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P-1 Flint Ridge: 427 MSHA citations Coal

Jackson, Breathitt County, KY  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 1511991

P-1 Flint Ridge has $58K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16K outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1987–2010
Latest incident
Oct 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
427
citations
120
significant & substantial
$57,779
proposed penalties
$40,784
paid to date
71% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,995 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Cardinal Reclamation Company, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
164
inspections on record
4,398
inspection hours
9.7
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.
427 citations across 4,398 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

P-1 Flint Ridge has $58K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16K outstanding across 7 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.
$58K
proposed penalties
$57K
current assessed
$41K
paid to date
$16K
outstanding
416 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-01-11.
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.
28.8%
significant & substantial
1.2%
high negligence or reckless
29.1%
reasonably likely or greater
5.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.2% none, 3.1% low, 95.4% moderate, 1.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
10 citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
  • Settled 5 · 50%
  • Stood as issued 5 · 50%
100%
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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
24%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $2K 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 2019-05-28.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
KENT 2007-42 Settlement Feldman 2007 $1K → $500
KENT 2008-658 Dismissal Zielinski 2008 $372 → $372
KENT 2012-833 Settlement Lesnick 2013 $307 → $250
KENT 2010-433 Default Lesnick 2011 $300 → $300
KENT 2019-0254 Default Miller 2019 $121 → $121
KENT 2018-0198 Settlement Simonton 2018 $118 → $118
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at P-1 Flint Ridge shows 100% of 99 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: 2016-09-20, 9 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
99
samples
1.09
dust max (mg/m3)
0
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.
93 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 6 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR30
  • CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR16
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER15

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.

Last sampled: 2016-09-20, 9 years ago
10%
over PEL
70
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR15
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER11
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE11
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2016 100% 1
2015 100% 13
2014 100% 6
2012 100% 11
2011 100% 10
2010 100% 15
2009 100% 10
2008 100% 10
2007 100% 5
2006 100% 13
2005 100% 5
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2016 0% 1
2015 0% 6
2014 0% 4
2012 0% 5
2011 0% 4
2010 20% 15
2009 10% 10
2008 20% 5
2007 0% 4
2006 9% 11
2005 20% 5
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

P-1 Flint Ridge recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2012.

Injury rate, 2012
ⓘ 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 3.74 and the all-US-mining average was 2.96 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.35 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
2012 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2011 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2010 * 2.94 0.00 0.000
2009 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2008 * 3.77 0.00 0.000
2007 * 3.74 3.74 0.000
2006 * 2.95 2.95 0.000
2005 * 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.
Ownership history
  1. Jeffrey/Dresser E S O 1979 to 1980
  2. Falcon Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1987
  3. Cumberland River Coal Company 1987 to 1999
  4. Leslie Resources Inc 1999 to 2004
  5. ICG Hazard, LLC 2004 to 2014
  6. Genesis Coal Services, LLC 2014 to 2014
  7. Revelation Energy, LLC 2014 to 2022
  8. Cardinal Reclamation Company, LLC 2022 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0
2016 2
2015 6
2014 9
2013 1
2012 10
2011 25
2010 22
2009 20
2008 21
2007 22
2006 25
2005 10
2004 0
2003 0
2002 0
2001 0
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

P-1 Flint Ridge sits in Breathitt County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.
Breathitt County, Kentucky · Population 13,438
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$41,101
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
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 2 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 1 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 1 0
Show 68 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q1 780 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,735 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 904 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 502 3 0 5976.1
2016 Q1 244 1 0 4098.4
2015 Q4 780 1 0 1282.1
2015 Q3 2,896 2 0 690.6
2015 Q2 6,011 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 6,132 2 0 326.2
2014 Q4 7,804 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 7,045 5 0 709.7
2014 Q2 5,879 19 4 3231.8
2013 Q4 630 1 0 1587.3
2013 Q3 610 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 640 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 660 5 0 7575.8
2012 Q4 512 1 1 1953.1
2012 Q3 4,349 5 1 1149.7
2012 Q2 11,277 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 12,984 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 14,440 2 1 138.5
2011 Q3 17,093 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 17,856 8 1 448.0
2011 Q1 19,249 5 1 259.8
2010 Q4 16,921 6 2 354.6
2010 Q3 17,412 14 6 804.0
2010 Q2 15,818 1 0 63.2
2010 Q1 17,827 10 4 560.9
2009 Q4 11,115 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 11,901 12 4 1008.3
2009 Q2 10,559 1 0 94.7
2009 Q1 14,265 18 1 1261.8
2008 Q4 14,795 3 0 202.8
2008 Q3 14,193 3 1 211.4
2008 Q2 13,638 3 2 220.0
2008 Q1 10,400 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 12,725 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 11,845 4 2 337.7
2007 Q2 12,125 2 1 164.9
2007 Q1 16,850 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 17,976 15 4 834.4
2006 Q3 19,235 3 1 156.0
2006 Q2 15,549 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 15,028 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 11,855 2 2 168.7
2005 Q3 8,663 2 1 230.9
2005 Q2 2,200 3 0 1363.6
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 1 0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 1 0
2001 Q4 0 6 1
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 2 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2010 · 1 incident

October 9, 2010 KY · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
ICG Hazard, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee got his finger caught between the arm of the plant coal crusher crank and the levelint arm of the crusher. Mashed his finger.

2008 · 1 incident

May 30, 2008 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ICG Hazard, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE (ELECTRICIAN) WAS USING A PIN PULLER TO PULL A PIN ON A 735 REFUSE TRUCK, WHEN THE BOLT ON THE PULLER BROKE AND STRUCK EE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE, REQUIRING SUTURES. EE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.

2007 · 1 incident

August 4, 2007 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ICG Hazard, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE alleged while changing a piece of pipe in the prep. Plant his foot got stuck in magnetite and when he pulled his foot loose he felt a burn in his left knee. He was receiving treatment from his dr for gout in his feet an dknee prior to the alleged incident. foreman stated that he did not report anything until 8/13/07. this investigation is on going.

2006 · 1 incident

October 24, 2006 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ICG Hazard, LLC · Fall from machine

Employee was on a platform on the off side of a 735 Cat articulating truck turning off the anifreeze valve on the truck engine when he slipped on mud that was on the platform and fell to the ground.

1988 · 1 incident

May 20, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland River Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PREPARATION PLANT WATERLINE AFTER WORKING ON LINE EMPLOYEE APPLIED WATER PRESSURE AND WATER LINE STRUCK EMPLOYEES LEG

1987 · 1 incident

August 4, 1987 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland River Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS RAISING3A GATE ON VIBRATOR SCREEN THE CHAIN USED TO RAISE THE GATE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEES FINGERS CAUSING INJURY