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SECOND FORK CLINTWOOD: 655 MSHA citations Coal

CLINTWOOD JOD LLC · Underground
Controlled by JOD Holdings LLC
Fedscreek, Pike County, KY  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 1517982

SECOND FORK CLINTWOOD has $162K in proposed MSHA penalties and $109K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1997–2025
Latest incident
Dec 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
655
citations
180
significant & substantial
$161,981
proposed penalties
$52,882
paid to date
33% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $109,099 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See CLINTWOOD JOD LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
197
inspections on record
9,596
inspection hours
6.8
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.
655 citations across 9,596 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2024-09-11.
On record since 2024.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

SECOND FORK CLINTWOOD has $162K in proposed MSHA penalties and $109K 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.
$162K
proposed penalties
$162K
current assessed
$53K
paid to date
$109K
outstanding
639 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $24K in penalties contested before the Commission, $24K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-17.
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.
28.2%
significant & substantial
9.9%
high negligence or reckless
28.2%
reasonably likely or greater
15.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 20.8% low, 69.3% moderate, 9.9% 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.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 0% 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
$24K proposed, $24K 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 2024-05-29.
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 2024-0126 Default 2024 $24K → $24K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at SECOND FORK CLINTWOOD shows 98% of 1,191 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: 2026-02-17
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
1,191
samples
2.92
dust max (mg/m3)
4
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.
417 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 774 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR576
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)176
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)150

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2026-02-05
6.4
silica avg (%)
112
samples
22.4
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR68
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)11
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)6
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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: 2025-11-25
8%
over PEL
117
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)36
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR21
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR19
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
2026 100% 27
2025 98% 190
2024 99% 115
2018 100% 29
2017 99% 152
2016 100% 79
2009 100% 21
2008 98% 59
2007 96% 55
2006 95% 55
2005 100% 64
2004 99% 75
2003 100% 58
2002 98% 62
2001 99% 71
2000 95% 79
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2026 5.2 2
2025 4.5 12
2024 7.4 11
2018 5.6 1
2017 8.6 6
2016 5.3 2
2008 5.3 5
2007 4.8 3
2006 4.5 5
2005 4.9 10
2004 5.6 20
2003 5.8 8
2002 6.9 6
2001 9.2 13
2000 9.2 8
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2025 10% 21
2024 14% 14
2017 0% 6
2016 13% 24
2008 0% 5
2007 0% 14
2005 0% 12
2004 25% 8
2003 0% 5
2001 0% 8
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

SECOND FORK CLINTWOOD recorded 4.64 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ 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.
4.64
total case rate
4.64
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.19 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 4.08 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
2025 * 4.64 4.64 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2017 * 22.21 16.66 0.000
2016 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2008 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2007 * 7.10 7.10 0.000
2006 * 7.12 7.12 0.000
2005 * 6.56 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. Woodman Three Mine Company Inc 1997 to 2016
  2. Cheyenne Elkhorn Coal Co. 2016 to 2018
  3. Black Pearl Mining, Inc. 2018 to 2019
  4. Clintwood Elkhorn Mining LLC 2019 to 2019
  5. Clintwood JOD, LLC 2019 to 2024
  6. Quality Coal, LLC 2024 to 2026
  7. CLINTWOOD JOD LLC 2026 to present
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)
2025 20 50,764
2024 17 36,043
2023 0
2022 0
2021 0
2020 1
2019 1
2018 4 4,401
2017 14 50,047
2016 9 31,262
2015 5
2014 5
2013 4
2012 4
2011 4
2010 5
2009 9 17,942
2008 10 34,201
2007 13 70,272
2006 14 57,638
2005 16 90,523
2004 14 99,124
2003 15 92,577
2002 16 91,552
2001 16 72,946
2000 30 112,943
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

