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.
213 citations across 2,472 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Vicco Mine has $35K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K 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.
$35K
proposed penalties
$35K
current assessed
$31K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
212 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $151 in penalties contested before the Commission, $0 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-08-04.
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.
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 Vicco Mine shows 94% of 377 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: 2009-07-14, 17 years ago
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
377
samples
2.93
dust max (mg/m3)
217 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 160 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.
Vicco Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2009.
Injury rate, 2009
ⓘ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 4.16 and the all-US-mining average was 3.36 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.04 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
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007
0.95
0.95
0.000
2006
0.85
0.00
0.000
2005
0.00
0.00
0.000
2004
0.84
0.00
0.000
2003
2.07
1.38
0.000
2002
1.91
1.91
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
0
2011
0
2010
0
2009
25
159,240
2008
44
325,239
2007
77
723,538
2006
86
876,162
2005
87
910,628
2004
91
960,801
2003
105
1,496,240
2002
118
1,585,744
2001
106
1,612,908
2000
35
399,904
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Vicco Mine 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
ICG Hazard, LLC · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
EE stated he was using a sledge hammer, when he felt a pain in his back. At first this was classified as an ongoing injury. After an investigation, this injury has been determined by worker comp. to be a new injury. EE has been off work due to heart surgery.
EE was on a grader doing a survey of the unit hours. He missed the handrail and fell to the ground. He suffered a bruise and swelling of the right shoulder, hip and knee.
October 28, 2006KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
OPERATOR WAS STANDING ON DRILL DECK CLEANING WINDOWS ON DM-45 INGERSOL HIGHWALL DRILL WHEN PULL UP CHAIN BROKE STRIKING HIM. HE SUSTAINED CUTS TO FACE AND A BROKEN LEFT ARM. HE WAS ADMITTED TO A.R.H. HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION.
2002 · 3 incidents
October 25, 2002KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
EE WAS OPERATING A CAT ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE RECEIVED A SUDDEN JAR WHILE GETTING LOADED COMPALINED OF PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER AREA. EE FAILED TO REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL NEXT SHIFT 8-8-02 AT WHICH TIM E FOREMAN SENT HIM TO HOSPITAL FOR X RAYS FIRST DAY OFF WORK WAS 8-12-02.
April 24, 2002KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOUNT HIS DOZER WHEN HE DEVELOPED A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SIDE OF HIS RIB CAGE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 05-06-02. HE WAS OFF WORK FOR 2 DAYS.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS HE WAS LOADING A BICKET OF ROCK, THE BUCKET HIT A ROCK, CAUSING HIM TO BE THROWN AGAINST THE SEAT BELT, JERKING HIS LOWER BACK. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 2-26-01 AND IS OFF WORK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE PENDING MRI.