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No 4 Mine: 50 MSHA citations Coal
Frasure Creek Mining LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Essar Minerals Canada Limited
Mud Creek,
Floyd County,
KY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518624
No 4 Mine has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2003
- Latest incident
- Oct 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
50
citations
29
significant & substantial
$5,452
proposed penalties
$1,792
paid to date
33% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,660 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
19
inspections on record
295
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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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.Rate withheld: 295 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No 4 Mine has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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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.$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
48 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-09-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.59.2%
significant & substantial
4.2%
high negligence or reckless
58.3%
reasonably likely or greater
27.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 4.2% low, 91.7% moderate, 4.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at No 4 Mine shows 100% of 15 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
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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: 2004-09-21, 21 years ago
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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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
15
samples
0.69
dust max (mg/m3)
15 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR5
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER3
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE3
Noise
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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.
Last sampled: 2004-09-20, 21 years ago
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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.13%
over PEL
16
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR4
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER4
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE3
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 100% | 10 |
| 2003 | 100% | 5 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9% | 11 |
| 2003 | 20% | 5 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Frasure Creek Mining LLC. 2003 to 2003
- Cherokee Mining Company LLC 2003 to 2003
- Frasure Creek Mining, LLC 2003 to 2003
- Jane Coal, Inc. 2003 to 2004
- Frasure Creek Mining LLC 2004 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 12 | 43,116 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 4 Mine sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | |
| 2003 Q4 | 4,256 | 1 | 1 | 235.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,315 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 5,911 | 10 | 5 | 1691.8 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.