Oaktown Fuels Preparation Plant has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2013–2022
Latest incident
Jul 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
147
citations
41
significant & substantial
$22,097
proposed penalties
$20,542
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,555 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2013
113
inspections on record
2,826
inspection hours
5.2
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.
147 citations across 2,826 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Oaktown Fuels Preparation Plant has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K 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.
$22K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
128 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-05-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Oaktown Fuels Preparation Plant shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.10 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 247 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.
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
25,486
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
24,826
1
0
40.3
2025 Q2
24,054
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
24,404
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
22,311
1
0
44.8
2024 Q3
22,570
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
24,293
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
34,160
1
0
29.3
Show 43 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
41,896
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
46,630
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
41,480
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
40,966
4
2
97.6
2022 Q4
37,847
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
37,449
3
0
80.1
2022 Q2
35,868
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
35,085
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
32,866
3
0
91.3
2021 Q3
32,946
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
31,899
16
1
501.6
2021 Q1
31,373
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
28,587
2
2
70.0
2020 Q3
28,462
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
28,689
1
0
34.9
2020 Q1
34,288
2
1
58.3
2019 Q4
35,535
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
36,964
2
1
54.1
2019 Q2
36,892
4
0
108.4
2019 Q1
38,264
11
1
287.5
2018 Q4
37,630
1
0
26.6
2018 Q3
20,971
2
1
95.4
2018 Q2
23,755
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
35,472
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
21,137
6
2
283.9
2017 Q3
16,720
4
1
239.2
2017 Q2
19,213
4
1
208.2
2017 Q1
20,326
9
8
442.8
2016 Q4
21,979
8
5
364.0
2016 Q3
31,088
7
4
225.2
2016 Q2
19,597
2
0
102.1
2016 Q1
32,698
1
0
30.6
2015 Q4
34,523
2
0
57.9
2015 Q3
34,549
3
0
86.8
2015 Q2
34,449
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
35,410
6
2
169.4
2014 Q4
35,154
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
40,852
8
4
195.8
2014 Q2
42,304
2
1
47.3
2014 Q1
41,763
1
0
23.9
2013 Q4
40,048
2
0
49.9
2013 Q3
51,366
13
0
253.1
2013 Q2
27,187
1
0
36.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file
2022 · 2 incidents
July 25, 2022IN · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Injured was lifting the hood of a MT995 tractor to service the a/c when the shoulder felt like it tore. Injured went to the clinic on 8/8 and they treated and ordered a MRI. On 8/17 the MRI showed that there was a tear in the right rotator cuff. Injured is scheduled for surgery on 9/2.
Injured walked out the door of the prep plant going to the foreman's pickup. Due to the weather conditions the whole area was a solid sheet of ice. The injured slipped and fell hurting the right shoulder as the injured tried to catch self. The injured was still in discomfort on 4/1/2022 and went to the doctor. On 4/6/2022 and MRI showed a tear in the rotator cuff.
2019 · 2 incidents
October 20, 2019IN · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Injured was replacing the back plate of a refuse screen and received a laceration on right hand during the process. Injured received stitches for the laceration.
June 10, 2019IN · Coalbelt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunrise Coal, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Injured was pulling new belt and finger was smashed by roller bar. This caused a fracture to the index finger.
2018 · 1 incident
April 17, 2018IN · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunrise Coal, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Injured was moving the fork of the telehandler and pinched EE's finger between the fork and the headache bar of the machine. Injured suffered a laceration as a result of this and received stitches for this injury.
Smoke was observed coming from the raw coal pile at approx. 6pm on 6/7/17. A track-hoe was dispatched to the spot observed & began digging our the spot where the smoke was observed. At approx. 8:45am MSHA inspector arrived on site and questioned if we had reported the incident. Part 50 is a fire not extinguished within 30 min not smoke! We were issued a citation.
The injured was in the process of removing a gear box from a bin roller when the gear box cleared the shaft it made an upward motion pinching index finger between the motor pedal and the motor causing a laceration. The injured was seen by a doctor and received stitches.
April 11, 2016IN · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The injured was lowering a 40 foot extension ladder down to the floor with another employee to move the ladder to the needed location when the second employee lost their grip on the foot end of the ladder. This resulted in the weight on the ladder coming down on the left shoulder of the injured.
2015 · 1 incident
January 17, 2015IN · Coalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Injured was exiting cab of crane. Injured lost his footing and all of his weight shifted to his right arm while holding onto the grab handle. Right shoulder became dislocated. This is a aggravation of a previous injury. Should was put back into place at Good Samaritan Hospital Emergency room.
A dozer caught on fire while pushing coal. The fire was not extinguished within 30 minutes and was reported immediately to MSHA.
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