Grand Eagle Prep Plant has $28K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2006–2010
Latest incident
Aug 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
155
citations
44
significant & substantial
$28,072
proposed penalties
$25,581
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,491 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.
155 citations across 1,468 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Grand Eagle Prep Plant has $28K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$28K
proposed penalties
$26K
current assessed
$26K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
155 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-12-04.
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.
5citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
Settled
4 · 80%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 20%
75%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
56%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$5K proposed, $2K 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 2010-11-17.
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 Grand Eagle Prep Plant shows 96% of 152 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: 2012-12-17, 13 years ago
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
152
samples
3.13
dust max (mg/m3)
87 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 65 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.
Grand Eagle Prep Plant recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2012.
Injury rate, 2012
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.74 and the all-US-mining average was 2.96 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.35 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
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
8.13
8.13
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
3.01
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
Year
Employees
2015
0
2014
0
2013
1
2012
21
2011
32
2010
31
2009
29
2008
29
2007
28
2006
27
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Grand Eagle Prep Plant sits in Henderson County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Henderson County, Kentucky · Population 44,493
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$58,239
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
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
0
0
0
2014 Q3
0
0
0
2014 Q2
0
0
0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q4
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2013 Q2
0
0
0
2013 Q1
549
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
5,845
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
6,349
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
18,318
10
1
545.9
2012 Q1
21,301
6
1
281.7
2011 Q4
20,470
1
0
48.9
2011 Q3
20,588
1
0
48.6
2011 Q2
20,438
2
0
97.9
2011 Q1
20,992
7
1
333.5
2010 Q4
18,826
6
2
318.7
2010 Q3
18,651
3
1
160.8
2010 Q2
18,410
7
2
380.2
2010 Q1
17,950
17
3
947.1
2009 Q4
16,305
4
1
245.3
2009 Q3
16,556
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
17,857
11
2
616.0
2009 Q1
16,405
7
3
426.7
2008 Q4
17,671
5
3
282.9
2008 Q3
18,977
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
17,308
12
3
693.3
2008 Q1
18,137
11
4
606.5
2007 Q4
16,289
2
0
122.8
2007 Q3
17,857
1
0
56.0
2007 Q2
16,768
2
0
119.3
2007 Q1
15,639
10
3
639.4
2006 Q4
13,194
2
2
151.6
2006 Q3
14,480
4
2
276.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2010 · 3 incidents
August 10, 2010KY · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EE was attempting to change the position of the flopgate at the head of the #2 raw coal belt. The flopgate had become wedged against a small bolt head inside of the chute.While using a prybar to dislodge the gate the bar slipped out of the EE's hands. He grabbed the bar as it fell and wrenched his shoulder. EE started missing work on 5/11/10.
March 16, 2010KY · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee had parked a Cat 938 at the service dock for service. He decided to clean his front glass & stepped out onto the top of the wheel fender. As he finished, he grabbed the top of the light housing on the fender & it broke. He jumped to the ground when he lost his balance. Originally a knee sprain. Did not miss work until 7/7/10 for arthoscopic surgery
2008 · 1 incident
March 13, 2008KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
EE was operating a gob truck in the pit area. He was on his way out of the pit, hauling shale back to the gob dump at the Prep Plant, when he ran over a hole in the haul road causing him to go up and down very suddenly. EE did not start missing work until March 19,08. It was determined by the doctor he had trauma to the abdominal area.
2007 · 2 incidents
September 12, 2007KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was attempting to remove bolt and nut from a flange coupling on a 6" feed line to belt press. He had a long ratchet w/ socket attached on one side and a 15/16" combinations wrench attached on the other side. The bolt and nut was seized (frozen), the ratchet slipped causing the wrench to move pinching his little finger between the wrench and the flange of the coupling.
March 6, 2007KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
After the completion of the investigation on April 10, 2007, it was determined that I was responsible for reporting the injury. Another vendor (salesman) was walking through the prep plant on the third floor where my employees where working and had removed a piece of grading to conduct some repairs on a I-beam and EE stepped into the hole.
2006 · 1 incident
August 3, 2006KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techDISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Employee stated he had stomach cramps the week before. He had also tried to install a window air conditioner at home prior to the start of his shift. He thought he had drunk enough water. He felt a little faint after his shift started. He came out from under equipment and was kneeling when he felt faint again and lay down.