Gun Hill No 3: 146 MSHA citations
Coal
Printer,
Floyd County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516717
Gun Hill No 3 has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $18K 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
- 1990–1994
- Latest incident
- Dec 1994
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
77
significant & substantial
$18,550
proposed penalties
4% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $17,754 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
14.1
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.
146 citations across 1,037 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Gun Hill No 3 has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $18K 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.
144 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-11-04.
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.
53.5%
significant & substantial
4.9%
high negligence or reckless
53.5%
reasonably likely or greater
11.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 8.3% low, 86.8% moderate, 4.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Gun Hill No 3 shows 96% of 110 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: 2002-11-14, 23 years ago
61 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 49 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR53
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR13
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)10
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2002-08-14, 24 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR5
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: 2002-07-15, 24 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- COAL DRILL OPERATOR1
- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR1
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)1
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 |
| 2002 |
100% |
39 |
| 2001 |
97% |
38 |
| 2000 |
91% |
33 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year |
silica avg (%) |
samples |
| 2002 |
3.4 |
1 |
| 2001 |
0.8 |
1 |
| 2000 |
2.9 |
3 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, 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) |
| 2003 |
0 |
|
| 2002 |
7 |
25,888 |
| 2001 |
10 |
15,440 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Gun Hill No 3 sits in Floyd County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.4% 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.
Floyd County, Kentucky · Population 35,342
4.4%
Mining share of county employment
$41,582
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 |
| 2003 Q3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2002 Q4 |
2,016 |
3 |
0 |
1488.1 |
| 2002 Q2 |
2,440 |
5 |
3 |
2049.2 |
| 2002 Q1 |
3,200 |
4 |
0 |
1250.0 |
| 2001 Q4 |
6,400 |
3 |
1 |
468.8 |
| 2001 Q3 |
4,320 |
9 |
2 |
2083.3 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file
1994 · 3 incidents
December 17, 1994
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J & S Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE SAID HE WAS BENDING ROOF BOLT AND PULLED MUSCLE OUT.
October 27, 1994
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J & S Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
MASHED FINGER
J & S Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TAKING THE LID OFF SCOOP AND PULLED IT ON HIS FOOT.
1993 · 2 incidents
J & S Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A SCOOP, & HE RAN OVER A LUMP OF COAL OR A ROCK & IT BOUNCED HIM UP OFF THE SEAT & HURT HIM IN THE GROIN AREA.
J & S Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
PICKING ROCK AT TAILPIECE & DROPPED ROCK ON HIS FINGER.
1992 · 6 incidents
F & B Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
DON'T KNOW DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT FOR TWO DAYS.
F & B Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object
ROCK LAYING IN ROADWAY AND HE RAN OVER TOP OF IT.
November 19, 1992
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
OTHER
F & B Coal Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HEART ATTACK.
May 26, 1992
KY · Coal
scoop car operator
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
F & B Coal Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE SIGNED UP ON HIA PNWUMOCONIOSIS AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING 1/0 STAGE.
May 26, 1992
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
F & B Coal Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE SIGNED UP FOR PNEUMOCONIOSIS & WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING 1/0 STAGE
May 26, 1992
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
F & B Coal Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE SIGNED UP ON PNUMOCONOSIS AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING 1/0 STAGE.
1991 · 1 incident
F & B Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.
1990 · 2 incidents
July 16, 1990
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
F & B Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
WE WERE MAKING A SPLICE IN THE STACKER BELT. WE WERE PULLING IT UPON THE HEAD PIECE. I HAD MY HAND UPON THE FAN BELTS AND AS WE WERE PULLING IT UP THE BELT HEAD ROLLER TURNED AND CAUGHT MY HAN D BETWEEN THE FAN BELTS AND THE PULLEYS.
January 9, 1990
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
F & B Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MOVING A LOG WITH CHAIN & ENDLOADER.HOOKED CHAIN TO LOG AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN LOADER ,AND LOG HIT HER AND BROKE HER LEG.