Mining Incidents

Goodin Creek: 29 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by Roaman Phipps
Barbourville, Knox County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517980

Goodin Creek has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K 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
1998
Latest incident
Jan 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
29
citations
21
significant & substantial
$6,427
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,427 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
12
inspections on record
254
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: 254 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Goodin Creek has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$6K
outstanding
26 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-06-29.
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.
80.8%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
80.8%
reasonably likely or greater
3.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 19.2% low, 80.8% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
KENT20000156 Settlement Zielinski 2000 $2K → $2K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Goodin Creek shows 93% of 41 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: 2000-06-16, 26 years ago
93%
within 1.5 mg/m3
41
samples
1.92
dust max (mg/m3)
21 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 20 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • COAL DRILL OPERATOR17
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR7
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)3

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2000-05-24, 26 years ago
2.0
silica avg (%)
5
samples
3.2
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • COAL DRILL OPERATOR2

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: 2000-01-21, 26 years ago
33%
over PEL
3
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)2
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Goodin Creek Contracting Inc 1997 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)
2000 10 15,585
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Goodin Creek sits in Knox County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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, Kentucky · Population 30,034
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$33,153
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
2000 Q3 1,800 2 0 1111.1
2000 Q2 4,680 20 16 4273.5
2000 Q1 3,790 7 5 1847.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1998 · 2 incidents

January 1, 1998 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Goodin Creek Contracting Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DRILL. THE DRILL APPARENTLY HIT A SOFT SPOT AND LUNGED FORWARD, TWISTING HIS KNEE.