Cranks Creek has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2019–2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2019
117
citations
8
significant & substantial
$19,479
proposed penalties
$11,910
paid to date
61% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,569 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2019
40
inspections on record
1,925
inspection hours
6.1
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.
117 citations across 1,925 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Cranks Creek has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 1 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.
$19K
proposed penalties
$19K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$8K
outstanding
100 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Cranks Creek shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.18 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 200 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.
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
22,332
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
21,968
10
0
455.2
2025 Q2
24,093
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
25,952
12
3
462.4
2024 Q4
23,658
1
1
42.3
2024 Q3
27,106
11
0
405.8
2024 Q2
25,312
1
0
39.5
2024 Q1
25,178
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
26,320
8
0
304.0
2023 Q3
24,102
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
25,391
13
2
512.0
2023 Q1
24,597
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
22,676
5
1
220.5
2022 Q3
24,768
4
0
161.5
2022 Q2
23,484
5
0
212.9
2022 Q1
21,437
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
22,411
5
0
223.1
2021 Q3
21,388
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
18,361
4
0
217.9
2021 Q1
22,187
2
0
90.1
2020 Q4
19,713
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
8,233
2
0
242.9
2020 Q2
1,081
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
3,614
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
15,385
5
0
325.0
2019 Q3
16,316
1
0
61.3
2019 Q2
4,495
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file
2025 · 3 incidents
November 14, 2025KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was sitting in employee's Mechanics Truck with Mechanics Helper when the Mechanic told the Helper they thought they were having a heart attack. Mechanic helper contacted me on the company radio and I traveled to their location and took the mechanic straight to the hospital.
2022 · 1 incident
May 12, 2022KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Employee was cutting a bracket on the highwall drill with a torch when a piece of slag popped and went through under cutting glass contacting left eye.
2021 · 4 incidents
August 12, 2021KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tech was using a torch to cut out a tank on a 993K loader. Sparks and spurs came off as tech was cutting landing on pant right pant leg. Tech didn't realize pant leg was on fire until it had burnt tech. Received minor burns on finger tips as tech was putting out the fire on pant leg. Tech had taken off gloves to pat out fire.
May 3, 2021KY · Coalrotary bucket excavator operatorFIRE
Employee was burning brush pile with an excavator, when wind caught the fire and blew it in the cab with the employee burning EE on left side of face, elbow, leg, & hand.
2019 · 1 incident
February 26, 2019KY · Coalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee did not miss any work on this injury until EE had surgery on knee 01-04-2021, Employee was helping mechanic work on pump on powder truck, was beneath truck moving around and twisted left knee.
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