Mining Incidents

Jamboree Loadout Coal

ARC Jamboree, LLC · Facility
Phelps, Pike County, KY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1512896

Jamboree Loadout has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1984–2025
Latest incident
Aug 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
232
citations
72
significant & substantial
$33,113
proposed penalties
$27,781
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,332 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
111
inspections on record
2,986
inspection hours
7.8
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.
232 citations across 2,986 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Jamboree Loadout has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K 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.
$33K
proposed penalties
$33K
current assessed
$28K
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
227 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Jamboree Loadout shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.15 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 222 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.
0.15
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.98
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
222
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-05-07.
Silica (quartz)
1.5
silica avg (%)
3.4
silica max (%)
8
samples
Most recent sample: 2024-01-11.
Noise
1%
over PEL
76
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-03-03.
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 4,208 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,851 1 1 259.7
2025 Q2 4,386 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 4,042 1 0 247.4
2024 Q4 3,872 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,311 3 0 695.9
2024 Q2 4,676 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,320 3 1 694.4
Show 93 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,911 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,236 2 0 472.1
2023 Q2 4,045 2 0 494.4
2023 Q1 4,104 5 1 1218.3
2022 Q4 4,044 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,857 5 0 1296.3
2022 Q2 3,558 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,680 4 2 1087.0
2021 Q4 3,335 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,311 1 1 302.0
2021 Q2 1,929 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,241 2 0 617.1
2020 Q4 4,590 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,522 3 0 663.4
2020 Q2 4,231 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 4,248 3 2 706.2
2019 Q4 2,363 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,223 5 0 1551.3
2019 Q2 2,650 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,611 10 3 2769.3
2018 Q4 3,520 1 0 284.1
2018 Q3 4,406 5 2 1134.8
2018 Q2 2,352 4 2 1700.7
2018 Q1 2,821 6 1 2126.9
2017 Q4 2,136 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,240 7 3 3125.0
2017 Q2 2,069 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,996 1 1 501.0
2016 Q4 1,419 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,506 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,676 3 0 1790.0
2016 Q1 1,357 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,090 2 1 1834.9
2015 Q3 1,510 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,219 18 5 8111.8
2015 Q1 2,510 8 2 3187.3
2014 Q4 2,599 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 2,481 5 0 2015.3
2014 Q2 2,674 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,360 5 2 2118.6
2013 Q4 1,616 1 0 618.8
2013 Q3 1,673 1 0 597.7
2013 Q2 1,429 1 0 699.8
2013 Q1 1,612 2 0 1240.7
2012 Q4 1,201 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,865 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,692 4 1 2364.1
2012 Q1 2,884 3 1 1040.2
2011 Q4 2,180 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,508 1 0 663.1
2011 Q2 1,196 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 884 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,351 1 0 740.2
2010 Q3 1,605 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,600 2 1 1250.0
2010 Q1 1,742 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 713 1 1 1402.5
2009 Q2 6,741 2 0 296.7
2009 Q1 6,152 1 0 162.5
2008 Q4 10,673 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 18,092 7 0 386.9
2008 Q2 8,627 22 6 2550.1
2008 Q1 8,737 1 0 114.5
2007 Q4 8,730 16 8 1832.8
2007 Q3 8,182 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 7,808 1 0 128.1
2007 Q1 7,902 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,589 1 0 217.9
2006 Q3 4,327 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,914 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,922 4 1 812.7
2005 Q4 3,544 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,316 2 0 463.4
2005 Q2 3,741 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,929 2 1 509.0
2004 Q4 3,331 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,938 1 0 340.4
2004 Q2 1,261 1 0 793.0
2004 Q1 298 3 2 10067.1
2003 Q3 0 1 0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 693 1 0 1443.0
2002 Q4 2,415 2 1 828.2
2002 Q3 4,025 1 0 248.4
2002 Q2 4,059 2 1 492.7
2002 Q1 4,079 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,367 3 2 687.0
2001 Q3 3,860 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,939 4 2 1015.5
2001 Q1 3,838 9 8 2345.0
2000 Q4 3,506 1 1 285.2
2000 Q3 2,555 4 3 1565.6
2000 Q2 1,846 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2025 · 1 incident

August 26, 2025 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ARC Jamboree, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was relocating old return rollers pulled muscle in right arm. worked up till 5/14/2026 went off work to have surgery on shoulder.

2023 · 1 incident

July 6, 2023 KY · Coal FIRE
ARC Jamboree, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Based on our initial investigation, it appears a hydraulic hose ruptured on the dozer and sprayed on the turbo. The operator noticed flames coming out of the engine compartment and exited the dozer.

2018 · 3 incidents

April 21, 2018 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CAM Mining LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Climbing onto a D9R tractor using 3 points of contact when ee pulled up ee felt a sharp pain in the stomach area.

February 26, 2018 KY · Coal FIRE
CAM Mining LLC · Accident type, without injuries

An anonymous caller informed MSHA there was a fire at stockpile #4. There were no flames in the stockpile but steam and smoke were present from the dozer moving the coal to cool it down.

January 27, 2018 KY · Coal FIRE
CAM Mining LLC · Accident type, without injuries

An anonymous caller informed MSHA there was a fire at stockpile #4. The flame was approximately 6 inches high and 2' by 2' in diameter. The pre-shifter spotted the flames and tamped them out with an excavator. The flames were out within 15 to 20 minutes.

2015 · 1 incident

June 19, 2015 KY · Coal FIRE
CAM Mining LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A non-jury accident at a surface train loadout was not extinguished in 30 minutes

2013 · 1 incident

December 3, 2013 KY · Coal ENTRAPMENT
CAM Mining LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Employee was operating a D9R Dozer on the coal stockpile when without warning the coal broke loose under the left track of the dozer. The dozer pivoted downward into a void and was encased in coal. The operator was uninjured but he was entrapped longer than 30 minutes.

2005 · 1 incident

June 3, 2005 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CAM Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

While cleaning batteries on a bulldozer, the battery box lid fell and struck his wrist.

2000 · 1 incident

March 29, 2000 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Solomon'S Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

I STARTED TO BACK UP A ENDLOADER, I DID NOT SEE ANYONE SO I STARTED TO BACK UP. I BACKED UP INTOA CAR. LOADER AND I HAD BACKED IN TO CAR.

1993 · 1 incident

January 27, 1993 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sovereign Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS IN FILTER PLANT LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR AFTER WASHING DOWN THE FLOOR NEAR THE FLOCKTANK HE FELL & INJURED HIS BACK

1990 · 3 incidents

June 18, 1990 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sovereign Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING 540 ENDLOADER.HE HAD HIS LEFT FOOT ON GROUND AND WAS HOLDING TO LADDER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND.HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED THROUGH THE BOTTOM RUNG OF LADDER.HE LOST HIS GRIP,FA LLING BACKWARDS ONTO GROUND.HIS LEFT LEG TWISTEDWHILEFALLING ALLOWING MOST OF IMPACT IN HIS LEFT HIP/BACK AREA.HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS LEFT HIP AND LOWER BACK.NOTE EMPLOYEE HAS ONE ARM(R

March 27, 1990 KY · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sovereign Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LIFT A 20 FT HEAVY WALL PIPE JOINT. THE OTHER MAN WHO WAS HELPING HIM DROPPED HIS END. EMPLOYEE WAS STILL HOLDING HIS END WITH THE PRY BAR HE HAD PLACED IN THE END THE PIPE. THE IMPACT HURT EMPLOYEE'S BACK. HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

February 16, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sovereign Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPL CLEANING RAILCARS.REMOVING RAIN PONCHO WHILE STANDING ON TOP OF CAR.LOST BALANCE AND FELL BETWEEN CARS STRIKING HEAD ON COUPLER AND LANDING ON RAIL.HE HAD LACERATION BEHIND LEFT EAR AND 3 FX RIBS ON LEFT SIDE.

1989 · 1 incident

September 7, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sovereign Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON 540 END LOADER LIFTARMS. HIS BOOTS WERE MUDDY CAUSING HIM TO SLIP. HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG STRIKING HIS KNEECAP & SHIN BONE. HE BRUISED HIS KNEE & SHIN WITH SL IGHT ABRASIONS.

1988 · 1 incident

October 10, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sovereign Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING HOSE FROM DOZER. THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED LETTING HIM FALL BACKWARDS OFF THE DOZER. HE FELL APPROX. 4 FEET TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK. HE COMPLAINED OF SEVE RE PAIN TO HIS BACK. HE HAD MOBILITY AND FEELING IN HIS EXTREMITIES.

1986 · 1 incident

July 25, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sovereign Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

REMOVING WHEN F9OM REFUSE TRUCK WHEEL SLIPPED & FELL ON FINGER. FRACTURED FINGER.

1985 · 2 incidents

May 9, 1985 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sovereign Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE OPENED TAIL GATE ON REFUSE TRUCK BUY HAND CLOSE GATE BACK ON HAND.

January 7, 1985 KY · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sovereign Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DROPPING LOADED RAIL CAR TO FAST-HE JUMPED TO GROUND INJURING ARM AND ANKLE

1984 · 1 incident

September 4, 1984 KY · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sovereign Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING DOORS ON R.R. CARS AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

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