Mining Incidents

E3-Gb: 8 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by J Mark Campbell
Burdine, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518259

E3-Gb has $580 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
3
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Aug 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
8
citations
5
significant & substantial
$580
proposed penalties
$580
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
5
inspections on record
88
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: 88 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

E3-Gb has $580 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.
$580
proposed penalties
$580
current assessed
$580
paid to date
$0
outstanding
8 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-08-22.
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.
62.5%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
62.5%
reasonably likely or greater
12.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Emily Enterprises Inc 2000 to 2001
  2. Premier Elkhorn Coal Company 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)
2000 8 7,404
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

E3-Gb sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
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
2000 Q3 2,979 8 5 2685.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2000 · 3 incidents

August 17, 2000 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emily Enterprises Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE REMOVING THE CONVEYOR MOTOR THE EE BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON THE MINER. 1ST DAY FROM WORK 10/10/00. HAS NOT RETURNED.

August 17, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Emily Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER, A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF OF THE MINES AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH.

August 2, 2000 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Emily Enterprises Inc · Struck against a moving object

BECAME PINNED TO RIB OF MINE BNY THE TAIL BOOM SWING ON THE MINER.