Greasy Creek #16 has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
42
Years on record
1995–2000
Latest incident
Aug 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
114
citations
53
significant & substantial
$25,606
proposed penalties
$10,199
paid to date
40% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $15,407 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.
114 citations across 1,628 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Greasy Creek #16 has $26K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10K 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.
$26K
proposed penalties
$21K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$10K
outstanding
111 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $15K in penalties contested before the Commission, $10K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-10-25.
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.
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 Greasy Creek #16 shows 88% of 151 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: 2001-07-10, 25 years ago
88%
within 1.5 mg/m3
151
samples
4.59
dust max (mg/m3)
87 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 64 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.
Greasy Creek #16 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.
Injury rate, 2001
ⓘ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 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 7.69 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
2001 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2000 *
2.74
2.74
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)
2002
0
2001
36
197,932
2000
36
186,714
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Greasy Creek #16 sits in Leslie County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 10.6% 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.
Leslie County, Kentucky · Population 10,261
10.6%
Mining share of county employment
$40,176
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
2002 Q1
0
0
0
2001 Q4
588
7
1
11904.8
2001 Q3
5,043
10
0
1982.9
2001 Q2
30,102
26
18
863.7
2001 Q1
25,473
10
7
392.6
2000 Q4
19,904
19
10
954.6
2000 Q3
18,499
15
7
810.9
2000 Q2
18,067
17
8
940.9
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1
16,410
10
2
609.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
42 on file
2000 · 2 incidents
August 2, 2000KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerSTRIKING OR BUMPING
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 002 SECTION-OUTBY FACE AREA IN THE #5 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 200'WX 12'H. AREA HAS BEEN CRIBBED IN ALL LOCATIONS AND HAS BEEN CORDONED OFF.
A ROCK FALL OCCURRED ON THE TRACK AT XCUT #100 OUTBY BOTH SECTION. THE ROOF FALL IS APPROX. 20' WIDE 80' LONG AND 4-8' THICK. EXTRA CRIBS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE AREAS AROUND THE FALL AND T HE FALL HAS BEEN REBOLTED AND CLEANED UP.
July 20, 1999KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
EE STATED THAT HE HAD HURT HIS ARM BACK IN JANUARY OF 199 AND DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BUT HAD WORKED WITH THE PAIN. AND HE SAID THAT HE REINJURED THE SHOULDER ON 3-30-99 WHILE TRYING TO HOLD ONTO A ROOF BOLT THAT WAS BEGINNING TO BEND AS HE TURNED ON THE ROTATION LEVER AND THE BOLT JERKED HIS ARM CAUSING INTENSE PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER.
March 24, 1999KY · Coalbrakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagmanPOWERED HAULAGE
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN 2 RAIL RUNNERS COLLIDED AT CROSS CUT $42 WHERE A SECTION OF TRACK SLOPES DOWN APPROX. 10 & 15' FOR A SHORT DISTANCE THEN TURNS BACK UP. ONE RAIL RUNNER WAS ON THE WA Y OUT THE DAY SHIFT HAD WORKED LATE AND 2 OF THE2ND SHIFT EE CAME IN LATE. THE RAIL RUNNER COMING OUT STARTED DOWN THE HILL ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE RAIL RUNNER GOING IN DID ON THE OTHER SIDE
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN TWO RAIL RUNNERS COLLIDED AT CROSS-CUTT 42 WHERE THERE IS A SECTION OF TRACK THAT SLOPES DOWN FOR APPROX. 10 & 15' FOR A SHORT DISTANCE THEN TURNS BACK UP. ONE RAIL RUNNER WAS ON THE WAY OUT THE DAY SHIFT HAD WORKED LATE AND 20 FT THE 2ND SHIFT EE HAD COME IN LATE. THE RAIL RUNNER COMING OUT STARTED DOWN THE HILL ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE RAIL RUNNER GOING
March 24, 1999KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techPOWERED HAULAGE
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN 2 RAIL RUNNERS COLLIDED AT CROSS-CUT #42 WHERE THERE IS A SECTION OF TRACK THAT SLOPE DOWN APPROX. LOTO 15' FOR A SHORT DISTANCE THEN TURNES BACK UP. ONE RAIL RUNNER WAS ON THE WAY OUT THE DAY SHIFT HE WORKED LATEAND 2 OF THE 2ND SHIFT EES HAD CAME IN LATE. THE RAIL RUNNER COMING OUT STARTED DOWN THE HILL ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE ONE GOING IN DID ON THE SI
March 24, 1999KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN TWO RAIL RUNNERS COLLIDED AT CROSS CUT 42 WHERE THERE IS A SECTION OF TRACK THAT SLOPES DOWN FOR APPROX. 10-15' FOR A SHORT DISTANCE THEN TURNES BACK UP. ONE RAIL RU NNER WAS ON THE WAY OUT THE DAY. SHIFT HAD WORKEED LATE AND TWO OF THE 2ND SHIFT EE HAD COME IN LATE. THE RAIL RUNNER COMING OUT STARTED DOWN THE HILL ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE RAIL RUNNER GOIN
March 24, 1999KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)POWERED HAULAGE
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN 2 RAIL RUNNERS COLLIDED AT CROSS CUT $42 WHERE A SECTION OF TRACK SLOPES DOWN APPROX. 10 & 15' FOR A SHORT DISTANCE THEN TURNS BACK UP. ONE RAIL RUNNER WAS ON THE WA Y OUT THE DAY SHIFT HAD WORKED LATE AND 2 OF THE2ND SHIFT EE CAME IN LATE. THE RAIL RUNNER COMING OUT STARTED DOWN THE HILL ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE RAIL RUNNER GOING IN DID ON THE OTHER SIDE
ACCIDENT OCURRED WHEN 2 RAIL RUNNERS COLLIDED AT CROSS CUT #42 WHERE THE TRACK SLOPES DOWN FOR APPROX 10 TO 15 FT FOR A SHORT DISTANCE THEN TURNS BACK UP.