SECOND FORK CLINTWOOD sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
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
2025 Q4 11,751 30 5 2553.0
2025 Q3 6,094 30 6 4922.9
2025 Q2 12,832 30 7 2337.9
2025 Q1 12,413 45 10 3625.2
2024 Q4 14,485 52 12 3589.9
2024 Q3 14,405 20 2 1388.4
2024 Q2 15,285 18 1 1177.6
2024 Q1 0 20 3
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 11 1
2023 Q3 12 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 160 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 503 2 0 3976.1
2020 Q1 150 3 0 20000.0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 2 0
2019 Q1 1,440 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 380 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 5,939 6 0 1010.3
2017 Q4 8,648 8 1 925.1
2017 Q3 9,921 10 1 1008.0
2017 Q2 8,632 3 0 347.5
2017 Q1 8,823 8 0 906.7
2016 Q4 8,226 9 2 1094.1
2016 Q3 7,866 14 3 1779.8
2016 Q2 3,119 2 0 641.2
2016 Q1 2,715 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,698 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,680 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,690 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,664 1 0 375.4
2014 Q4 2,519 3 0 1190.9
2014 Q3 2,500 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,482 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,680 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,204 2 1 624.2
2013 Q3 2,960 2 0 675.7
2013 Q2 2,950 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,805 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,328 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,767 2 0 722.8
2012 Q2 2,760 5 0 1811.6
2012 Q1 2,730 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,704 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,715 7 1 2578.3
2011 Q2 2,710 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,458 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,440 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,248 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,601 2 0 555.4
2010 Q1 2,614 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 2,288 7 0 3059.4
2009 Q3 2,262 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,345 1 0 299.0
2009 Q1 8,846 3 2 339.1
2008 Q4 7,515 1 0 133.1
2008 Q3 4,625 8 0 1729.7
2008 Q2 7,527 2 0 265.7
2008 Q1 6,748 5 4 741.0
2007 Q4 6,917 3 3 433.7
2007 Q3 6,679 2 1 299.4
2007 Q2 7,506 2 1 266.5
2007 Q1 7,072 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 6,916 6 3 867.6
2006 Q3 6,070 5 0 823.7
2006 Q2 6,790 3 0 441.8
2006 Q1 8,299 11 3 1325.5
2005 Q4 8,311 5 4 601.6
2005 Q3 7,662 3 0 391.5
2005 Q2 6,600 3 2 454.5
2005 Q1 7,922 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 9,110 3 0 329.3
2004 Q3 8,273 3 1 362.6
2004 Q2 8,501 3 0 352.9
2004 Q1 8,679 7 1 806.5
2003 Q4 8,920 4 0 448.4
2003 Q3 9,755 7 1 717.6
2003 Q2 10,381 5 0 481.6
2003 Q1 8,948 4 0 447.0
2002 Q4 9,001 5 1 555.5
2002 Q3 8,805 6 1 681.4
2002 Q2 8,905 7 1 786.1
2002 Q1 8,742 6 3 686.3
2001 Q4 8,780 8 1 911.2
2001 Q3 8,628 25 15 2897.5
2001 Q2 9,936 27 23 2717.4
2001 Q1 9,888 8 7 809.1
2000 Q4 14,059 9 9 640.2
2000 Q3 14,944 22 11 1472.2
2000 Q2 14,231 15 6 1054.0
2000 Q1 15,029 11 6 731.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2025 · 1 incident

December 18, 2025 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quality Coal, LLC · Struck by flying object

WORKING CHAIN RACTCHET IT CAME LOOSE STRIKING THEM IN CHEST CAUSING THEM TO TWIST AND FALL ON THEIR RIGHT HIP AND LOWER BACK AREA.

2019 · 1 incident

2017 · 4 incidents

May 18, 2017 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cheyenne Elkhorn Coal Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While putting lid over cable reel, shuttle car cable started to reel up and anchor hit employee in upper lip. Caused a cut in upper lip

March 25, 2017 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cheyenne Elkhorn Coal Co. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While lifting a bag of rockdust, employee strained lower back.

2011 · 1 incident

September 23, 2011 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Woodman Three Mine Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

No men working. Mine closed, BA status. Mine has been closed down for 27 men thus no men working. 2 foreman make weekly emanations once a week. Fall was found on exam.

2007 · 1 incident

September 12, 2007 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Woodman Three Mine Company Inc · Struck by falling object

Was spot bolting corner on rib when a piece of rock came loose hitting his right foot.

2006 · 1 incident

December 12, 2006 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Woodman Three Mine Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was installing roof bolts when he caught his forefinger on left hand between bolt & bolt wrench.

2005 · 1 incident

March 23, 2005 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Woodman Three Mine Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

Cable got grounded, causing breaker to kick. EE tried to put breaker back in several times, causing a buildup of gas. This caused a phase to phase fault, causing an electrical flash burning left hand.

2004 · 1 incident

March 25, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Woodman Three Mine Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WATCHING SLACK ON MINER CABLE WHEN COAL DRILL CABLE GOT TORN DOWN, HITTING HIM ON SHOULDERS.

2001 · 1 incident

September 10, 2001 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Woodman Three Mine Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAKING HI LINE DOWN TO MOVE POWER BACK CABLE SLIPPED OUT OF HAND J HOOK CAUGHT RT HAND CUTTING HAND. CUT ON RT HAND.

2000 · 3 incidents

December 2, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Woodman Three Mine Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

2 EMPLOYEES WERE MAKING BELT SPLICE. INJURED WASINSTALLING SPLICE WITH HAMMER & BELT TOOLS. HE MISSED BELT TOOL WITH HAMMER HITTING HIS THUMB.

February 11, 2000 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator MACHINERY
Woodman Three Mine Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

MEN WERE CHANGING BEARING ON TAIL ROLLER USING TORCH TO CUT OLD BEARING OFF. TORCH HOSE CAUGHT ON FEEDER BREAKER, PUT SMALL TANKS THRU PICK BREAKER CAUSING TANKS TO EXPLODE.

February 11, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Woodman Three Mine Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

MAN WERE CHANGING BEARING ON TAIL ROLLER, USING TORCH TO CUT OLD BEARING OFF. TORCH HOSE GOT CAUGHT ON FEEDONE BREAKER PUT SMALL TANK THUR PICK BREAKER, CAUSING TANK TO EXPLODE.

1998 · 1 incident

September 23, 1998 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Woodman Three Mine Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

SCOOP OPERTOR WAS OPERTING SCOOP & RAISED UP TOOHIGH & INJURED HEAD & NECK AGAINS ROOF, RESULTING IN CONCUSSION & NECK INJURY

1997 · 1 incident

December 22, 1997 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Woodman Three Mine Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHENA PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS, STRICKING HIM ON THE LEFT UPPER ARM.