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Maple Creek Mine #1 Coal

Alden Resources, LLC · Surface

Controlled by Ferroglobe PLC

Williamsburg, Whitley County, KY · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 1519614

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2011–2015
Latest incident: Apr 2015

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2011

citations

significant & substantial

$42,631

proposed penalties

$28,815

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2017 Q2	3,394	0	0	0.0
2017 Q1	3,123	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	5,035	4	1	794.4
2016 Q2	7,445	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	10,254	1	0	97.5
2015 Q2	0	0	0
2015 Q1	17,482	6	3	343.2
2014 Q4	17,763	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2015 · 1 incident

April 27, 2015 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Alden Resources, LLC · Struck against stationary object

stepping from track of machine to ladder - ladder slipped sideways twisting left knee

2013 · 1 incident

October 10, 2013 KY · Coal EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS

Alden Resources, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Tooth on loader bucket came in contact with a primer which had failed to detonate at the time shot was fired. The primer detonated when struck by the bucket tooth struck same.

2011 · 1 incident

November 17, 2011 KY · Coal rotary bucket excavator operator MACHINERY

Alden Resources, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Material slipped from under the excavator causing it to turn over.