Employee was spotting a roof bolt when a small piece of draw rock fell and struck ee on the left hand. The result was a hairline fracture of a metacarpal bone on top of the hand.
Mine #3: 1,153 MSHA citations Coal
Mine #3 has $501K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 88 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 36
- Years on record
- 1999–2017
- Latest incident
- May 2017
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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.ⓘ
A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.Mine #3 has $501K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 88 contested dockets.
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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.ⓘ
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.ⓘ
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.- Settled 364 · 93%
- Stood as issued 14 · 4%
- Vacated or withdrawn 13 · 3%
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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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.ⓘ
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.| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT 2015-0049 | Settlement | Andrews | 2015 | $109K → $55K |
| KENT 2015-0029 | Settlement | Andrews | 2015 | $46K → $20K |
| KENT 2015-0325 | Settlement | Miller | 2015 | $36K → $34K |
| KENT 2013-960 | Settlement | McCarthy | 2015 | $31K → $9K |
| KENT 2015-0108 | Settlement | Andrews | 2015 | $28K → $20K |
| KENT 2010-1381 | Settlement | McCarthy | 2011 | $10K → $5K |
MSHA sampling at Mine #3 shows 95% of 1,172 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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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: 2018-12-13, 7 years ago
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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.ⓘ
The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR320
- COAL DRILL OPERATOR170
- MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR122
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2018-12-04, 7 years ago- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR21
- MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR10
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)7
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: 2018-11-20, 7 years ago
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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.- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR32
- MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR29
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR21
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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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 100% | 112 |
| 2017 | 99% | 133 |
| 2016 | 100% | 87 |
| 2015 | 99% | 70 |
| 2014 | 98% | 54 |
| 2013 | 98% | 57 |
| 2012 | 83% | 58 |
| 2011 | 60% | 5 |
| 2010 | 88% | 25 |
| 2009 | 94% | 34 |
| 2008 | 95% | 65 |
| 2007 | 88% | 68 |
| 2006 | 77% | 66 |
| 2005 | 100% | 45 |
| 2003 | 100% | 46 |
| 2002 | 91% | 76 |
| 2001 | 97% | 102 |
| 2000 | 97% | 69 |
| Year | silica avg (%) | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5.6 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7.9 | 12 |
| 2016 | 7.6 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6.7 | 5 |
| 2014 | 19.9 | 2 |
| 2013 | 11.0 | 6 |
| 2012 | 12.4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 19.3 | 1 |
| 2008 | 5.9 | 5 |
| 2007 | 8.1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2000 | 3.1 | 3 |
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5% | 19 |
| 2017 | 24% | 25 |
| 2016 | 0% | 14 |
| 2015 | 0% | 17 |
| 2014 | 0% | 12 |
| 2013 | 0% | 14 |
| 2012 | 25% | 20 |
| 2011 | 0% | 15 |
| 2010 | 33% | 3 |
| 2009 | 22% | 9 |
| 2008 | 13% | 15 |
| 2003 | 0% | 6 |
| 2002 | 0% | 10 |
| 2001 | 0% | 10 |
Mine #3 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2018.
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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.| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2017 * | 6.92 | 3.46 | 0.000 |
| 2016 * | 8.58 | 4.29 | 0.000 |
| 2015 * | 14.69 | 4.90 | 0.000 |
| 2014 | 1.75 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2013 | 6.82 | 1.70 | 0.000 |
| 2012 * | 4.50 | 4.50 | 0.000 |
| 2011 * | 6.40 | 6.40 | 0.000 |
- Gatliff Coal Company Inc 1995 to 1996
- Minton Hickory Coal Company 1996 to 2003
- Headache Coal Co. Inc. 2003 to 2004
- Goodin Creek Mining Company Inc 2004 to 2007
- Alden Resources LLC 2007 to present
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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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 19 | 35,439 |
| 2017 | 24 | 36,305 |
| 2016 | 20 | 26,169 |
| 2015 | 17 | 36,229 |
| 2014 | 51 | 38,138 |
| 2013 | 53 | 62,750 |
| 2012 | 37 | 37,173 |
| 2011 | 17 | 1,244 |
| 2010 | 10 | 5,866 |
| 2009 | 12 | 11,432 |
| 2008 | 16 | 33,744 |
| 2007 | 20 | 24,791 |
| 2006 | 37 | 40,395 |
| 2005 | 21 | 27,075 |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 12 | 26,517 |
| 2002 | 22 | 59,415 |
| 2001 | 26 | 96,298 |
| 2000 | 18 | 68,274 |
Mine #3 sits in Knox County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% of county employment.
