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.
90 citations across 1,313 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Voyager #6 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
82 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-11-19.
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 Voyager #6 shows 89% of 185 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: 2003-10-20, 22 years ago
89%
within 1.5 mg/m3
185
samples
5.18
dust max (mg/m3)
87 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 98 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.
Voyager #6 recorded 13.08 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.
13.08
total case rate
10.46
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above 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.
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)
2004
1
2003
28
452,927
2002
41
472,995
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Voyager #6 sits in Martin County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 8.0% 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.
Martin County, Kentucky · Population 11,181
8.0%
Mining share of county employment
$46,185
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
2004 Q3
320
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
130
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
32
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
5,821
6
0
1030.8
2003 Q3
19,007
16
4
841.8
2003 Q2
21,204
19
5
896.1
2003 Q1
30,443
10
2
328.5
2002 Q4
22,876
17
5
743.1
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3
23,772
16
9
673.1
2002 Q2
24,011
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
26 on file
2014 · 1 incident
April 21, 2014KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Martin Co. Coal Corp. · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Claim for pneumoconiosis. X-ray read date of 4/21/14. Employment termination date of 5/1/2003.
ON 8-23-03 A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT #54 BREAK, #2 ENTRY #14 BELT. FALL WAS ON BELT LINE 60' X 20' X 5 1/2'. TOP WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN BOLTS. IT WAS REPORTED TO PIKEVILLE OFFICE THAT EVENING .
EE WAS ON HIS KNEES WORKING ON A CONTINUOUS MINER, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS HITTING HIM ON THE BACK SIDE OF LEFT LEG, BELOW KNEE. ROCK SIZE WAS 30" LONG 16" WIDE 1" TO 2" THICK. HEIGHT WAS 7'. 1ST DAY FROM WORK WAS ON 7-30-03.
June 19, 2003KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS BUILDING A STOPPING. IT WAS LEANING VERY BAD AND WAS NOT WEDGED. STOPPING STARTED TO FALL OVER, HE TURNED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND TRIPPED. A BLOCK FROM FALLEN STOPPING HIT HIM IN THE SHOULDER.
June 7, 2003KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
CHECKING FLUIDS IN LO TRAC ENGINE.DROPPED RADIATOR CAP BENT OVER TO PICK UP CAP & PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON LO-TRAC WHEN HOOD FELL DOWN. POSSIBLE FRACTURE TO LEFT HAND
TRAMMING A SCOOP DOWN #3 ENTRY. SCOOP RAN OVER A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE, CAUSING IT TO FLIP UP AND HITTING HIM IN THE BACK OF HEAD. (LACERATION, STITCHES.)
March 18, 2003KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS PACKING 15' STEEL BEAMS TO SET IN CRIB TO SUPPORT THE TOP. HE WAS STANDING ON BELTLINE PUSHING BEAMS INTO PLACE WHEN HE ALLEGES HE FELT HIS SHOULDER PULL, WHEN HE DID IT FOR THE S ECOND TIME HE SAID IT MADE THE PAIN WORSE.
February 7, 2003KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
VOYAGER #6 MINE EXPERIENCED AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL AT #85 CROSSCUT ON THE BELT LINE. MSHA WAS NOTIFIED, INSPECTOR WAS ON PROPERTY.
August 1, 2002KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techFALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT #8 ENTRY RETURN. NOTIFIED MSHA. ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT PLACED IN AREA. FALL APPROX. 9' X 20' X 35'.
July 17, 2002KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderFALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURED AT VOYAGER #6 MINE. THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE 3RD SHIFT FIREBOSS. THE FALL OCCURED AT THE #35 BREAK 60' INBY SPAD #40016 #1 ENTRY 41015 #2 ENTRY. #41009 #3 ENTRY #41003 #4 ENTRY AND 60' OUTBY SPAD 10997 #8 ENTRY. FALL FROM 1 TO 4 ENTRY APPROX. 200' #7 ENTRY APPROX 50.
June 25, 2002KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE AND 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE HANGING CM CABLE. LATER IN THE SHIFT EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED SECTION FOREMAN THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 6/27/02. MUSCLE STRAIN IN BACK.
May 28, 2002KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE HAD POSITIONED CRIB BLOCK UNDER GATHERING POT. PAN WAS BEING RAISED UP AND DOWN ON CRIB BLOCK. TRYING TO BREAK GATHERING POT LOOSE. EE REACHED IN TO RE-POSITION CRIB BLOCK WHEN PAN WAS LET DOWN ON HIS LEFT THUMB, BREAK AND LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB.
May 1, 2002KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK