Mining Incidents

Feds Creek #1 Coal

Controlled by Fredrick J Murell
Fedscreek, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608964

Feds Creek #1 has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2002–2010
Latest incident
Feb 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
85
citations
36
significant & substantial
$20,227
proposed penalties
$20,167
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $60 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
53
inspections on record
1,142
inspection hours
7.4
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.
85 citations across 1,142 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Feds Creek #1 has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60 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.
$20K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$60
outstanding
84 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-01-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Feds Creek #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.29 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 58 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.
0.29
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.27
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
58
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-01-10.
Silica (quartz)
5.8
silica avg (%)
8.0
silica max (%)
3
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-07-18.
Noise
0%
over PEL
30
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-01-12.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2012 Q2 2,221 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 3,771 3 1 795.5
2011 Q4 3,907 4 1 1023.8
2011 Q3 4,458 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 6,426 1 1 155.6
2011 Q1 4,472 9 6 2012.5
2010 Q4 6,924 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,574 0 0 0.0
Show 27 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2010 Q1 3,284 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,128 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,517 4 1 1137.3
2009 Q2 4,076 3 3 736.0
2009 Q1 6,728 9 3 1337.7
2008 Q4 7,905 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,993 3 0 500.6
2008 Q2 7,597 8 3 1053.0
2008 Q1 6,578 7 1 1064.2
2007 Q4 6,311 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,418 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 6,862 3 2 437.2
2007 Q1 7,851 5 2 636.9
2006 Q4 9,428 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 9,697 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 8,428 5 1 593.3
2006 Q1 5,588 4 2 715.8
2005 Q4 9,221 3 2 325.3
2005 Q3 7,950 3 2 377.4
2005 Q2 8,050 5 4 621.1
2005 Q1 6,990 3 1 429.2
2004 Q4 8,449 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,372 1 0 228.7
2003 Q2 5,754 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 8,064 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 8,958 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,780 2 0 346.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2010 · 1 incident

February 3, 2010 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wolf Pen Coal Corporation of Kentucky LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was binding or securing load on flat bed trailer when prybar slipped striking him on his right wrist.

2004 · 1 incident

September 10, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Wolf Pen Coal Corporation of Kentucky LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AND A PIECE OF SLAG GOT IN EE'S RIGHT EYE. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON SUNDAY 9/12/04.

2003 · 1 incident

May 28, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Springfield Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO PRY UP LATCH ON PUSH BEAM.

2002 · 1 incident

September 4, 2002 KY · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Springfield Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

FELL AFTER MISSTEPPING ON LAST STAIR ON STAIRWAY STRIKING BACK (IN THE CENTER) ON METAL CONTROL BOX.

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The full compliance file on Feds Creek #1

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.