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E-3 Mine: 96 MSHA citations Coal

Clas Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by William Ridley Elkins Jr
Kite, Knott County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1518392

E-3 Mine has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $195 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2002–2007
Latest incident
Jul 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
96
citations
24
significant & substantial
$7,370
proposed penalties
$7,175
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $195 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Clas Coal Company Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
67
inspections on record
2,707
inspection hours
3.5
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.
96 citations across 2,707 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

E-3 Mine has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $195 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$195
outstanding
91 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-08-03.
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.
26.4%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
26.4%
reasonably likely or greater
5.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 11.0% low, 89.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at E-3 Mine shows 98% of 489 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: 2007-05-30, 19 years ago
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
489
samples
4.17
dust max (mg/m3)
251 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 238 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR210
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)52
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)31

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2007-03-07, 19 years ago
5.5
silica avg (%)
23
samples
11.2
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR12
  • UTILITY MAN1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2007-02-28, 19 years ago
6%
over PEL
47
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)12
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR7
  • UTILITY MAN6
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2007 93% 29
2006 97% 67
2005 97% 109
2004 100% 79
2003 100% 74
2002 97% 103
2001 96% 28
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2007 5.9 1
2006 4.4 5
2005 5.0 9
2004 6.2 3
2003 5.5 2
2002 6.9 2
2001 11.2 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2007 0% 5
2006 15% 13
2004 0% 11
2003 0% 10
2002 0% 3
2001 20% 5
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

E-3 Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2006.

Injury rate, 2006
ⓘ 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 4.87 and the all-US-mining average was 3.91 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.96 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
2006 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2005 * 2.64 2.64 0.000
2004 * 12.44 9.95 0.000
2003 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2002 * 3.26 3.26 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
  1. Clas Coal Company Inc 2001 to present
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)
2007 34 141,904
2006 34 213,645
2005 34 238,609
2004 38 292,359
2003 36 302,303
2002 27 202,963
2001 27 58,230
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

E-3 Mine sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
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
2007 Q3 8,040 3 0 373.1
2007 Q2 18,092 2 0 110.5
2007 Q1 21,366 7 3 327.6
2006 Q4 18,071 1 0 55.3
2006 Q3 20,715 4 2 193.1
2006 Q2 18,957 2 0 105.5
2006 Q1 21,580 5 1 231.7
2005 Q4 19,391 8 3 412.6
Show 17 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q3 21,555 3 0 139.2
2005 Q2 16,800 2 0 119.0
2005 Q1 17,937 2 0 111.5
2004 Q4 18,015 7 3 388.6
2004 Q3 18,928 4 0 211.3
2004 Q2 22,301 3 1 134.5
2004 Q1 21,143 3 0 141.9
2003 Q4 24,650 8 4 324.5
2003 Q3 24,643 3 1 121.7
2003 Q2 19,344 5 1 258.5
2003 Q1 15,946 2 0 125.4
2002 Q4 15,563 1 0 64.3
2002 Q3 14,492 1 0 69.0
2002 Q2 15,469 6 0 387.9
2002 Q1 15,901 2 1 125.8
2001 Q4 15,596 3 1 192.4
2001 Q3 2,088 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2007 · 3 incidents

April 9, 2007 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clas Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE's left boot was caught between the shuttle car and the coal rib. The toes were mashed severely and some appear to be broken.

March 15, 2007 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clas Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While removing metal guard from headdrive, employee mashed his pinky finger between guard and headdrive resulting in 2 cuts requiring 14 stitches.

2006 · 2 incidents

2005 · 1 incident

July 25, 2005 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK HIT EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES, BRUISING HIS BACK. ROCK WEIGHED ABOUT 3 TO 5 POUNDS.

2004 · 6 incidents

November 12, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ELECTRICAL
Clas Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

EE WAS HANDLING AN ENERGIZED #6 SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WHEN HIS BARE HAND CONTACTED AN UNINSULATED PLACE IN THE CABLE, RESULTING IN BURNS TO 2 FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY.

October 22, 2004 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clas Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

No one was on the section when the fall occurred. It was discovered by the day shift mine foreman when he and his crew arrived on the section. Fall was in the #9 entry 1 break out by the feeder, fall was about 6' high and 20 by 25'. Section was abandoned.

October 18, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE was shoveling the intake side of #2 belt when some draw rock fell on him. The doctors report from hospital was a severe bruised left shoulder.

July 13, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ELECTRICAL
Clas Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EE WAS PUTTING A SCOOP ON CHARGER. AS HE DID AN ARC OCCURRED WHICH PUT 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

January 11, 2004 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FLEXIBLE 2" WATER LINE FROZE GOING INTO THE MINE. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE SHOP TO UNFREEZE. WHEN ICE STARTED MELTING, AIR PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE HOSE TO HELP REMOVE THE ICE. WHEN THE LAST O F THE ICE CAME OUT IT RELEASED THE AIR PRESSURE WHICH MADE THE HOSE KICK BACK HITTING EE IN THE FOREHEAD AND NOSE. BROKE NOSE AND SEVERE BRUISING.

January 6, 2004 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVE LINE ON MANTRIP BROKE HITTING THE PROTECTIVE GUARD BREAKING THE WELD LOOSE ON THE GUARDING METAL. THE METAL GUARD STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT FOOT. INJURY WAS A DEEP BRUISE ON THE LEFT FOOT.

2002 · 2 incidents

September 10, 2002 KY · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner POWERED HAULAGE
Clas Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS WALKING TOWARDS BELT CROSSOVER WHEN HE SLIPPED IN MUD FALLING ONTO MOVING BELT. INJURIES WERE BRUISED RIBS AND A PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.