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.
957 citations across 7,620 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
#1 PLANT has $303K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 15 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.
$303K
proposed penalties
$283K
current assessed
$280K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
939 assessments are final orders; 15 contested dockets.
Of $93K in penalties contested before the Commission, $72K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-17.
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.
39citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
Settled
29 · 74%
Stood as issued
9 · 23%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 3%
94%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 33 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
22%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$93K proposed, $72K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2014-05-04.
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 #1 PLANT shows 100% of 414 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: 2026-08-06
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
414
samples
1.82
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.
302 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 112 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.
#1 PLANT recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2024.
Injury rate, 2024
ⓘ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 3.16 and the all-US-mining average was 2.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.17 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
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
10.75
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
4.59
4.59
0.000
2017 *
0.00
0.00
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
Year
Employees
2026
2
2025
10
2024
12
2023
15
2022
15
2021
16
2020
20
2019
19
2018
18
2017
17
2016
12
2015
16
2014
22
2013
29
2012
31
2011
28
2010
23
2009
23
2008
30
2007
23
2006
22
2005
21
2004
17
2003
15
2002
17
2001
14
2000
15
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
#1 PLANT sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
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
2026 Q2
525
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
623
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
2,261
2
0
884.6
2025 Q3
3,762
7
2
1860.7
2025 Q2
4,293
4
1
931.7
2025 Q1
4,445
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
5,088
10
3
1965.4
2024 Q3
7,572
9
2
1188.6
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
5,175
8
2
1545.9
2024 Q1
6,284
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
7,410
16
8
2159.2
2023 Q3
6,346
5
1
787.9
2023 Q2
7,496
13
6
1734.3
2023 Q1
9,700
23
7
2371.1
2022 Q4
8,491
13
7
1531.0
2022 Q3
10,762
20
11
1858.4
2022 Q2
8,952
14
6
1563.9
2022 Q1
9,002
12
4
1333.0
2021 Q4
8,894
2
0
224.9
2021 Q3
7,908
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
7,557
4
2
529.3
2021 Q1
7,364
2
0
271.6
2020 Q4
6,846
2
1
292.1
2020 Q3
2,792
6
2
2149.0
2020 Q2
11,120
6
1
539.6
2020 Q1
10,617
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
11,752
26
11
2212.4
2019 Q3
12,103
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
12,608
27
4
2141.5
2019 Q1
10,756
6
3
557.8
2018 Q4
10,587
12
5
1133.5
2018 Q3
10,567
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
11,954
23
13
1924.0
2018 Q1
10,447
9
2
861.5
2017 Q4
9,550
12
3
1256.5
2017 Q3
9,871
19
9
1924.8
2017 Q2
9,626
4
0
415.5
2017 Q1
7,153
12
5
1677.6
2016 Q4
6,492
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
6,451
6
0
930.1
2016 Q2
6,877
5
2
727.1
2016 Q1
3,556
2
1
562.4
2015 Q4
4,069
1
0
245.8
2015 Q3
6,990
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
8,605
3
1
348.6
2015 Q1
9,281
2
0
215.5
2014 Q4
9,679
1
1
103.3
2014 Q3
10,893
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
11,299
4
2
354.0
2014 Q1
12,934
10
8
773.2
2013 Q4
14,398
1
0
69.5
2013 Q3
15,372
8
1
520.4
2013 Q2
14,479
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
13,368
8
4
598.4
2012 Q4
14,243
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
15,708
17
12
1082.3
2012 Q2
14,156
15
3
1059.6
2012 Q1
11,179
9
4
805.1
2011 Q4
14,377
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
17,890
6
2
335.4
2011 Q2
13,135
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
11,839
23
15
1942.7
2010 Q4
10,712
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
10,101
23
1
2277.0
2010 Q2
11,086
28
0
2525.7
2010 Q1
12,330
8
2
648.8
2009 Q4
10,303
2
0
194.1
2009 Q3
10,142
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
11,150
8
4
717.5
2009 Q1
11,705
12
4
1025.2
2008 Q4
12,763
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
13,377
13
3
971.8
2008 Q2
15,309
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
13,642
23
9
1686.0
2007 Q4
14,078
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
11,214
14
8
1248.4
2007 Q2
10,534
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
10,622
25
10
2353.6
2006 Q4
11,786
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
11,540
24
12
2079.7
2006 Q2
12,343
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
14,401
10
4
694.4
2005 Q4
12,721
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
13,675
8
2
585.0
2005 Q2
13,039
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
8,890
4
4
449.9
2004 Q4
11,393
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
9,352
15
8
1603.9
2004 Q2
7,949
1
1
125.8
2004 Q1
9,472
2
1
211.1
2003 Q4
7,435
27
9
3631.5
2003 Q3
8,626
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
8,649
12
9
1387.4
2003 Q1
7,017
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
9,558
4
3
418.5
2002 Q3
9,978
16
15
1603.5
2002 Q2
5,535
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
9,467
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
9,854
17
15
1725.2
2001 Q3
7,279
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
7,804
26
23
3331.6
2001 Q1
8,553
16
10
1870.7
2000 Q4
8,392
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
8,766
36
31
4106.8
2000 Q2
7,819
37
21
4732.1
2000 Q1
8,758
4
3
456.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
23 on file
2022 · 2 incidents
September 22, 2022KY · Coalutility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee climbed belt structure with no ladder to put a grease fitting in tail roller bearing resulting in slip off structure landing on EE's knee. Safety equipment to do these jobs are in areas around job and are labeled for employees.
February 7, 2022KY · Coalutility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
N F C Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
On the date of 2/7/2022 at 1:30 PM, EE came to me with an injury to EE's finger. EE said that EE was trying to turn a pump pulley which resulted in EE's finger being rolled up in the drive belt. Pump was de-energized and guard was removed to repair. Report was made at the time of incident and EE was driven to medical center where EE was treated for injury.
2018 · 1 incident
October 8, 2018KY · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
N F C Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Repairing tailgate latch on RD800 Mack truck, accident happened when removing the cribbing that was installed to provide safety while repairs were made. The operator and help pulled back to remove crib, operator failed to move hand and was pulled into latch and crushed fingers.
A catwalk had been damaged by coal truck and was barricaded off with metal straps on both ends to prevent entrances on either end. He went over straps, grabbed handrail, it broke and he fell backwards and hit his head on main belt structure.
2006 · 4 incidents
August 30, 2006KY · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorMACHINERY
Three employees were pulling off pulley sheave on crusher. They used pusher bolts but it wouldn't come off. Got wheel puller & two employees tightened wheel puller while the other employee applied heat with a torch. Never showed any signs of movement - just jumped off all at once and edge caught one employee in the forehead at the hairline.
July 14, 2006KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
N F C Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Torque arm on speed reducer in tunnel came loose. EE turned it off to work on it, but didn't lock it out. Another EE turned it back on.
N F C Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING @ LOADOUT USING A PIPE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BELT ON CRUSHER. WRENCH SLIPPED PINCHING HIS PINKY FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH & A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON FINES BELT INSTALLING GREASE HOSES ON BEARING; THE BELT WAS TURNED ON BY MIS-TAKE AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL APPROXIMATELY 15-20' TO THE GROUND.
May 8, 2000KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CUTTING WIRE WITH KNIFE, WHEN WIRE CUT THRU KNIFE JERKED BACK CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUND TO ARM BETWEEN WRIST & WLBOW. 2 INCH LACERATION REQUIRING 7 STITCHES.
1993 · 1 incident
January 20, 1993KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)