Freelandville East has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $240 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2024
Latest incident
Apr 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
76
citations
11
significant & substantial
$21,993
proposed penalties
$21,423
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $570 gap.
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.
76 citations across 1,002 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Freelandville East has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $240 outstanding across 1 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.
$22K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$240
outstanding
76 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-08-30.
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.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
22%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $1K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2012-06-18.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Freelandville East shows 99% of 145 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: 2025-02-04
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
145
samples
1.51
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
113 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 32 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.
Freelandville East recorded 7.12 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2024.
Injury rate, 2024
ⓘ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.
7.12
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.16 and the all-US-mining average was 2.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Indiana, coal mining averaged 3.82 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
2024 *
7.12
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
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.
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)
2026
7
3,939
2025
8
2024
13
84,464
2023
27
89,138
2022
16
41,603
2021
0
2020
0
2019
0
2018
1
2017
1
2016
1
2,136
2015
6
112,812
2014
22
237,685
2013
25
414,810
2012
22
326,835
2011
16
168,297
2010
21
292,574
2009
20
317,597
2008
20
315,618
2007
19
445,483
2006
18
506,673
2005
18
534,843
2004
16
462,323
2003
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Freelandville East sits in Knox County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 2.0% 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.
Knox County, Indiana · Population 36,108
2.0%
Mining share of county employment
$58,863
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
2026 Q2
3,512
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
3,553
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
3,935
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
3,943
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
3,495
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
3,385
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
4,452
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
4,524
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
7,030
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
12,097
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
8,587
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
5,783
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
17,050
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
32,244
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
20,873
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
9,119
1
0
109.7
2022 Q1
0
0
0
2021 Q4
0
0
0
2021 Q3
0
0
0
2021 Q2
0
0
0
2021 Q1
0
0
0
2020 Q4
0
0
0
2020 Q3
0
0
0
2020 Q2
0
0
0
2020 Q1
0
0
0
2019 Q4
0
0
0
2019 Q3
0
0
0
2019 Q2
0
0
0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q4
0
0
0
2018 Q3
0
0
0
2018 Q2
0
0
0
2018 Q1
600
1
0
1666.7
2017 Q4
0
0
0
2017 Q3
128
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
0
0
0
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
0
0
0
2016 Q3
0
0
0
2016 Q2
21
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
639
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
1,913
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
3,640
1
0
274.7
2015 Q2
3,007
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
9,216
1
0
108.5
2014 Q4
13,102
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
10,771
1
1
92.8
2014 Q2
11,692
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
13,347
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
11,774
1
1
84.9
2013 Q3
14,591
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
13,819
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
13,723
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
11,775
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
12,308
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
13,729
1
1
72.8
2012 Q1
11,279
1
0
88.7
2011 Q3
467
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
10,313
2
0
193.9
2011 Q1
13,568
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
14,077
1
0
71.0
2010 Q3
14,550
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
13,627
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
13,176
4
0
303.6
2009 Q4
13,173
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
14,259
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
14,487
4
0
276.1
2009 Q1
15,314
7
0
457.1
2008 Q4
12,774
3
1
234.9
2008 Q3
14,971
7
1
467.6
2008 Q2
15,786
1
0
63.3
2008 Q1
15,337
5
0
326.0
2007 Q4
13,692
10
3
730.4
2007 Q3
13,409
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
13,779
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
12,151
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
11,273
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
11,278
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
11,302
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
12,626
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
10,805
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
13,675
7
3
511.9
2005 Q2
7,570
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
12,672
5
0
394.6
2004 Q4
10,663
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
9,329
7
0
750.3
2004 Q2
10,180
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
2,774
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
0
0
0
2003 Q1
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2024 · 1 incident
April 5, 2024IN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Injured was walking in the clean coal yard and tripped over a rock. EE landed on EE's hand and sprained EE's wrist. EE was seen at the Dr. on 4/8/2024 and a splint was placed on EE's wrist.