Allen Preparation Plant P-3 has $484K in proposed MSHA penalties and $81K outstanding across 16 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1983–2009
Latest incident
Mar 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
386
citations
176
significant & substantial
$484,387
proposed penalties
$231,813
paid to date
48% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $252,574 gap.
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.
386 citations across 2,001 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Allen Preparation Plant P-3 has $484K in proposed MSHA penalties and $81K outstanding across 16 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.
$484K
proposed penalties
$313K
current assessed
$232K
paid to date
$81K
outstanding
374 assessments are final orders; 16 contested dockets.
Of $389K in penalties contested before the Commission, $217K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-01-21.
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.
35citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
Settled
35 · 100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 32 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
44%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$389K proposed, $217K 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 2010-10-19.
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 Allen Preparation Plant P-3 shows 99% of 80 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: 2012-06-06, 14 years ago
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
80
samples
1.52
dust max (mg/m3)
62 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 18 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.
Allen Preparation Plant P-3 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2011.
Injury rate, 2011
ⓘ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 3.83 and the all-US-mining average was 3.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.28 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
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
3.56
3.56
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
2015
0
2014
0
2013
0
2012
6
2011
10
2010
9
2009
24
2008
24
2007
16
2006
6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Allen Preparation Plant P-3 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
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
0
1
0
2014 Q3
0
0
0
2014 Q2
0
1
0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2013 Q4
0
1
0
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2013 Q2
0
0
0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
960
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
1,698
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
2,616
1
1
382.3
2012 Q1
3,958
5
1
1263.3
2011 Q4
6,693
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
6,877
6
2
872.5
2011 Q2
6,702
3
1
447.6
2011 Q1
6,752
13
6
1925.4
2010 Q4
6,465
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
4,852
5
4
1030.5
2010 Q2
4,356
13
2
2984.4
2010 Q1
8,377
6
2
716.2
2009 Q4
10,266
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
18,104
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
10,932
22
7
2012.4
2009 Q1
16,859
4
3
237.3
2008 Q4
14,845
14
4
943.1
2008 Q3
16,624
6
2
360.9
2008 Q2
10,302
14
10
1359.0
2007 Q2
1,224
36
14
29411.8
2007 Q1
14,307
4
2
279.6
2006 Q4
10,776
40
33
3712.0
2006 Q3
7,418
5
3
674.0
2006 Q2
0
2
1
2006 Q1
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
19 on file
2009 · 1 incident
March 31, 2009KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The EE stated that he was stepping across a 4" pipe on the floor. He stepped on a mat used for a jog station. The mat had mud on the surface, whick caused the EE's feet to move out from under him, resulting in a fall.
2007 · 4 incidents
July 31, 2007KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
taking straps off beam, beam slipped catching hand underneath.
1991 · 2 incidents
March 30, 1991KY · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Summit Processing Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNSTOP CRUSHER WITH STEEL BAR. HE PLUNGED BAR INTO THE COAL THAT WAS STOPPING CRUSHER. THE BAR WENT THRU THE COAL CAUSING HARD TO HIT TOP OF CRUSHER, RESULTING IN SM ASHING TIP OF 3RD FINGER ON LEFT HAND. BAD BRUISED, NOTHING BROKE.
January 23, 1991KY · Coalelectrician, linemanMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START A WATER PUMP WITH A PULL STRING.STRING WAS PULLED AND ENGINE BACKLASH JERKED HAND RESULTING IN BROKEN FINGER ON RIGHT AHND.RING FINGER.
1988 · 2 incidents
April 25, 1988KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
AN ALLEGED INJURY OCCURRED WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTING THE BRAKE ON A RAILROAD CAR AT A PREP PLANT WHILE TURNING THE BRAKE WHEEL EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THEN HE FELT SOME POP IN HIS RT.WRIST
March 2, 1988KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING RAIL ROAD CRS PREPARING TO LOAD TRAIN AT PREP PLANT. WHILE CLOSING THE RAIL CAR DOOR HE FELT SOMETHING PULL UNDER LEFT SHOULDER BLADE. ON 2-24-88 HE REPORTED TO DOCTOR'S OFFICE THE EVENING AFTER WORK, DR REPORTED STRAIN MUSCLE. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED FULL TIME WORK THUR 3-2-88 WHEN PAIN GREW MUCH SEVERE EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO DR. AND WAS HOSPITALIZED.