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#1 PLANT Coal

N F C MINING, INC. · Facility
Controlled by Clark D Pergrem
Prestonsburg, Floyd County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1510271

#1 PLANT has $303K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 15 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
23
Years on record
1991–2022
Latest incident
Sep 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
956
citations
446
significant & substantial
$303,351
proposed penalties
$280,272
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $23,079 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
145
inspections on record
7,584
inspection hours
12.6
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.
956 citations across 7,584 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.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at #1 PLANT shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.24 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 413 samples.

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.
0.24
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.82
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
413
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-01-16.
Silica (quartz)
2.0
silica avg (%)
6.7
silica max (%)
31
samples
Most recent sample: 2024-12-30.
Noise
10%
over PEL
184
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-01-16.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
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
2024 Q2 5,175 8 2 1545.9
2024 Q1 6,284 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 7,410 21 9 2834.0
2023 Q3 6,346 6 2 945.5
2023 Q2 7,496 13 6 1734.3
2023 Q1 9,700 26 8 2680.4
2022 Q4 8,491 14 8 1648.8
2022 Q3 10,762 20 11 1858.4
2022 Q2 8,952 15 7 1675.6
2022 Q1 9,002 13 4 1444.1
2021 Q4 8,894 2 0 224.9
2021 Q3 7,908 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 7,557 7 2 926.3
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 28 4 2220.8
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 8 1 831.1
2017 Q1 7,153 13 6 1817.4
2016 Q4 6,492 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,451 6 0 930.1
2016 Q2 6,877 8 4 1163.3
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 4 1 431.0
2014 Q4 9,679 1 1 103.3
2014 Q3 10,893 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 11,299 5 3 442.5
2014 Q1 12,934 10 8 773.2
2013 Q4 14,398 1 0 69.5
2013 Q3 15,372 11 2 715.6
2013 Q2 14,479 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 13,368 11 6 822.9
2012 Q4 14,243 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 15,708 27 21 1718.9
2012 Q2 14,156 16 3 1130.3
2012 Q1 11,179 15 6 1341.8
2011 Q4 14,377 1 0 69.6
2011 Q3 17,890 10 4 559.0
2011 Q2 13,135 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 11,839 29 19 2449.5
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 10 2 811.0
2009 Q4 10,303 2 0 194.1
2009 Q3 10,142 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 11,150 11 7 986.5
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 12 5 877.5
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 3 3 377.4
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 21 19 2104.6
2002 Q2 5,535 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 9,467 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 9,854 25 22 2537.0
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 43 38 4905.3
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, 2022 KY · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
N F C Mining, Inc. · Fall from machine

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, 2022 KY · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDLING 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, 2018 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING 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.

2013 · 2 incidents

December 27, 2013 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
N F C Mining, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Traveling uphill and truck lost control and overturned on hill.

December 26, 2013 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
N F C Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Prying a rock out the feeder with a metal bar and strained back.

2012 · 2 incidents

December 11, 2012 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
N F C Mining, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Loading rail car and removing a hook from car. Hook fell on his hand.

November 19, 2012 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STRIKING OR BUMPING
N F C Mining, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Walking & struck top of head on a low beam.

2009 · 1 incident

January 7, 2009 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
N F C Mining, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

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, 2006 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
N F C Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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, 2006 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
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.

March 23, 2006 KY · Coal coal sampler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
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.

February 22, 2006 KY · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
N F C Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working in preparation plant. A chain was wrapped around a beam overhead. Employee pulled chain and it struck him on right cheekbone.

2004 · 1 incident

June 26, 2004 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
N F C Mining, Inc. · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED FUELING AND GREASING DOZER. HE WAS COMING BACK DOWN OFF TRACKS AND SLIPPED AND FELL OFF DOZER.

2000 · 3 incidents

July 3, 2000 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
N F C Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PULLING A TAIL ROLLER WITH CHAIN ATTACHED TO A RED DEVIL. CHAIN BROKE AND STRUCK LEFT HAND - INJURING LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER.

May 17, 2000 KY · Coal miner, nec POWERED HAULAGE
N F C Mining, Inc. · Fall from machine

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, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
N F C Mining, Inc. · Fall from ladders

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO CHECK SCREENS ON VIBRATOR WHEN HE FELL - APPROX 6'.

1998 · 1 incident

1996 · 1 incident

November 12, 1996 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
South Lake Processing · Struck by falling object

WAS TAKIGN U-JOIN OUT OF TRUCK. DRIVE LINE FELL ON THUMB OF LEFT HAND, CUAISNG A CUT THAT REQUIRED TWO STITCHES AND THREE STITCHES OUTSIDE.

1995 · 2 incidents

September 9, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Lake Processing · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE HELPING CARRY A KREBS TRUNCATED CONE HOUSING UP SECOND SET OF STAIRS, HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

February 14, 1995 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Lake Processing · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS CHANGING FLAT TIRE ON COAL TRUCK (10 WHEELER) HURT HIS BACK FROM HIS SHOULDER DOWN TO HIS CHEST.

1994 · 1 incident

August 12, 1994 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
South Lake Processing · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
South Lake Processing · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE THINKS HE MUST HAVE HIT SIDE OF FEEDER WHILE SHOVELING & SCRATCHED MIDDLE FINGER OF RT HAND

1991 · 1 incident

February 4, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
South Lake Processing · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING UNDER CONVEYOR AT A LOW POINT CONVEYOR STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK.

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