Mining Incidents

FORDS BRANCH MINE 1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Rapid NRG USA, Inc
Dorton, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1519602

FORDS BRANCH MINE 1 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2020
Latest incident
Dec 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
40
citations
8
significant & substantial
$9,893
proposed penalties
$9,893
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
27
inspections on record
850
inspection hours
n/a
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: 850 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

FORDS BRANCH MINE 1 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
39 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-12-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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.
Noise
0%
over PEL
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-02-28.
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
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 199 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,397 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,477 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,283 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,247 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,154 0 0 0.0
Show 23 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q1 2,356 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,437 3 0 1231.0
2021 Q3 5,647 1 0 177.1
2021 Q2 4,982 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,204 4 1 951.5
2020 Q4 1,322 1 0 756.4
2020 Q3 2,808 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,846 1 1 260.0
2020 Q1 3,998 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4,778 4 0 837.2
2019 Q3 3,298 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,870 2 1 516.8
2019 Q1 2,817 3 1 1065.0
2018 Q4 5,471 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,816 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,785 7 1 1849.4
2018 Q1 4,611 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 4,069 4 2 983.0
2017 Q3 2,655 1 0 376.6
2017 Q2 3,211 5 1 1557.1
2012 Q1 2,336 1 0 428.1
2011 Q4 4,798 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,387 3 0 1256.8

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
December 15, 2020 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Rapid FM Aggregates, LLC · Struck by falling object

Changing the rear tire on a 992D Loader. Jack kicked out and and loader fell down crushing employee.

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