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Justus Preparation Plant Coal

Controlled by Kenneth L Stacy
Stearns, Mccreary County, KY  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1512421

Justus Preparation Plant has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1986–1996
Latest incident
Nov 1996
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
43
citations
14
significant & substantial
$8,939
proposed penalties
$6,348
paid to date
71% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,591 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
136
inspections on record
1,873
inspection hours
2.3
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.
43 citations across 1,873 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Justus Preparation Plant has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
41 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-07-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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.
Noise
0%
over PEL
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2018-08-27.
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 2,188 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,004 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,188 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,004 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,234 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,234 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,188 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,004 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,698 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,870 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,234 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,004 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,200 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,188 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,004 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,004 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,568 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,188 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,004 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,004 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,188 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,188 2 1 914.1
2020 Q2 1,584 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,848 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,584 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,188 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,004 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,234 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,584 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,848 1 1 541.1
2018 Q2 1,584 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,768 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,604 6 1 3740.6
2017 Q3 1,950 3 0 1538.5
2017 Q2 1,644 2 1 1216.5
2017 Q1 2,154 2 0 928.5
2016 Q4 1,688 1 0 592.4
2016 Q3 1,906 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,131 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,804 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,114 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,914 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,123 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,658 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,056 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,647 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,958 4 0 2042.9
2014 Q1 1,594 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,979 1 1 505.3
2013 Q3 1,718 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,915 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,594 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,945 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,612 2 2 1240.7
2012 Q2 1,848 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,694 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,882 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,866 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,612 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,603 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,421 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,432 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,064 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,408 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,181 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,549 1 0 392.3
2009 Q2 2,072 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,421 12 5 4956.6
2008 Q4 2,600 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,881 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,584 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,848 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,584 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,821 6 2 3294.9
2007 Q2 1,492 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,663 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,479 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,638 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,404 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,352 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 560 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 560 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 560 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 448 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 480 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 560 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 560 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 560 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,040 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 160 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
January 7, 1993 KY · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Southfork Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

I.NAME WORKING ON ENERGIZED HIGH VOLTAGE LINE. EMPL WAS A CONTRACTOR WORKING FROM BUCKET TRUCK WHEN EMPL CAME IN CONTACT WITH POWER.

Reportable incidents

4 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1996 · 1 incident

November 5, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southfork Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON A WATER PUMP. PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF SHAFT CATCHING THIRD FINGER RIGHT HAND AGAINST PUMP MOTOR CAUSING LACERATION AND BROKEN FINGER.

1993 · 1 incident

October 5, 1993 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southfork Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING THE BACK PLATE OFF VIBRATOR SCREEN. PLATE WAS HEAVY AND HE COULD NOT SUPPORT IT. HE GLOVE CAUGHT ON PLATE AS HE DRIPPED IT. PLATE FELLON SMALL FINGER OF RIGHT HAND MASHI NG THE END OFF.

1986 · 2 incidents

May 7, 1986 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

REPLACING PULLE2 ON VIBRATOR.LOOSENED MOTOR AND WAS PUSHING IT DOWN OUT OF THE WAY WHEN HAND SLIPPED OFF INTO PULLEY FX FINGER INDEX ON RIGHT HAND.

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