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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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Q4 | 9,542 | 6 | 2 | 628.8 |
| 2018 Q3 | 10,013 | 8 | 1 | 799.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 10,919 | 13 | 3 | 1190.6 |
| 2018 Q1 | 12,920 | 18 | 5 | 1393.2 |
| 2017 Q4 | 16,521 | 7 | 0 | 423.7 |
| 2017 Q3 | 17,110 | 17 | 2 | 993.6 |
| 2017 Q2 | 12,709 | 25 | 4 | 1967.1 |
| 2017 Q1 | 11,423 | 9 | 2 | 787.9 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2016 Q4 | 10,477 | 9 | 1 | 859.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 12,728 | 13 | 3 | 1021.4 |
| 2016 Q2 | 12,335 | 13 | 3 | 1053.9 |
| 2016 Q1 | 11,093 | 14 | 5 | 1262.1 |
| 2015 Q4 | 9,980 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 10,658 | 14 | 2 | 1313.6 |
| 2015 Q2 | 10,393 | 18 | 2 | 1731.9 |
| 2015 Q1 | 9,817 | 15 | 2 | 1528.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 9,847 | 13 | 2 | 1320.2 |
| 2014 Q3 | 31,460 | 49 | 10 | 1557.5 |
| 2014 Q2 | 37,314 | 89 | 29 | 2385.2 |
| 2014 Q1 | 35,980 | 49 | 12 | 1361.9 |
| 2013 Q4 | 33,686 | 41 | 9 | 1217.1 |
| 2013 Q3 | 32,411 | 27 | 7 | 833.1 |
| 2013 Q2 | 22,949 | 24 | 12 | 1045.8 |
| 2013 Q1 | 28,319 | 16 | 5 | 565.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 31,079 | 17 | 3 | 547.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 29,555 | 41 | 8 | 1387.2 |
| 2012 Q2 | 17,085 | 15 | 3 | 878.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 11,122 | 9 | 4 | 809.2 |
| 2011 Q4 | 8,016 | 7 | 1 | 873.3 |
| 2011 Q3 | 8,543 | 10 | 3 | 1170.5 |
| 2011 Q2 | 7,254 | 37 | 15 | 5100.6 |
| 2011 Q1 | 7,453 | 14 | 8 | 1878.4 |
| 2010 Q4 | 5,717 | 9 | 1 | 1574.3 |
| 2010 Q3 | 4,114 | 6 | 0 | 1458.4 |
| 2010 Q2 | 4,390 | 18 | 6 | 4100.2 |
| 2010 Q1 | 9,508 | 15 | 8 | 1577.6 |
| 2009 Q4 | 8,514 | 26 | 14 | 3053.8 |
| 2009 Q3 | 7,457 | 4 | 0 | 536.4 |
| 2009 Q2 | 4,336 | 2 | 0 | 461.3 |
| 2009 Q1 | 7,953 | 47 | 19 | 5909.7 |
| 2008 Q4 | 9,749 | 34 | 11 | 3487.5 |
| 2008 Q3 | 9,889 | 31 | 12 | 3134.8 |
| 2008 Q2 | 7,822 | 30 | 10 | 3835.3 |
| 2008 Q1 | 7,828 | 16 | 5 | 2043.9 |
| 2007 Q4 | 7,661 | 4 | 0 | 522.1 |
| 2007 Q3 | 7,742 | 31 | 16 | 4004.1 |
| 2007 Q2 | 3,013 | 32 | 0 | 10620.6 |
| 2007 Q1 | 11,532 | 11 | 0 | 953.9 |
| 2006 Q4 | 16,563 | 7 | 0 | 422.6 |
| 2006 Q3 | 14,341 | 5 | 0 | 348.7 |
| 2006 Q2 | 10,734 | 2 | 0 | 186.3 |
| 2006 Q1 | 12,395 | 3 | 0 | 242.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 14,882 | 5 | 0 | 336.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 11,445 | 4 | 0 | 349.5 |
| 2005 Q2 | 7,936 | 2 | 0 | 252.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 3,867 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 703 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | |
| 2004 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q3 | 3,551 | 9 | 1 | 2534.5 |
