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Beetree 2 Coal
Foothills Mining, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Channing L Frederick; Anthony T Frederick
Salyersville,
Magoffin County,
KY
·
NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1519820
Beetree 2 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2019–2025
- Latest incident
- Apr 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
43
citations
16
significant & substantial
$10,414
proposed penalties
$4,490
paid to date
43% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,924 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
26
inspections on record
1,379
inspection hours
3.1
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.43 citations across 1,379 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Beetree 2 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K outstanding across 3 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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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
$4K
paid to date
$6K
outstanding
42 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Beetree 2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.21 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 95 samples.
Health sampling
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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
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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.0.21
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.64
dust max (mg/m3)
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
95
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-05-20.
Silica (quartz)
10.3
silica avg (%)
42.4
silica max (%)
14
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-05-29.
Noise
2%
over PEL
47
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-05-20.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 Q3 | 567 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,500 | 5 | 1 | 3333.3 |
| 2025 Q1 | 7,558 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 8,753 | 8 | 4 | 914.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 4,357 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 2,977 | 1 | 0 | 335.9 |
| 2024 Q1 | 2,533 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 2,013 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q4 | 14,800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 19,571 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 400000.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 24,954 | 6 | 3 | 240.4 |
| 2018 Q4 | 22,612 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 25,987 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 26,127 | 5 | 3 | 191.4 |
| 2018 Q1 | 21,829 | 3 | 0 | 137.4 |
| 2017 Q4 | 3,026 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2025 · 1 incident
April 14, 2025
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Foothills Mining, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances
2019 · 1 incident
April 4, 2019
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ember Energy, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Working on putting a chain on a sprocket. Operator was pushing down on pry bar when incident occurred. Strained abdominal area.
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