March 24, 1999KY · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossPOWERED HAULAGE
ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN 2 RAIL RUNNERS COLLIDED AT CROSS CUT #42 WHERE THE TRACKS DIP APPROX 10 TO 15 ' FOR A SHORT DISTANCE THEN TURNS BACK UPONE RAIL RUNNER WAS COMING OUT THE DAY SHIFT HAA D WORKED LATE AND 2 OF THE SECOND SHIFT EMPLOYEES HAD COME IN LATE. THE RAIL RUNNER COMING OUT STARTED DOWN THE HILL ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE ONEGOING IN DID ON THE OTHER SIDE. COLLISION.
March 24, 1999KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderPOWERED HAULAGE
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN TWO RAIL RUNNERS COLLIDED AT CROSS-CUTT 42 WHERE THERE IS A SECTION OF TRACK THAT SLOPES DOWN FOR APPROX. 10 & 15' FOR A SHORT DISTANCE THEN TURNS BACK UP. ONE RAIL RUNNER WAS ON THE WAY OUT THE DAY SHIFT HAD WORKED LATE AND 20 FT THE 2ND SHIFT EE HAD COME IN LATE. THE RAIL RUNNER COMING OUT STARTED DOWN THE HILL ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE RAIL RUNNER GOING
March 24, 1999KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderPOWERED HAULAGE
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN 2 RAILRUNNERS COLLIDED AT XCUT #42 WHERE THE TRACK SLOPED DOWN FOR APPROX. 10-15' THEN TURNS BACK UP. ON WAS ON THE WAY OUT, THE DAY SHIFT HAD WORKED LATE & 2 OF THE 2ND SHIFT EES HAD COME IN LATE. THE OTHER WAS COMING OUT & STARTED DOWN THE HILL ABOUT THE SAME TINME THE ONE GOING IN DID ON THE OTHER SIDE & BH THE TIME THE OPERATORS COULD SEE EACH OTHER,
A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT XCUT #27 IN #1 AND 2 ENTRY GOING TO 002 SECTION IN THE RETURN ENTRIES. IT IS APPROX. 80' LONG, 20' WIDE, AND 7' HIGH. THE RETURN AND THE ESCAPEWAY HAS BEEN REROUTED AR OUND THE FALL AND NO PLANS ARE MADE TO CLEAN IT UP.
A ROCK FALL WAS FOUND AT CROSS CUT 185 IN TEH NUTRAL ENTRY INBY 10 HEAD DRIVE. THE FALL IS IN AN AREA NOT BEING USED SO WE WILL NOT NEED TO CLEAN IT UP. THE FALL IS APPROX 8'TX18'LX18'W.
THE HIGHWALL FELL OFF OUTSIDE HAZ-4-WEST MINE BETWEEN THE #3 AND 5 ENTRY. IT DAMAGED THE ROCK DUST BUILDING AND BLOWED THREE TRANSFORMERS AND THE PHONE SYSTEM. THE FALL IS APPROX.100' LONG.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #6 BELTLINE AT CROSS CUT 142 OUTBY 001 SECTION. THE ROOF FALL IS APPROX 19'WX22'LX8'T. EXTRA CRIBS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE AREAS AROUND THE FALL AND THE FALL HAS B EEN REBOLTED AND CLEANED UP.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #5 ENTRY AT CROSS CUT 145. THE FALL IS APPROX 18'WIDE X 20'LONG X 10'HIGH. THE AREA HAS BEEN CRIBED AROUND THE AFFECTED ARE AND NO PLANS ARE BEING MADE AT THIS TIME TO CLEAN UP THE FALL.
