Mining Incidents

#3 Coal

Hueysville, Floyd County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518296

#3 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Feb 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
49
citations
15
significant & substantial
$3,896
proposed penalties
$3,896
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
38
inspections on record
878
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: 878 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

#3 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
49 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-12-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at #3 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.55 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 153 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.
0.55
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.23
dust max (mg/m3)
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
153
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-01-14.
Silica (quartz)
2.0
silica avg (%)
3.2
silica max (%)
8
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-01-23.
Noise
8%
over PEL
12
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-12-11.
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
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 14,524 5 1 344.3
2002 Q3 13,044 3 1 230.0
2002 Q2 15,231 2 1 131.3
2002 Q1 17,937 7 1 390.3
2001 Q4 16,968 9 2 530.4
2001 Q3 15,993 10 4 625.3
Show 3 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q2 18,220 3 0 164.7
2001 Q1 17,183 5 1 291.0
2000 Q4 7,956 5 4 628.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2002 · 1 incident

February 21, 2002 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Murriell-Don Coal Co Incorporated · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER STUCK IN LOOSE COAL #1 BOLTER PUSHED #2 BOLTER CAUSING #2 BOLTER TO SPIN INTO RIB.

2001 · 2 incidents

September 10, 2001 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Murriell-Don Coal Co Incorporated · Struck by falling object

SCRAPING RIB PIECE OF ROCK (1'LONG, 1 1/2'WIDE, 3"THICK) FELL FROM TOP HITTING OVER RIGHT EYE CAUSING CUT.

2000 · 1 incident

November 16, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Murriell-Don Coal Co Incorporated · Fall from machine

GETTING OFF LOADER FELL ON GROUND HITTING ARM ON BLOCKS OF COAL. CUTTING LEFT ARM.

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The full compliance file on #3

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.