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Cindas Creek No. 1: 35 MSHA citations Coal

Pond Creek Energy, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Fred Runyon Jr
Crockett, Morgan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518523

Cindas Creek No. 1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2004
Latest incident
Jan 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
35
citations
11
significant & substantial
$2,297
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,297 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Pond Creek Energy, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
26
inspections on record
428
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 428 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Cindas Creek No. 1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
33 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-02-10.
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.
31.4%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
31.4%
reasonably likely or greater
5.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 40.0% low, 60.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Cindas Creek No. 1 shows 82% of 33 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: 2004-01-28, 22 years ago
82%
within 1.5 mg/m3
33
samples
9.04
dust max (mg/m3)
32 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 1 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR6
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)6
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR6

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2003-12-30, 22 years ago
2.1
silica avg (%)
6
samples
2.6
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR6
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2004 100% 1
2003 81% 32
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. R & T Coal Co., Inc. 2002 to 2002
  2. Pond Creek Energy, Inc. 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Cindas Creek No. 1 sits in Morgan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Morgan County, Kentucky · Population 13,938
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,493
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2004 · 1 incident

January 16, 2004 KY · Coal
Pond Creek Energy, Inc. · -

EE REPORTED THAT ON 1-16-03 HIS RIGHT WRIST WAS SWELLED AND PAINFUL AT WORK. EMPLOYEE LEFT WORK TO VISIT DR. @ PAINTSVILLE, KY. DOCTOR PRESCRIBED ANTI-INFLAMATORY, ICE AND REST FOR WRIST.