P B Dirt Movers, Inc · Struck by flying object
Miner was using a roll back truck chain hoist to lift steel when the winch cable broke, and the hook on the end of the cable flew back, striking the miner, and fracturing left cheek area.
Fedscreek Surface Coal
P B Dirt Movers, Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Robin Roy Belcher
Fedscreek,
Pike County,
KY
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1519799
Fedscreek Surface has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2017–2021
- Latest incident
- Jun 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
44
citations
11
significant & substantial
$6,590
proposed penalties
$6,228
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $362 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
32
inspections on record
1,118
inspection hours
3.9
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.44 citations across 1,118 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Fedscreek Surface has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 1 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.$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
44 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Fedscreek Surface shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.10 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 131 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.0.10
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.22
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
131
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-06-22.
Silica (quartz)
9.1
silica avg (%)
20.8
silica max (%)
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-02-05.
Noise
0%
over PEL
43
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-01-21.
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 Q4 | 4,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,410 | 1 | 0 | 226.8 |
| 2025 Q2 | 2,680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,100 | 3 | 1 | 967.7 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4,780 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 4,410 | 3 | 1 | 680.3 |
| 2024 Q2 | 4,550 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 5,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 2,100 | 2 | 0 | 952.4 |
| 2023 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q3 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 2,176 | 2 | 0 | 919.1 |
| 2022 Q1 | 2,120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 3,920 | 3 | 0 | 765.3 |
| 2021 Q2 | 3,250 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 3,250 | 3 | 1 | 923.1 |
| 2020 Q4 | 3,250 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 4,550 | 2 | 0 | 439.6 |
| 2020 Q2 | 3,900 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 3,250 | 2 | 0 | 615.4 |
| 2019 Q4 | 3,050 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 3,250 | 3 | 0 | 923.1 |
| 2019 Q2 | 3,250 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 2,600 | 1 | 1 | 384.6 |
| 2018 Q4 | 3,050 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 3,000 | 2 | 0 | 666.7 |
| 2018 Q2 | 3,250 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 3,250 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 3,100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 3,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 3,250 | 11 | 6 | 3384.6 |
| 2017 Q1 | 3,250 | 1 | 1 | 307.7 |
| 2016 Q4 | 3,250 | 4 | 0 | 1230.8 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2021 · 1 incident
2017 · 1 incident
P B Dirt Movers, Inc · Struck by flying object
Miner cut a small diameter tree, which fell & bounced, causing the butt of the tree trunk to spring up, striking the miner in the chest. At the hospital it was determined, the miner suffered a fractured sternum, and that a laceration of the liver occurred, but had ceased bleeding. Miner admitted to Pikeville Medical Center.
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