Log Creek Surface has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2009–2017
Latest incident
May 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
105
citations
43
significant & substantial
$40,062
proposed penalties
$36,032
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,030 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.
105 citations across 1,438 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Log Creek Surface has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$40K
proposed penalties
$36K
current assessed
$36K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
97 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $17K in penalties contested before the Commission, $11K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-10.
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.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
11citations taken to the federal commission · 10% of citations on record
Settled
6 · 55%
Vacated or withdrawn
5 · 45%
67%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 9 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
38%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$17K proposed, $11K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2015-11-30.
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 Log Creek Surface shows 99% of 161 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: 2026-05-21
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
161
samples
2.43
dust max (mg/m3)
1
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
106 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 55 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.
Log Creek Surface recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ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 3.19 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Indiana, coal mining averaged 2.61 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
2025 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2016 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2015
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014
1.48
1.48
0.000
2013
1.12
1.12
0.000
2012
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010
0.00
0.00
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)
2026
27
161,157
2025
25
279,071
2022
1
2021
1
2020
5
2019
6
2018
5
2017
5
1,872
2016
37
416,067
2015
48
697,274
2014
54
694,328
2013
65
940,789
2012
57
833,248
2011
54
792,196
2010
50
677,374
2009
29
342,743
2008
12
2,371
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Log Creek Surface sits in Pike County, Indiana, where the Census mining category is 2.5% 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.
Pike County, Indiana · Population 12,187
2.5%
Mining share of county employment
$66,250
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
2026 Q2
14,969
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
29,561
2
0
67.7
2025 Q4
16,828
1
1
59.4
2025 Q3
11,363
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
10,134
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
18,804
7
2
372.3
2022 Q2
130
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
244
0
0
0.0
Show 54 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2021 Q4
252
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
464
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
472
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
236
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
1,188
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
2,182
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
2,098
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
3,170
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
3,280
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
3,596
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
3,794
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
4,042
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
3,074
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
3,267
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
0
0
0
2018 Q1
3,112
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
2,856
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
1,008
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
4,821
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1,488
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
6,163
3
1
486.8
2016 Q3
20,717
2
1
96.5
2016 Q2
28,067
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
22,900
2
0
87.3
2015 Q4
14,855
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
34,891
6
3
172.0
2015 Q2
31,851
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
34,770
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
31,673
2
1
63.1
2014 Q3
32,099
2
2
62.3
2014 Q2
33,105
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
38,700
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
40,940
4
3
97.7
2013 Q3
47,155
3
0
63.6
2013 Q2
44,978
1
1
22.2
2013 Q1
46,110
2
2
43.4
2012 Q4
41,858
3
1
71.7
2012 Q3
39,425
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
40,682
2
1
49.2
2012 Q1
41,433
2
0
48.3
2011 Q4
38,589
4
2
103.7
2011 Q3
40,953
11
7
268.6
2011 Q2
40,225
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
44,950
8
2
178.0
2010 Q4
49,584
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
45,461
2
0
44.0
2010 Q2
38,090
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
30,779
3
0
97.5
2009 Q4
21,620
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
22,391
5
1
223.3
2009 Q2
22,933
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
13,586
1
0
73.6
2008 Q4
8,372
2
0
238.9
2008 Q3
1,928
1
0
518.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2017 · 1 incident
May 12, 2017IN · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was moving a motor by hand on a trailer and pulled a something popped in right forearm. EE was diagnosed with a strained muscle. EE started missing work on 5/15/2017.
Employee was climbing onto a Cat 777B End Dump when he heard a pop in his right knee. The accident happened on 12/13/2013 but the employee continued to work until 04/07/2014.
2013 · 1 incident
June 23, 2013IN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
Employee was operating an end dump on the spoil dump when he went to dump the rock load the end dump traveled off the dump backwards overturning. The employee was taken to the hospital where he received 21 stitches total to the right forearm and left check area.
2010 · 1 incident
October 26, 2010IN · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triad Mining Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Inspecting transmission gears, gears rolled and pinched finger.
2009 · 3 incidents
August 24, 2009IN · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic hose end blew off causing a flash fire. Employee received slight burns to arms. Treated and released for the burns. While leaving truck, employee struck his right knee and bruised his heel. Company doctor took employee off work until knee and foot healed.
Driver was on top of his loaded trailer, moving loose coal. He fell off of the trailer, estimated height 12 feet. He landed on his back. Driver was not using PPF.
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