Mining Incidents

Genesis Plant and River Loadout Coal

Controlled by ACNR Holdings, Inc
Centertown, Ohio County, KY  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1519345

Genesis Plant and River Loadout has $68K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 43 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
23
Years on record
2011–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
272
citations
105
significant & substantial
$68,338
proposed penalties
$57,537
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,801 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
86
inspections on record
4,275
inspection hours
6.4
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.
272 citations across 4,275 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Genesis Plant and River Loadout has $68K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 43 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.
$68K
proposed penalties
$59K
current assessed
$58K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
272 assessments are final orders; 43 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Genesis Plant and River Loadout shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.13 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 239 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.
0.13
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.73
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
239
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-02-25.
Silica (quartz)
8.2
silica avg (%)
8.2
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-02-26.
Noise
4%
over PEL
85
samples
Most recent sample: 2021-01-26.
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
2025 Q4 650 1 0 1538.5
2025 Q3 800 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 760 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 3,020 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 870 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 32 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 234 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 104 0 0 0.0
Show 60 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 106 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,990 6 4 3015.1
2023 Q2 3,996 9 3 2252.3
2023 Q1 971 4 1 4119.5
2022 Q4 1,148 6 2 5226.5
2022 Q3 642 1 0 1557.6
2022 Q2 588 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 611 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 515 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,849 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,975 2 1 672.3
2021 Q1 3,476 1 0 287.7
2020 Q4 3,130 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 737 1 0 1356.9
2020 Q1 17,234 2 1 116.0
2019 Q4 25,557 10 3 391.3
2019 Q3 32,960 5 0 151.7
2019 Q2 37,734 2 0 53.0
2019 Q1 37,499 10 2 266.7
2018 Q4 33,806 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 31,468 8 2 254.2
2018 Q2 30,005 7 2 233.3
2018 Q1 19,323 11 3 569.3
2017 Q4 21,378 6 2 280.7
2017 Q3 24,742 10 8 404.2
2017 Q2 24,345 6 3 246.5
2017 Q1 29,640 2 0 67.5
2016 Q4 29,844 7 1 234.6
2016 Q3 29,618 4 1 135.1
2016 Q2 30,635 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 36,825 10 5 271.6
2015 Q4 36,421 6 2 164.7
2015 Q3 39,240 7 6 178.4
2015 Q2 40,028 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 41,275 8 2 193.8
2014 Q4 40,064 13 5 324.5
2014 Q3 39,804 17 9 427.1
2014 Q2 37,842 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 39,804 5 2 125.6
2013 Q4 37,509 3 3 80.0
2013 Q3 38,125 3 1 78.7
2013 Q2 34,955 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 32,858 20 7 608.7
2012 Q4 33,994 3 0 88.3
2012 Q3 37,547 5 3 133.2
2012 Q2 34,544 7 2 202.6
2012 Q1 36,168 6 1 165.9
2011 Q4 28,971 7 3 241.6
2011 Q3 24,677 7 6 283.7
2011 Q2 28,996 1 1 34.5
2011 Q1 20,318 6 3 295.3
2010 Q4 14,052 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 15,157 1 0 66.0
2010 Q2 13,385 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 9,974 2 0 200.5
2009 Q4 7,946 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,285 4 0 636.4
2009 Q2 5,897 2 2 339.2
2009 Q1 3,415 6 3 1757.0
2008 Q4 461 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

23 on file

2025 · 1 incident

July 7, 2025 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

The miner was operating a 16M Caterpillar Road Grader that developed a oil leak. The miner was leaning out of the stopped Grader looking for the leak when EE fell to the ground injuring EE's ankle

2019 · 2 incidents

April 29, 2019 KY · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Employee was walking down steps in Prep Plant when ee slipped and tried to catch self and bent left wrist backwards. Employee did not miss a scheduled work day until 5/16/2019

2018 · 2 incidents

November 17, 2018 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Western Kentucky River Loadout, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was replacing a roller on a beltline outside. Conditions were windy at the time. Employee was wearing safety glasses and at some point debris went behind the glasses into their eye.

