Prep Plant #2 has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $703 outstanding across 17 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1997–2015
Latest incident
Mar 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
258
citations
92
significant & substantial
$35,528
proposed penalties
$33,371
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,157 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
251
inspections on record
4,602
inspection hours
5.6
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.
258 citations across 4,602 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Prep Plant #2 has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $703 outstanding across 17 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.
$36K
proposed penalties
$34K
current assessed
$33K
paid to date
$703
outstanding
256 assessments are final orders; 17 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Prep Plant #2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.53 mg/m3 (94% compliant) across 160 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
0
0
0
2025 Q3
0
0
0
2024 Q4
1,107
2
0
1806.7
2024 Q3
0
0
0
2018 Q4
0
0
0
2018 Q3
0
0
0
2018 Q2
0
0
0
2018 Q1
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
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 Q1
30
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
5,279
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
6,172
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
21,380
11
3
514.5
2015 Q1
22,032
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
18,141
3
0
165.4
2014 Q3
19,111
2
1
104.7
2014 Q2
21,129
11
5
520.6
2014 Q1
15,203
3
2
197.3
2013 Q4
15,051
11
3
730.8
2013 Q3
24,779
5
0
201.8
2013 Q2
17,107
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
21,006
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
20,256
5
0
246.8
2012 Q3
3,755
1
0
266.3
2012 Q2
0
0
0
2012 Q1
0
0
0
2011 Q4
0
0
0
2011 Q3
0
0
0
2011 Q2
0
1
0
2011 Q1
0
0
0
2010 Q4
0
0
0
2010 Q3
0
0
0
2010 Q2
0
0
0
2010 Q1
0
0
0
2009 Q4
0
0
0
2009 Q3
0
1
0
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
0
0
0
2008 Q3
680
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
0
0
0
2008 Q1
0
1
0
2007 Q4
0
1
0
2007 Q3
0
0
0
2007 Q2
0
0
0
2007 Q1
0
0
0
2006 Q4
6,702
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
10,484
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
12,483
2
0
160.2
2006 Q1
10,088
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
12,638
7
1
553.9
2005 Q3
11,045
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
15,327
17
11
1109.2
2005 Q1
11,048
3
1
271.5
2004 Q4
12,028
18
7
1496.5
2004 Q3
11,906
4
0
336.0
2004 Q2
12,582
15
6
1192.2
2004 Q1
10,820
18
2
1663.6
2003 Q4
11,032
2
0
181.3
2003 Q3
12,055
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
11,005
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
11,779
2
1
169.8
2002 Q4
11,291
1
0
88.6
2002 Q3
12,684
3
1
236.5
2002 Q2
13,898
4
3
287.8
2002 Q1
13,524
4
1
295.8
2001 Q4
13,963
1
0
71.6
2001 Q3
11,984
1
0
83.4
2001 Q2
11,150
19
9
1704.0
2001 Q1
13,134
29
17
2208.0
2000 Q4
11,215
10
2
891.7
2000 Q3
12,271
9
4
733.4
2000 Q2
11,551
11
6
952.3
2000 Q1
8,528
12
6
1407.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file
2015 · 2 incidents
March 5, 2015KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was setting in the yard truck on the passenger side when he turned right to get out of the truck. A sharp pain went down his left side of his lower back.
January 27, 2015KY · Coalutility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was packing a new crusher bearing with grease. When he turn the bearing over he felt a burning sensation in his left hand. It pulled muscle in-between his pointer finger and middle finger on his left hand.
2014 · 2 incidents
July 29, 2014KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was getting off of a bobcat when his foot slipped and got caught between the arm and forks of the bobcat and twisted his foot. Employee worked until 8/5/14, went off work on 8/6/14.
March 6, 2014KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was climbing off of a dozer when he had a dizzy spell and fell off dozer tracks. Striking his left wrist against the dozer arm. Spraining his wrist.
Employee was in the basement of the plant on a ladder. Installing conduit when he lost footing and started to fall and caught himself with his left arm hurting his left shoulder. Employee worked until 10-9-13 then went off work.
2012 · 1 incident
September 27, 2012KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was cutting a case of drinking water into the plant control room when he tripped on a step going into control room and fell onto the floor twisted his back.
2006 · 2 incidents
October 30, 2006KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Victim was looking up through grating to the floor above him. Worker above, knocked a small piece of metal into victims left eye. Went to ER to have it removed. No lost time.
VICTIM WAS PULLING ON CHAIN HOIST WHEN ANCHOR CHAIN BROKE. CHAIN HOIST FELL STRIKING THE VICTIM IN HEAD. VICTIM WAS WEARING A HARD HAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
2002 · 2 incidents
June 3, 2002KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS BACK STARTED HURTING AFTER HE GOT DOWN FROM THE LOADER. THE ACCIDNET OCCURRED ON 5-28-02 BUT THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 6-5-02.
2001 · 1 incident
January 5, 2001KY · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
GETTING OFF LADDER OF 980 C LOADER. SLIPPED, GRABBED HOLD OF LADDER RAIL AND STRAINED LEFT ARM. FIRST LOST WORKDAY WAS 1-8-01. INJURY WAS NOT OTHERWISE REPORTABLE.
1997 · 5 incidents
December 16, 1997KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
SUBJECT CLIMBED A LADDER TO INSTALL SKIRT RUBBER ON BELT SKIRT. THE LADDER SLIPPED AND HE FELL LANDING ON HIS FEET ON CONCRETE FLOOR AND THEN HE ROLLED OVER. HE GOT UP SAYING THAT HE HAD BRUIS ED HIS FOOT. HE WAS TAKEN TO MINE OFFICE AND HIS FOOT WAS EXAMINED BY ME. (NO MARKS OR BRUISES SHOWING) INJURED SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS OK.
October 1, 1997KY · Coalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
GRINDING ON METAL ON THICKNER WHEN PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP AND HIT RIGHT EYE.
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