Bowie No 3 Mine: 130 MSHA citations
Coal
Paonia,
Delta County,
CO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504758
Bowie No 3 Mine has $12K 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
- 13
- Years on record
- 2004–2005
- Latest incident
- Sep 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
21
significant & substantial
$11,575
proposed penalties
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
8.3
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
130 citations across 1,560 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bowie No 3 Mine has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
127 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-09-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
16.5%
significant & substantial
1.6%
high negligence or reckless
16.5%
reasonably likely or greater
1.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.8% low, 97.6% moderate, 1.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Bowie No 3 Mine shows 91% of 262 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
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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: 2005-09-27, 20 years ago
124 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 138 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR138
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)17
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)16
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2005-09-12, 20 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR10
- JACK SETTER (LONGWALL)1
Noise
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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.
Last sampled: 2005-08-31, 20 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- BELT CLEANER2
- CONTINUOUS MINER HELPER2
- LABORER2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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
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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.
| Year |
within 1.5 mg/m3 |
samples |
| 2005 |
89% |
170 |
| 2004 |
95% |
87 |
| 2003 |
100% |
5 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year |
silica avg (%) |
samples |
| 2005 |
6.7 |
16 |
| 2004 |
5.8 |
7 |
Noise by year
| Year |
over PEL |
samples |
| 2005 |
0% |
13 |
| 2004 |
20% |
5 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Bowie No 3 Mine recorded 5.98 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2005.
Injury rate, 2005
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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.
Above average. The US coal mining average was 5.11 and the all-US-mining average was 4.21 cases per 100 workers.
In Colorado, coal mining averaged 4.03 cases per 100 workers that year.
| Year |
total case rate |
days-away |
fatal |
| 2005 |
5.98 |
5.31 |
0.000 |
| 2004 * |
2.09 |
2.09 |
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.
Ownership history
-
Bowie Resources Limited
2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
| Year |
Employees |
Coal produced (tons) |
| 2005 |
140 |
2,219,082 |
| 2004 |
46 |
599,990 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Bowie No 3 Mine sits in Delta County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 5.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
Delta County, Colorado · Population 31,353
5.2%
Mining share of county employment
$58,330
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
| 2005 Q4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2005 Q3 |
117,313 |
53 |
7 |
451.8 |
| 2005 Q2 |
121,057 |
14 |
7 |
115.6 |
| 2005 Q1 |
62,840 |
23 |
4 |
366.0 |
| 2004 Q4 |
36,251 |
13 |
1 |
358.6 |
| 2004 Q3 |
23,131 |
14 |
2 |
605.2 |
| 2004 Q2 |
20,388 |
6 |
0 |
294.3 |
| 2004 Q1 |
16,004 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2005 · 10 incidents
September 20, 2005
CO · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bowie Resources Limited · Fall to the walkway or working surface
The employee attempted to stop a stack of roof mesh from tipping over. He tripped getting out of the way and the mesh struck him as he was on the mine floor.
August 11, 2005
CO · Coal
longwall operator, chock operator, shear operator, plow operator
MACHINERY
Bowie Resources Limited · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
This employee attemped to move and set a shield by remote means. The shield appears to have set by the auto-set function. The side seal was over lapped and the side seal came off striking the employee.
Bowie Resources Limited · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
The employee attempted to move a 7 5/8 drill steel. The steel rolled into another steel pinching the left middle finger.
July 12, 2005
CO · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bowie Resources Limited · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
A shackle broke while pulling on the mobile tailpiece of the longwall with a "miner puller". A piece of the tow chain struck the employee.
July 11, 2005
CO · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bowie Resources Limited · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
The employee was helping to move a steel roof support beam over the stageloader. This employee pinched his right index finger between the beam and the electrical nip on the stageloader.
July 10, 2005
CO · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bowie Resources Limited · Struck by falling object
On 07/22/05 the employee reported C-spine injury from an injury sustained on 07/10/05. The employee was setting secondary support along the stageloader when a piece of roof rock struck him on the head.
Bowie Resources Limited · Accident type, without injuries
A fall of roof prevented travel off of the Head Gate of the B-1 panel at crosscut 40.
Bowie Resources Limited · Struck by falling object
Employee stated that as he moved a shield, a rock fell from the canopy, striking him in the right leg.
Bowie Resources Limited · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
On 4/12/05 completion of an investigation and review of medical records, indicated the employee suffered a second hernia while exiting a Wagner Scoop.
Bowie Resources Limited · Over-exertion in lifting objects
The employee was determined to have a hernia on the right side. He believes that it occurred on 02/07/05 while assisting the setting of Big John roof support. (4/18/05 per call - hernia repaired)
2004 · 3 incidents
October 27, 2004
CO · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Bowie Resources Limited · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee was performing work involving spraying of dry mix shotcrete. Employee wore appropriate PPE. After work employee noticed persistant eye irritation from caustic shotcrete dust and received eye irrigations and antibiotic ointment as precaution.
October 22, 2004
CO · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Bowie Resources Limited · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee was performing work involving spraying of dry mix shotcrete. Employee wore appropriate PPE. After work employee noticed persistent eye irritations from caustic shotcrete dust and received eye irrigations and antibiotic ointment as precaution. (No Lost Time)
Bowie Resources Limited · Struck by flying object
The employee attempted to cut a wire band on a bundle of wire roof mesh to separate the smaller bundles. The mesh sprung and then recoiled back into the employee, pinning him between bundles of mesh.