| 2003 Q2 | 6,996 | 9 | 1 | 1286.4 |
| 2003 Q1 | 12,743 | 27 | 12 | 2118.8 |
| 2002 Q4 | 12,401 | 13 | 4 | 1048.3 |
| 2002 Q3 | 12,408 | 3 | 0 | 241.8 |
| 2002 Q2 | 12,792 | 5 | 3 | 390.9 |
| 2002 Q1 | 13,464 | 1 | 0 | 74.3 |
| 2001 Q4 | 12,325 | 4 | 0 | 324.5 |
| 2001 Q3 | 18,508 | 13 | 9 | 702.4 |
| 2001 Q2 | 12,823 | 12 | 7 | 935.8 |
| 2001 Q1 | 13,837 | 4 | 0 | 289.1 |
| 2000 Q4 | 8,534 | 2 | 0 | 234.4 |
| 2000 Q3 | 9,258 | 11 | 6 | 1188.2 |
| 2000 Q2 | 8,657 | 17 | 6 | 1963.7 |
| 2000 Q1 | 9,250 | 6 | 2 | 648.6 |
Reportable incidents
36 on file2017 · 2 incidents
Employee was assisting in the process of installing waterline when the accident occurred. EE had left hand inside the waterline in an attempt to align it when another employee pushed the waterline inadvertently smashing left pinky finger between the waterline and the rib, causing the tip of the finger to be removed.
2016 · 2 incidents
Company employee (not mine employee) slipped while exiting excavator and cut right palm on a piece of metal bracing concrete barriers for pond ee was removing silt from.
Employee was cut on the left middle finger by a small piece of drawrock while attempting to install a crib along the roadway.
2015 · 4 incidents
employee was lifting a slide pan for an MBC when EE strained EE's back. Worked with it until doctor took EE off work on 10-18-16.
Employee was attempting to install an hydraulic pump motor on a Cat scoop when he strained his right shoulder. It was determined on 10-22-15 that medical treatment would be required.
An unplanned roof fall occurred in the crosscut between the no. 4 and no. 5 entries at break #25 on #4 belt. (Approximately 20 breaks outby the face location). The roof fall measured approximately 20' wide, 14' long and 3'-3.5' thick.
Employee was using a 10 lb. hammer to remove a pin on steering jack on scoop when handle of hammer slipped out of hand striking employee on left thumb breaking bone in thumb.
2014 · 3 incidents
An unintentional roof fall occurred at the 21st crosscut just off of the intake air course on the no. 1 roadway. The fall measured 10' by 8' by 3.5' thick.
Employee was moving a permissible mine Buggy from #3 intersection to #4 intersection to allow the bolt machine to move across the section. The Front tire on mine buggy was lodged in the mud causing steering wheel to spin(recoil) in reverse direction thus striking left side of hand resulting in broken bone in left hand.
unplanned Roof fall above anchorage on 007 section in the #3 heading
2013 · 5 incidents
Employee was cutting a piece of belt to make a skirt rubber for the stacker belt in a confined space, when the belt slipped and struck his right palm. The laceration require sutures.
Employee mashed index finger of right hand between the drill pot and roof injury require sutures.
