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Trace Fork 1 Mine Coal

Controlled by Keri Alyssa Findley
Eolia, Letcher County, KY  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 1519533

Trace Fork 1 Mine has $276K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 22 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2012–2014
Latest incident
Dec 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
468
citations
134
significant & substantial
$275,840
proposed penalties
$223,263
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $52,577 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
74
inspections on record
6,339
inspection hours
7.4
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.
468 citations across 6,339 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Trace Fork 1 Mine has $276K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 22 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.
$276K
proposed penalties
$229K
current assessed
$223K
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
459 assessments are final orders; 22 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-10-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Trace Fork 1 Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.45 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 503 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.
0.45
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.00
dust max (mg/m3)
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
503
samples
Most recent sample: 2014-06-20.
Silica (quartz)
7.1
silica avg (%)
12.4
silica max (%)
29
samples
Most recent sample: 2014-04-15.
Noise
24%
over PEL
99
samples
Most recent sample: 2014-03-06.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 Q3 100 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 160 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 300 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 440 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,942 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,097 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,496 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,320 0 0 0.0
Show 33 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3 1,295 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,134 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,734 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,688 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 3,040 3 0 986.8
2015 Q3 1,494 2 0 1338.7
2015 Q2 1,483 1 0 674.3
2015 Q1 1,457 1 0 686.3
2014 Q4 1,908 2 0 1048.2
2014 Q3 11,478 5 1 435.6
2014 Q2 58,690 46 11 783.8
2014 Q1 58,485 53 9 906.2
2013 Q4 53,074 47 19 885.6
2013 Q3 53,582 35 13 653.2
2013 Q2 52,979 53 16 1000.4
2013 Q1 47,685 48 15 1006.6
2012 Q4 40,908 28 8 684.5
2012 Q3 41,135 36 11 875.2
2012 Q2 43,226 23 10 532.1
2012 Q1 43,611 29 9 665.0
2011 Q4 29,730 22 4 740.0
2011 Q3 25,296 23 6 909.2
2011 Q2 10,987 11 2 1001.2
2010 Q4 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2014 · 7 incidents

December 15, 2014 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cumberland River Coal LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred on the Joe Day mains in the #6 entry between cross cut 33x34. The fall length was 50ft by 19 ft wide and 5ft thick.

May 17, 2014 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Cumberland River Coal LLC · Struck against stationary object

Stepped on a block of coal and twisted his left knee. He continued working without restrictions until June,5 when a MRI showed a tear to his meniscus.

April 22, 2014 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cumberland River Coal LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Found roof fall in the Joe Day Main #6 entry at 1:06 PM. The roof fall was approximately 20'w x 20' long x 10' high. All approaches have been dangered off and additional roof support has been placed in front of the fall.

March 31, 2014 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cumberland River Coal LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing roof bolts when he accidentally got struck on the cheek with a roof plate resulting in a laceration requiring 3 stitches.

February 24, 2014 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Cumberland River Coal LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employees were using a scoop to move a roof bolter when one of the employees accidentally got his left arm between the scoop and the bolter resulting in a fracture to both bones in his left forearm.

2013 · 2 incidents

June 10, 2013 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland River Coal LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was moving a continuous miner when he slipped straining his left knee. The employee continued working until he stopped to undergo knee surgery on July 12th. After the accident investigation was completed it was determined that the knee surgery was in fact due to the injury reported on June 10th.

January 11, 2013 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Cumberland River Coal LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee has exercised his option rights under Part 90 as evidence of pneumoconiosis.

2012 · 3 incidents

November 6, 2012 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Cumberland River Coal LLC · Struck by powered moving object

Employee was inured on 11/06/12 when he stepped in front of a mantrip that struck his lower leg. He was later diagnosed on 11/28/2012 as having a chip in the tibula of his left leg, he began loosing time on 11/28/2012.

September 17, 2012 KY · Coal electrician, lineman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Cumberland River Coal LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking through a ventilation curtain when he bumped his head on a piece of roof bolter drill steel that was lodged in the coal rib. He continued to work without retractions until 10/10/12 at which time he began missing time.

March 29, 2012 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cumberland River Coal LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was taking cover off ram car in #6 entry when ratchet slipped and then caught, employee then felt sharp pain in left shoulder, he work till 5/1/12 then his doctor told him he was going to need shoulder surgical repair outpatient.

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