August 24, 2018 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Kentucky River Loadout, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Unloading flumes out of crane basket and pulled left calve muscle. Injury happened on the 24th, went to the Doctor on the 26th and was put off work on the 27th.

2017 · 3 incidents

September 19, 2017 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

It had been raining that morning and haul road was wet and slick. The grader had not graded that section of haul road prior to the accident. As EE went around curve, the truck started to slide in the mud. Truck slid causing it to overturn.

August 1, 2017 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Driver went into a curve and turned tractor/trailer over. Driver says does not know what happened.

July 16, 2017 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was replacing grizzley flume screen when their hand slipped catching their right forearm on the rib on the grizzley causing a puncture to forearm. They received stitches and returned back work.

2015 · 5 incidents

December 4, 2015 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by flying object

A piece of metal was being thrown into a scrap metal bin and was deflected causing it to hit the employee in the mouth, damaging a tooth.

July 1, 2015 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was in the plant thickner tank helping clean out mud when he pulled on a pump hose to reposition it. The hose was stuck in mud and was hard to move. He started having lower back pain after he went home. Employee missed his first scheduled day of work on 7/6/2015.

May 24, 2015 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was working on bottom floor pump in Prep Plant when he left to go see if the pump was pumping he stepped into an area where they had removed a section of the floor drain grating to clean for pump. Causing over extension of his knee. EE finished his shift and missed his first scheduled work day on 5/25/2015

April 22, 2015 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE was operating Komatsu 65 dozer in Gob refuse when he backed over a small pile of coarse refuse at a angle causing the seat to bottom out and have lower back pain. EE finished his shift and did not miss a scheduled work day until 4/30/2015.

March 25, 2015 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was welding on chute in plant when a piece of slag fell and entered his boot burning a place on top of his foot. He finished his shift and did not miss a scheduled work day till 4/1/2015.

2014 · 7 incidents

August 28, 2014 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was welding (all day) and got a piece of slag in his right eye. He was wearing safety glasses anytime he was welding. He washed his eye out at home that night but next morning still has something in eye so he went to doctor to have it removed. Missed one day of work.

June 5, 2014 KY · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee had shut a manual ball valve off on a liquid lime tank and started to uncouple the line at fitting due to line being blocked. When hose came loose the line blew liquid lime in his eyes and mouth due to the handle turning on shaft of ball valve and not closing.

May 27, 2014 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was stripping insulation off of wire on substation when belt knife slipped cutting left arm. Employee had three stitches and returned back to work.

February 20, 2014 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had crawled under belt line to cut piece of belt structure. After he finished, he attempted to turn from laying on his stomach to his back. He heard something "snap" in his chest as he tried to turn over.

February 10, 2014 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Victim was cleaning a coal spill inside Prep Plant using a shovel and wheelbarrow when his right shoulder and elbow started to have some pain in them. Victim did not miss a scheduled work day until 03/13/2014

February 6, 2014 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Victim was walking across snow/ice covered ground when he slipped and fell injuring his back. Victim did not miss a scheduled work day until 02/13/2014.

January 5, 2014 KY · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working to clear a blocked discharged line. When the obstruction broke loose, he was hit with water causing him to fall backwards. His foot became lodged between a wall and pipe as he fell resulting in a fracture to his leg.

2013 · 1 incident

July 16, 2013 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Was picking up cribbing for crane to set up on.

2012 · 1 incident

May 23, 2012 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was removing a bolt that had a worn head. Another employee spun the bolt from the other side cutting finger of the injured employee.

2011 · 1 incident

February 23, 2011 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Armstrong Coal Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee had opened the feed chute door to make sure the chute was clear. When he closed the door his hand was in the pinch point by the hinged side of the door causing a pinch/laceration to his hand below the pinky finger.

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The full compliance file on Genesis Plant and River Loadout

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.