energy sits in Clay County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Clay County, Kentucky · Population 20,105
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$39,607
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
2012 Q3
1,456
5
3
3434.1
2011 Q1
0
3
1
2010 Q3
1,320
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
480
4
1
8333.3
2010 Q1
1,440
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
600
1
1
1666.7
2009 Q3
560
5
2
8928.6
2008 Q3
2,880
7
1
2430.6
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2008 Q2
2,880
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
1,440
7
3
4861.1
2007 Q4
960
4
2
4166.7
2006 Q4
0
0
0
2006 Q3
0
0
0
2006 Q2
1,666
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
3,560
20
7
5618.0
2005 Q4
4,263
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
4,896
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
4,752
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
3,218
7
0
2175.3
2004 Q4
2,700
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
0
0
0
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2003 Q4
0
0
0
2003 Q3
0
10
4
2003 Q2
20
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
16
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q2
1,489
2
2
1343.2
2002 Q1
1,564
1
1
639.4
2001 Q4
2,160
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
940
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
0
0
0
2001 Q1
0
0
0
2000 Q4
1,440
1
0
694.4
2000 Q3
0
0
0
2000 Q2
1,658
2
2
1206.3
2000 Q1
1,800
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
1988 · 1 incident
October 1, 1988KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON