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: 983 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Feds Creek #1 has $18K in proposed MSHA penalties and $300 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.
$18K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$18K
paid to date
$300
outstanding
91 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-02-07.
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.
MSHA sampling at Feds Creek #1 shows 98% of 61 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: 2010-04-06, 16 years ago
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
61
samples
2.67
dust max (mg/m3)
41 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 20 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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2011
4
4,928
2010
5
47,313
2009
8
61,620
2008
4
51,988
2007
6
59,281
2006
7
71,524
2005
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Feds Creek #1 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
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
2011 Q1
1,349
4
2
2965.2
2010 Q4
4,238
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
3,518
4
2
1137.0
2010 Q2
3,200
4
2
1250.0
2010 Q1
2,805
7
2
2495.5
2009 Q4
4,845
5
1
1032.0
2009 Q3
4,561
3
2
657.8
2009 Q2
6,568
3
1
456.8
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q1
3,012
6
1
1992.0
2008 Q4
2,904
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
2,824
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
2,835
5
2
1763.7
2008 Q1
3,024
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
2,865
4
1
1396.2
2007 Q3
3,000
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
3,714
8
1
2154.0
2007 Q1
4,914
4
3
814.0
2006 Q4
5,444
9
4
1653.2
2006 Q3
4,950
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
4,498
2
0
444.6
2006 Q1
3,360
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
2007 · 2 incidents
September 7, 2007KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
Employee loosened greese fitting from grease take-up. Jack grease squirted out striking employee on his arm & face. Doctor at hospital released him for work same shift but he hasn't returned to work.