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Lick Branch Slurry Impoundment Coal

Ary, Knott County, KY  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1517828

Lick Branch Slurry Impoundment has $46K in proposed MSHA penalties and $20K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1997–2012
Latest incident
Mar 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
194
citations
68
significant & substantial
$45,526
proposed penalties
$21,480
paid to date
47% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $24,046 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
192
inspections on record
3,224
inspection hours
6.0
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.
194 citations across 3,224 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Lick Branch Slurry Impoundment has $46K in proposed MSHA penalties and $20K outstanding across 3 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.
$46K
proposed penalties
$41K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$20K
outstanding
182 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-10-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Lick Branch Slurry Impoundment shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.20 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 90 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.
0.20
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.97
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
90
samples
Most recent sample: 2019-12-12.
Silica (quartz)
1.2
silica avg (%)
1.2
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2019-08-07.
Noise
9%
over PEL
44
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-08-15.
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 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 1 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 1 0
2019 Q2 0 1 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 4 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 2 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 4 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 1 0
2014 Q2 0 1 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 1 0
2013 Q2 132 2 0 15151.5
2013 Q1 535 2 0 3738.3
2012 Q4 723 1 0 1383.1
2012 Q3 1,415 4 0 2826.9
2012 Q2 4,264 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 10,094 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 11,367 12 6 1055.7
2011 Q3 11,434 1 0 87.5
2011 Q2 10,765 9 4 836.0
2011 Q1 10,686 3 2 280.7
2010 Q4 10,743 2 2 186.2
2010 Q3 11,581 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 10,586 16 6 1511.4
2010 Q1 12,162 1 0 82.2
2009 Q4 18,663 22 6 1178.8
2009 Q3 12,255 6 0 489.6
2009 Q2 3,798 8 4 2106.4
2009 Q1 6,783 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 5,448 6 2 1101.3
2008 Q3 6,196 1 0 161.4
2008 Q2 4,118 18 8 4371.1
2008 Q1 5,962 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,105 4 1 974.4
2007 Q3 4,814 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,456 4 3 897.7
2007 Q1 6,854 14 5 2042.6
2006 Q4 6,385 1 1 156.6
2006 Q3 5,120 17 12 3320.3
2006 Q2 5,288 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,991 1 0 200.4
2005 Q4 5,255 4 0 761.2
2005 Q3 0 4 3
2005 Q2 630 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 6 0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 1,415 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,998 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,478 3 3 669.9
2003 Q4 3,160 1 0 316.5
2003 Q3 3,648 2 0 548.2
2003 Q2 3,039 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,880 2 0 694.4
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 1 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 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2012 · 1 incident

March 7, 2012 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frasure Creek Mining, LLC. · Struck against stationary object

While changing out rollers on a belt line, EE struck a sharp piece of metal with his right forearm, resulting in a cut requiring 6 stitches. Collins returned to work the same day.

2011 · 3 incidents

October 19, 2011 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Frasure Creek Mining, LLC. · Fall onto or against objects

As Employee was climbing down the steps of his loader, he lost his footing and fell into the steps, causing a bruise to his right side. He was taken to the hospital where he was x-rayed and released to return to work the following day. On 10/24/11 he returned to the doctor and was diagnosed as having a bone spur in his back and was taken off work until 11/21/11.

August 17, 2011 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Frasure Creek Mining, LLC. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a pry bar to dislodge some material in a hopper when the bar slipped, causing a quick jerk to his back. Diagnosis is pending.

August 2, 2011 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Frasure Creek Mining, LLC. · Struck against stationary object

While employee was cleaning out a feeder, he stepped on a wire buried in the mud. The wire penetrated his boot, causing a small cut to his right foot.

2010 · 1 incident

October 23, 2010 KY · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frasure Creek Mining, LLC. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The ring finger on his left hand was pinched between two pieces of metal. When screen was rotated around, finger was caught. There was no conditions that contributed to accident.

2005 · 1 incident

January 27, 2005 KY · Coal FIRE
New Ridge Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

On 1/27/2005 smoke was observed comimg from the refuse pile.

2003 · 1 incident

March 18, 2003 KY · Coal FIRE
Star Fire Mining · Accident type, without injuries

A SMALL FIRE OCCURRED AT STOCK PILE PREP. PLANT.AFTER BEING NOTIFIED THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED IMMEDIATELY.

1997 · 2 incidents

June 10, 1997 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Star Fire Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE IMPELLER FROM THE HEAVY MEDIA VESSEL PUMP. THE CHAIN WHICH WAS SECURING THE SHAFT BROKE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE CHEATER PIPE BEING USED TO LOOSEN THE IMP ELLER. THE EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A METAL CLAMP ATTACHED TO A PIPE CAUSING HEAD AND NECK INJURIES.

January 28, 1997 KY · Coal FIRE
Star Fire Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

CITATION #4048242 WAS ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO NOTIFY MSHA IMMMEDIATELY FOR A FIRE IN THE STOCK PILE. THIS CITATION IS BEING CONTESTED BECAUSE WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT A STOCKPILE FIRE CONSTITUES A MINE FIRE WHICH SHOULD BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY.

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