Redbank Creek Mine has $50K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2006–2008
Latest incident
Feb 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
90
citations
42
significant & substantial
$49,542
proposed penalties
$49,542
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 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.
90 citations across 1,323 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Redbank Creek Mine has $50K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$50K
proposed penalties
$50K
current assessed
$50K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
87 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $101 in penalties contested before the Commission, $101 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-03-26.
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.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
Stood as issued
1 · 100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$101 proposed, $101 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 2006-07-31.
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 Redbank Creek Mine shows 80% of 79 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: 2008-03-26, 18 years ago
80%
within 1.5 mg/m3
79
samples
9.61
dust max (mg/m3)
31 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 48 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.
Redbank Creek Mine recorded 30.95 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.
Injury rate, 2007
ⓘ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.
30.95
total case rate
3.87
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 4.71 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In Oklahoma, coal mining averaged 9.46 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
2007 *
30.95
3.87
0.000
2006 *
19.61
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)
2008
1
2007
29
22,445
2006
25
15,207
2005
2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Redbank Creek Mine sits in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.
Le Flore County, Oklahoma · Population 48,728
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$50,027
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
We are in reclamation and we were filling the pit where the entries were with water. The number 3 portal entry opened up and the water went in the pit and into the mine. There were no injuries and no one was in the pit when the portal area opened.
2007 · 9 incidents
August 2, 2007OK · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was backing scoop down entry ramp and a road deck plank broke. The tire rotated a piece of the plank into the operators cab, causing injury to employees left lower ribs.
Employee was performing preshift mine examination and found the alternate route lifeline knocked down by rib rock. Attempted to pull rock off to repair lifeline and cut his finger on a sharp edge of rock.
Employee was tightening shuttle car trailing cable roof anchor and wrench slipped and he struck his right forearm against the roof bolt causing a deep contusion about 3" above the wrist. He went to doctor on 5/23 - restricted duty.
May 10, 2007OK · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Employee was applying stopping seal material and sustained minor 1st and 2nd degree chemical burns to her forearms and wrists just beyond where her gloves extended. Doctor released employee for light duty but none was available and employee was sent home till full release was atttained
January 10, 2007OK · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Employee was holding bolter drill steel in right hand and when he lowered the drill pod, the steel caught between the pod and hydraulic hose, pushing the steel into the top of his right foot causing a bruise just behind the steel cap of his boot.
Employee was separating sections of 4-inch Aqua Mine pipe. When the sections were pulled apart, one section sprung up and struck employee on the bridge of his safety glasses causing a laceration which required several stitches.
2006 · 8 incidents
December 20, 2006OK · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Affected area has weakness with low angle faults and water seepage in jointing and was closed off several weeks ago. Roof fell sometime between 9/29 after 10 am and today 10/03 and was discovered during the preshift examination. Cribs and post to be installed to prevent advance of fall.
During maintenance/repair of mine fan, employee was rotating fan blades by hand to check clearances of blades to fan housing when right gloved hand got caught in between blade and housing pinching and cutting middle finger of right hand.
Workers are normally off during weekends, but on Sunday, 7/23/2006, a special crew came in to repair our roofbolter. During the mine preshift inspection, the fireboss discovered a fall of ground in the intersection of #3 main and #3 crosscut. The accident was called in immediately to MSHA
July 10, 2006OK · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Three employees were erecting a concrete block stopping. One employee turned to pick up another block, lost balance & fell over & 1 foot struck coworker in the left ankle causing the injury.
June 16, 2006OK · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Employee was in process of bolting a fresh cut when a 4 inch slab fell while collaring a hole. The slab hit the operator protective canopy, broke and the broken part rotated and hit employee in the left back/shoulder blade causing a bruise.
June 13, 2006OK · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Employee bent over to pick up a section of ventilation curtain when a rock fell about 30 inches from a brow overhang and struck employees' low back causing a bruise.