October 30, 1998KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
SEVERAL AREAS IN THE MINE THE TOP HAS CONTINUED TO FALL OUT AROUND THE BOLTS. AND ARE NEW ROCK FALLS. THE AREAS DOWN THE RETURN ARE XCUTS 109 AND 111 IN #2 ENTRY AND 111 AND 112 IN #1 ENTRY. A N INTAKE SIDE IS 55, 59, 61, 62, 67 #5 ENTRY AND 87, 91 IN #6 ENTRY. THE AREAS AROUND THE FALLS ARE NOW BEING TIMBERED AND CRIBBED.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 4 BELT ENTRY AT APPROX 147 CROSS CUT OUTBY 001 SECTION. THE ROOF FALL IS APPROX. 20'W40'L12'H. THE ROOF IN THE AREA IS LAMINATED SLATE AND SANDROCK IT ALSO HAS TWO OR THREE SMALL COAL SEAM APPROX. 6 TO 8 FEET UP.THE FALL IS NOW CLEANED UP AND CRIBS AND TIMBERS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE OTHER INTERSECTION IN THE AREA.
September 26, 1998KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPAIR ON THE DOUBLE HEAD ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AND WAS BENT OVER HELPING REPLACE A BLOWER MOTOR BELT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE LOWER BACK. (ROCK SI ZE 1/2 TO 2" THICK AND 6 TO 12" LONG.)
ON MONDAY AFTERNOON THE TOP ON 001 SECTION BEGIN TO RIDE IN STARTING IN 31 ENTRY COMING ACROSS THE SECTION. WE WERE UNABLE TO STOP IT AND BEGIN TO MOVE THE EQUIPMENT OFF OF THE PANEL. WE GOT A LL THE EQUIPMENT OUT EXCEPT THE FEEDER AND THE SECTION TAIL PIECE. THE PANEL NOW IS COMPLETELY FELL IN. WE DO NOT PLANT ON TRYING TO RECOVER THE FEEDER AND ARE GOING TO SEAL THE 2ND LEFT SUBM
A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE TRACK ENTRY AT CROSS CUT #81 IN #6 ENTRY BY THE PRE SHIFT EXAM - IN THE HAZ-4-WEST MINE. IT IS APPROX 20'WIDE, 10'HIGH, 50'LONG. THE ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT APPROX 8:50 PM SUNDAY NIGHT.
June 3, 1998KY · Coalstopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcastSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT THE 53RD BREAK IN #2 ENTRY OF THEMAINS. IT IS IN THE RETURN ESCAPEWAY. THE ESCAPEWAY WILL BE ROUTED AROUND THE FALL DOWN #1 ENTRY. WE DO NOT PLAN TO CLEAN UP THE FALL. THE AREA IS BEING CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF. THE FALL IS APPROX 20' WIDE AND 20' LONG.
1997 · 5 incidents
August 15, 1997KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
THE CONTINOUS MINER CUT INTO A CAVITY ( OR INUNDATION) IN THE #7 ENTRY ON 001 SECTION OF THE HAZ-4-WEST MINE. THE CAVITY MEASURED 2 FT WIDE AND THE FULL HEIGHT OF THE COAL SEAM (6') THICK AND 20 FT WIDE. THERE WAS 4 TO 5% CH4 DETECTED AT THE TIME. THE POWER WAS CUT OFF AND THE AREA VENTILATED. NO ONE WAS INJURED.
CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR WAS TURNING A RIGHT BREAK IN THE #5 ENTRY WHEN A HORSEBACK FELL OUT OFTOP ON CONTINUOUS MINER. HORSEBACK WAS APPROX 33'L, 4 1/2' THICK, 12'W. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN TH IS FALL.
THE SECTION FOREMAN WAS WALKING THE RETURN ENTRY OUT WHEN HE FOUND A ROCK FALL AT THE 106 BREAK, #1 ENTRY IN THE RETURN. THE FALL IS IN AN AREA WHERE IT DID NOT AFFECT THE VENTILATION OR MININ G DEVELOPEMENT AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. PROPSETTERS AND CRIBS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED AROUND THE FALL.
1996 · 4 incidents
December 7, 1996KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Unicorn Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MANTRIP WAS ON ITS WAY TO THE SECTION WHEN THEY STOPPED TO FIX A BROKEN WATER LINE. WHEN MEN RELOADED TO CONTINUE ON ONE MNA GOT ON TOP OF THE BATTERIES CAUSING SEVERAL BROKEN BONES.
EE WAS SERVICING THE MINER OUTSIDE THE NEW MINE THAT IS JUST STARTING IN. THE AREA WAS MUDDY & EE SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS RIGHT LEG & FOOT - BREAKING RIGHT ANKLE.