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.
264 citations across 3,332 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
3C has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$37K
proposed penalties
$35K
current assessed
$35K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
256 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $13K in penalties contested before the Commission, $10K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-12-03.
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.
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.
3citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
Settled
3 · 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
21%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$8K proposed, $6K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2005-02-09.
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.
MSHA sampling at 3C shows 96% of 473 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: 2007-10-23, 18 years ago
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
473
samples
4.32
dust max (mg/m3)
256 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 217 by the operator.
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.
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.
3C recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.
Injury rate, 2007
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.71 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.12 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
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006 *
17.62
17.62
0.000
2005 *
14.66
9.78
0.000
2004 *
7.49
3.74
0.000
2003 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2002 *
0.00
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.
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)
2008
1
2007
12
76,573
2006
14
80,926
2005
15
96,214
2004
15
101,645
2003
15
106,379
2002
16
81,282
2001
10
26,039
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
3C 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
2008 Q3
0
0
0
2008 Q1
120
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
5,213
10
6
1918.3
2007 Q3
7,244
10
1
1380.5
2007 Q2
7,836
14
3
1786.6
2007 Q1
8,274
4
1
483.4
2006 Q4
8,612
3
0
348.4
2006 Q3
7,957
17
7
2136.5
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2006 Q2
8,934
11
5
1231.3
2006 Q1
8,541
24
8
2810.0
2005 Q4
9,700
3
0
309.3
2005 Q3
8,880
4
2
450.5
2005 Q2
9,091
11
6
1210.0
2005 Q1
13,244
3
0
226.5
2004 Q4
13,876
6
4
432.4
2004 Q3
13,217
13
5
983.6
2004 Q2
13,204
9
4
681.6
2004 Q1
13,114
11
3
838.8
2003 Q4
11,075
11
1
993.2
2003 Q3
8,621
11
3
1276.0
2003 Q2
11,200
8
3
714.3
2003 Q1
9,080
10
3
1101.3
2002 Q4
8,791
12
5
1365.0
2002 Q3
6,703
10
3
1491.9
2002 Q2
11,496
8
1
695.9
2002 Q1
7,886
5
2
634.0
2001 Q4
4,120
7
0
1699.0
2001 Q3
5,328
15
7
2815.3
2001 Q2
4,852
9
4
1854.9
2001 Q1
480
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
16 on file
2006 · 3 incidents
October 3, 2006KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
A B & J Coal Co. Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was installing roof bolts and hit wrong lever to push bolt into place.
October 2, 2006KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
A B & J Coal Co. Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE was installing roof support and puthand over plate while applying up pressure on machine.
August 31, 2006KY · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
A ROOF FALL IN THE INTERSECTION OF #1 ENTRY 60' IN BY SS #78 FELL FROM 4-6' THICK 20' WIDE 30' LONG, THE MINER WAS TRAPPED UNTIL 9-8-01 WHEN WE GOT IT OUT.
August 23, 2001KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)POWERED HAULAGE
EE WAS HOOKING A CHIAN TO PINNER AND SCOOP TO PULL IT OUT OF A HOLE WHEN SCOOP BUCKET HIT ONE SIDE OF ATRS CAUSING IT TO SWING AROUND HITTING EE AND KNOCKING HIM DOWN.
August 20, 2001KY · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS RUNNING THE LEFT SIDE OF DOUBLE HEAD BOLTER WHEN THE RIGHT SIDE OPERATOR WENT TO SWING HIS HEAD. THE STAB JACK WAS NOT ALL THE WAY UP. ITCAUGHT ON MINE FLOOR CAUSING THE BOLTER TO MOVE FORWARD. THE LEFT RIB MASHED THE LEFT SIDE OPERATOR'S LEG BETWEEN THE HEAD AND RIB.