Gray Fork has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1988–1991
Latest incident
Aug 1991
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
57
citations
21
significant & substantial
$5,253
proposed penalties
$2,126
paid to date
40% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,127 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
68
inspections on record
951
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: 951 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Gray Fork has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
56 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-12-18.
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.
MSHA sampling at Gray Fork shows 100% of 32 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: 2014-07-14, 12 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
32
samples
0.63
dust max (mg/m3)
32 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER5
MINE FOREMAN/MINE MANAGER5
TIPPLE OPERATOR5
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2011
1
2010
2
2009
1
2008
1
2007
3
2006
4
2004
0
2003
1
2002
0
2001
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Gray Fork sits in Clay County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Clay County, Kentucky · Population 20,105
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$39,607
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
2011 Q2
360
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
400
3
3
7500.0
2010 Q3
700
2
0
2857.1
2010 Q2
420
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
360
2
0
5555.6
2009 Q4
240
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
360
2
2
5555.6
2009 Q2
290
0
0
0.0
Show 19 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q1
400
5
0
12500.0
2008 Q4
460
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
480
3
0
6250.0
2008 Q2
360
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
320
4
2
12500.0
2007 Q1
1,920
7
3
3645.8
2006 Q4
1,440
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
2,400
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,400
3
1
1250.0
2004 Q2
0
0
0
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2003 Q4
80
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
0
2
2
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q3
0
0
0
2002 Q2
0
0
0
2002 Q1
0
0
0
2001 Q4
0
0
0
2001 Q3
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
1991 · 2 incidents
August 1, 1991KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HE WAS SHOVELING COAL INTO LOADER BUCKET HURT HIS BACK (BUT DID NOT REPORT HIS INJURY TO LEWIS COAL CO. UNTIL 9/6/91) HE KEPT ON WORKING. FIRST DR. APPT. 9.5.91.
April 26, 1991KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
ON MONDAY APRIL 22ND, HE WAS BREAKING CONCRETE WITH A PICK AND IRRITATED HIS BACK. KEPT ON GOING UNTIL FRIDAY APRIL 26TH. HE WAS SHOVELING SOD AND HURT HIS BACK AGAIN.
1988 · 1 incident
November 29, 1988KY · Coaltipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS