The articulating truck blew a steering hose near the turbo causing a fire. The operator attempted to extinguish the fire but had to call the fire department. The rock truck cab was a total loss but no one was injured.
Jones Fork Plant Coal
Jones Fork Plant has $115K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 1991–2016
- Latest incident
- Mar 2016
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Jones Fork Plant has $115K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 5 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.MSHA sampling at Jones Fork Plant shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.25 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 159 samples.
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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 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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 1,926 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 2,029 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 974 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,164 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,649 | 1 | 0 | 606.4 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,020 | 2 | 0 | 1960.8 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 1,512 | 1 | 0 | 661.4 |
| 2023 Q3 | 2,484 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 2,404 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 2,520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 2,400 | 2 | 0 | 833.3 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,420 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,920 | 2 | 0 | 1041.7 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1,876 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,536 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 960 | 3 | 0 | 3125.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 1,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 1,776 | 1 | 0 | 563.1 |
| 2020 Q3 | 1,740 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 1,440 | 1 | 0 | 694.4 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,480 | 2 | 0 | 1351.4 |
| 2018 Q3 | 2,940 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 2,925 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 5,127 | 1 | 0 | 195.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 1,968 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 4,548 | 1 | 0 | 219.9 |
| 2017 Q1 | 5,442 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 7,155 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 6,726 | 2 | 0 | 297.4 |
| 2016 Q1 | 6,656 | 2 | 0 | 300.5 |
| 2015 Q4 | 7,100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 6,384 | 4 | 1 | 626.6 |
| 2015 Q2 | 7,333 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 5,313 | 9 | 2 | 1694.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 15,079 | 23 | 5 | 1525.3 |
| 2014 Q3 | 10,088 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 10,265 | 24 | 7 | 2338.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 3,841 | 4 | 0 | 1041.4 |
| 2013 Q4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q3 | 475 | 5 | 0 | 10526.3 |
| 2013 Q2 | 527 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 508 | 25 | 5 | 49212.6 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,227 | 3 | 0 | 2445.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,454 | 11 | 4 | 7565.3 |
| 2012 Q2 | 2,301 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 5,007 | 12 | 5 | 2396.6 |
| 2011 Q4 | 21,410 | 2 | 0 | 93.4 |
| 2011 Q3 | 12,353 | 22 | 6 | 1780.9 |
| 2011 Q2 | 9,409 | 1 | 0 | 106.3 |
| 2011 Q1 | 8,573 | 13 | 5 | 1516.4 |
| 2010 Q4 | 7,584 | 1 | 0 | 131.9 |
| 2010 Q3 | 8,983 | 7 | 4 | 779.2 |
| 2010 Q2 | 5,968 | 19 | 6 | 3183.6 |
| 2010 Q1 | 3,401 | 19 | 7 | 5586.6 |
| 2009 Q4 | 4,081 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 6,890 | 4 | 1 | 580.6 |
| 2009 Q2 | 12,168 | 13 | 2 | 1068.4 |
| 2009 Q1 | 14,492 | 6 | 3 | 414.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 17,798 | 14 | 3 | 786.6 |
| 2008 Q3 | 19,447 | 17 | 7 | 874.2 |
| 2008 Q2 | 20,311 | 3 | 2 | 147.7 |
| 2008 Q1 | 21,205 | 20 | 3 | 943.2 |
| 2007 Q4 | 20,837 | 21 | 8 | 1007.8 |
| 2007 Q3 | 21,630 | 30 | 11 | 1387.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 18,395 | 2 | 1 | 108.7 |
| 2007 Q1 | 18,353 | 14 | 6 | 762.8 |
| 2006 Q4 | 17,167 | 3 | 1 | 174.8 |
| 2006 Q3 | 16,673 | 13 | 9 | 779.7 |
| 2006 Q2 | 15,173 | 33 | 20 | 2174.9 |
| 2006 Q1 | 17,218 | 10 | 2 | 580.8 |
| 2005 Q4 | 18,120 | 2 | 0 | 110.4 |
| 2005 Q3 | 18,395 | 2 | 0 | 108.7 |
| 2005 Q2 | 17,787 | 14 | 3 | 787.1 |
| 2005 Q1 | 18,266 | 21 | 5 | 1149.7 |
| 2004 Q4 | 16,537 | 2 | 0 | 120.9 |
| 2004 Q3 | 13,032 | 9 | 1 | 690.6 |
| 2004 Q2 | 16,977 | 3 | 1 | 176.7 |
| 2004 Q1 | 18,716 | 16 | 7 | 854.9 |
| 2003 Q4 | 15,887 | 6 | 3 | 377.7 |
| 2003 Q3 | 16,407 | 77 | 33 | 4693.1 |
| 2003 Q2 | 16,513 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 17,223 | 9 | 2 | 522.6 |
| 2002 Q4 | 16,395 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 16,520 | 5 | 0 | 302.7 |
| 2002 Q2 | 15,719 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 17,404 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 16,686 | 9 | 0 | 539.4 |
| 2001 Q3 | 17,533 | 15 | 3 | 855.5 |
| 2001 Q2 | 16,781 | 1 | 0 | 59.6 |
| 2001 Q1 | 17,438 | 2 | 1 | 114.7 |
| 2000 Q4 | 17,463 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 17,856 | 2 | 0 | 112.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 18,064 | 2 | 0 | 110.7 |
| 2000 Q1 | 18,403 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
18 on file2016 · 1 incident
2015 · 1 incident
Employee was standing on a piece of metal laying on a ladder he pulled the ladder out and the metal tilted causing him to fall 5-6 feet into a chute. Employee said he was ok but while shoveling on 1/12/15 he reported his back was hurting employee went to doctor on 1/13/15 and returned to work on 1/19/15
2014 · 4 incidents
Employee was shoveling coal in basement when he felt a sharp pain on his right side.
Employee was cleaning in draw off tunnel and stepped on bar gate over a drain sump that slipped out of its frame causing the employee to fall in the sump.
Preparing Caustic Drip Line above settlement pond.
Employee was walking from back door of the plant to the front parking lot to get oil. He had stopped to scratch his head and turned into the belt structure beam and put a scratch on his head, on 7/25/14 he went to ldrndman clinic because he had a head-ach and was released.
2006 · 1 incident
EE was swinging lare componet (777A Brake unit) with service truck boom. He was watching the top of the boom to check clearance while swinging boom. As a result he was trapped between compartment and service truck.
2004 · 1 incident
Ee was engaged in removing a deck from the coarse coal screen. The deck became wedged. When ee freed the deck with a slate bar the deck struck his foot.
1999 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING A RAILROAD CAR DOOR. EMPLOYEE INSERTED A BAR IN THE CAR DOOR LOCK MECHANISM. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE PULLED THEBAR DOWN TO CLOSE DOOR, EMPLOYEE REACHED TO PULL THE LOCK OR LATCH DOWN, THE RAILROAD CAR SPRUNG OPEN. THIS ALLOWED THE BAR TO SLIP OUT OF EMPLOYEE'S HAND, STRIKING EMPLOYEE BEHIND HIS RIGHT EAR. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED LACERATION WITH STITCHES.
1998 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF WOOD (30"LX3-4"WX1-2"T) FROM THE PRIMARY SAMPLING BELT HEAD ROLLER CHUT LOCATED IN TEH LOAD-OUT FACILITY WHEN PIECE OF WOOD BECAME JAMMED CAUSIGN EMPLOYEE'S RI GHT HAND TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN WOOD AND METAL CHUTE. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO TOP OF RIGHT HAND (METACARPAL) AND MIDDLE FINGER.
1997 · 1 incident
SHAVING BELT WHEN UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED OFF BELT CUT TENDONS IN MY LEFT THUMB.
1996 · 1 incident
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE RAIL CAR DOOR WHEN BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EE'S WEIGHT TO SHIFT, RIGHT FOOT STAYED STATIONARY. EE SUSTAINED A SPIRAL FX TO THE TIBULA BONE 1/2" ABOVE RIGHT ANKLE.
1995 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE HAD UNHOOKED CHAINS FROM ENGINE ON BED OF BOOM TRUCK TO BE UNLOADED, WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM TRUCK BED TO OPERATE BOOM TRUCK CRANE HOIST, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS, LEFT FOOT WAS CAUGHT NDER BOOM CONTORLS WITH BODY WEIGHT SUSPENDED.
1992 · 1 incident
INJURED STEPPED OFF MACHINERY STRIKING FOOT AGAINST CONCRETE CURB INJURING FOOT
1991 · 4 incidents
LIFTING CONCRETE CART AND HURT BACK.
PULLING HOPPER DOOR AND WOODEN WEDGE HIT UPPER BACK.
2' STEEL FORM FELL ON HEAD.
INJ CLIMBING DOWN A COLUMN,HIT SCROTUM WHICH LATER BECAME INFECTED.
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