Mining Incidents

VFC-Louder Creek E, F, G, H Coal

Harlan, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1519316

VFC-Louder Creek E, F, G, H has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $80 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2010–2012
Latest incident
Aug 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
44
citations
7
significant & substantial
$4,918
proposed penalties
$4,838
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $80 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
41
inspections on record
706
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 706 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

VFC-Louder Creek E, F, G, H has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $80 outstanding across 2 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$80
outstanding
43 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-05-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at VFC-Louder Creek E, F, G, H shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.12 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 41 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.
0.12
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.51
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
41
samples
Most recent sample: 2017-06-29.
Silica (quartz)
17.0
silica avg (%)
17.3
silica max (%)
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2016-12-22.
Noise
3%
over PEL
33
samples
Most recent sample: 2016-12-14.
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
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 1 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
Show 30 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q4 0 6 2
2016 Q3 1,068 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 0 1 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 1 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 1,167 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,049 1 0 953.3
2013 Q1 2,824 1 0 354.1
2012 Q4 5,545 4 0 721.4
2012 Q3 9,904 1 0 101.0
2012 Q2 15,083 5 2 331.5
2012 Q1 12,292 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 23,431 5 0 213.4
2011 Q3 7,093 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,812 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 8,190 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 11,878 5 1 420.9
2010 Q3 6,800 13 2 1911.8
2010 Q2 3,156 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2012 · 1 incident

August 8, 2012 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Virginia Fuel Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

In the process of dismounting he slipped off the steps and caught himself. When this happened he felt a pull in his lower back.

2011 · 1 incident

June 13, 2011 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Fuel Corporation · Struck against a moving object

This is an alleged claim, nothing was reported to management about an accident nor an injury. It is alleged that in the process of removing a large rock with his loader he jarred himself.

2010 · 1 incident

September 2, 2010 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calvin Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was getting out of truck cab to use bathroom and in the process of using bathroom, he let the truck door shut on his finger.

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The full compliance file on VFC-Louder Creek E, F, G, H

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.