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FG 11: 376 MSHA citations Coal

McDowell, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518458

FG 11 has $77K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2004–2008
Latest incident
Mar 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
376
citations
154
significant & substantial
$77,137
proposed penalties
$69,316
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,821 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Frasure Creek Mining Co. L. L. C.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
68
inspections on record
2,251
inspection hours
16.7
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.
376 citations across 2,251 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

FG 11 has $77K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K 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.
$77K
proposed penalties
$77K
current assessed
$69K
paid to date
$8K
outstanding
372 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-02-19.
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.
41.3%
significant & substantial
1.9%
high negligence or reckless
41.7%
reasonably likely or greater
8.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 7.3% low, 90.9% moderate, 1.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at FG 11 shows 90% of 298 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: 2008-07-29, 18 years ago
90%
within 1.5 mg/m3
298
samples
4.25
dust max (mg/m3)
156 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 142 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR148
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)38
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR25

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2008-08-06, 18 years ago
7.5
silica avg (%)
18
samples
22.8
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR17
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2007-10-29, 18 years ago
0%
over PEL
30
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)9
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR6
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR5
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
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
2008 67% 33
2007 81% 72
2006 100% 42
2005 100% 69
2004 96% 69
2002 100% 7
2001 83% 6
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2008 8.0 2
2007 5.3 5
2006 4.6 1
2005 11.5 4
2004 6.9 5
2002 7.9 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2007 0% 10
2006 0% 10
2004 0% 10
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

FG 11 recorded 6.34 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2006.

Injury rate, 2006
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
6.34
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 4.87 and the all-US-mining average was 3.91 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.96 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2006 * 6.34 0.00 0.000
2005 * 4.34 4.34 0.000
2004 * 13.23 13.23 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. N. D. O. Coal Co., Inc. 2001 to 2002
  2. R & B Enterprises, Inc. 2002 to 2003
  3. Double C Enterprises Inc 2003 to 2006
  4. Fools Gold Energy Corporation 2006 to 2009
  5. Frasure Creek Mining Co. L. L. C. 2009 to present
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)
2010 0
2009 0
2008 33 185,531
2007 35 214,809
2006 18 89,204
2005 21 141,945
2004 17 92,638
2003 3 4,875
2002 3 2,380
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

FG 11 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
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
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 1 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q3 21,258 15 10 705.6
2008 Q2 19,084 12 5 628.8
2008 Q1 15,181 21 6 1383.3
Show 22 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q4 19,149 13 6 678.9
2007 Q3 20,855 4 1 191.8
2007 Q2 19,728 18 5 912.4
2006 Q4 2,757 8 4 2901.7
2006 Q3 8,637 13 8 1505.2
2006 Q2 10,017 19 8 1896.8
2006 Q1 10,136 18 8 1775.8
2005 Q4 12,303 33 12 2682.3
2005 Q3 10,443 8 2 766.1
2005 Q2 11,340 13 3 1146.4
2005 Q1 11,955 16 7 1338.4
2004 Q4 7,627 42 19 5506.8
2004 Q3 9,014 24 10 2662.5
2004 Q2 7,996 12 5 1500.8
2004 Q1 5,588 20 12 3579.1
2003 Q4 2,555 7 3 2739.7
2003 Q2 0 1 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 776 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,923 14 2 4789.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2008 · 2 incidents

March 1, 2008 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Fools Gold Energy Corporation · Struck by flying object

EE was setting miner up to turn cross-cut, started cutter head, when the cutter head started to cut a piece of rock and coal struck EE's left foot.

February 16, 2008 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Fools Gold Energy Corporation · Struck against a moving object

Subject was operating 10 SC Joy shuttle car. Switched direction of travel (change seats) felt pain in left hip.

2007 · 4 incidents

September 20, 2007 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fools Gold Energy Corporation · Struck against stationary object

Subject was installing shear pin in feeder pick breaker. He injured left foot kicking reducer shaft (fracture & contusion).

April 25, 2007 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fools Gold Energy Corporation · Struck against stationary object

Picked up bucket of miner bits (20) in one hand & miner remote box in other. Hit head on low place in mine roof, twisted head, felt sharp pain in back. Pulled & strained back.

2006 · 1 incident

September 18, 2006 KY · Coal superintendent ELECTRICAL
Double C Enterprises Inc · Flash burns (electric)

Was installing a breaker and got a flash burn to right hand. Has blistered hand with second degree burns.

2005 · 1 incident

July 13, 2005 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Double C Enterprises Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was fitting conveyer chain on miner. He was putting steel cable in chain when cable flew back and hit him in the eye.

2004 · 2 incidents

October 15, 2004 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator OTHER
Double C Enterprises Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

EE CAME HOME FROM WORK ON FRIDAY, OCT. 15 AND SAT DOWN ON HIS COUCH FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. WHEN HE TRIED TO GET UP, HE COULD NOT AND HAD TO ROLL ONTO THE FLOOR ON HIS KNEES. HIS BACK CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM ALL WEEKEND AND HE RETURNED TO WORK ON MONDAY AND TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR HIS BACK WAS HURTING. HE WORKED TWO DAYS. WE DID NOT KNOW IT WAS COMPENSIBLE UNTIL 10/27/04.

September 25, 2004 KY · Coal rock duster MACHINERY
Double C Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was rockdusting #3 belt when the rockduster locked up. While trying to free up the rockduster, the scoopman hit the wrong lever and the auger turned, catching the employees left hand.