Employee alleges that he strained his back pulling miner cable.
An unintentional roof fall occurred at break NO. 25 on the intake roadway of the No.1 Mains. The fall was approximately 6 ft. thick, 16 Ft. wide and 35 Ft. long
Employee was pulling rock dust on a shovel when he reached to grab the belt structure for support and grabbed the roller on the structure and the belt was running the belt roller pulled his right index finger into the roller causing a cut and a broken finger.
2012 · 2 incidents
Employee was riding in a scoop bucket when the scoop went over a hump causing the scoop bucket to raise into the top causing a injury to him.
A piece of loose draw rock fell from the mine roof and struck employee on the hand causing a sprain to his wrist.
2011 · 2 incidents
At crosscut # 4 on the primary escapeway of the #3 portal a rockfall in the intersection occurred no one was in the mines at the time of the fall the fall was discovered by the foreman on his preshift no one was injured water and loose laminated shale was the cause of the fall
EE was operating a roof bolter. Attempting to put a bolt through a piece of 3" X 5" wood and while drilling the hole ee had hand on drill steel and in the process drilling it jerked his pinky finger off on left hand.
2010 · 1 incident
Employee was working on miner, as he turned he felt Rt.leg slip twisted knee.
2008 · 2 incidents
Employee was lifting a 50 pound speed reducer, he said it slipped in hands and he caught it again, causing pain in stomach. Employee did not report accident until next day, 11-05-08, after he worked half day he said he was going to Doctor. The employee called and said he will need hernia operation.
Injuryed was drilling a hole in top and was holding steel when his glove got caught and spun his hand around twisting it.
2007 · 2 incidents
Injured said he cut his finger while unloading roof bolt plates. On 10-3-07 went to Dr. 0n 10-09-07 with infection on right hand little finger. Reported accident on 10-19-07 to foreman. He worked till 10-10-07 and called in sick, reported to us on 10-19-07 it was the result from cut on 10-3-07.
Conveyor on a bridge unit was stopped up with coal, while removing the coal, EE dialocated his shoulder. He said his shoulder had been dislocated before and it was an injury that happened before. Shoulder sometimes became dislocated.
2006 · 2 incidents
While driving scoop outside, the injuried person hit a hole in roadway taking steering wheel out of hand and hitting on top of hand.
Operator was operating a bob tail jeep in seam height of 26 inches. The operator ran over a rock in roadway that bounced him into the top hurting his ribs.
2005 · 3 incidents
a rock fall was found during an exam of the left return entry, the fall was 4 breaks or about 250 feet underdround. It fell in the intersection and was approximately 4 feet thick, and 20 feet long, 20 feet wide. no one was injured by this incident.
He was dumping coal with scoop, when dump door got caught between pan and scoop. He picked up door and strained chest. He went to Dr. and Dr. told him to take off 1 day. He came back to work 1 day later and chest started to hurt again went back to Dr. and hospital found dislocated rib. Goes back to Dr. on 10-18-05.
Roof Bolter was drilling hole in roof when drill steel hung in top, roof bolter operator was trying to pull steel out of hole when he push wrong lever on roof bolter mashing left hand.
2003 · 2 incidents
EE WAS GOING ON A JEEP GOING FROM HIGH TOP TO LOW TOP, ROLLED AND SQUEEZED HIM BETWEEN THE ROOF AND THE JEEP. NOTE: JEEP RAN OVER ROCK IN ROADWAY AND RISED UP JEEP TO TOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF BOLTER STEEL BROKE AND HIT HIS UPPER LIP, CUTTING IT.
2002 · 1 incident
EE WAS SHOVELING BELTLINE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
2001 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS BUSTING ROCK IN TAILPIECE ROCK HIT LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND AND BROKE IT.
EE WAS CROSSING BRIDGE PULLING REMOTE BOX FOR MINER WHEN HE TURNED HIS BODY & FELT A PAIN IN HISBACK.
1999 · 1 incident
A HORSEBACK FELL OUT OF ROOF IN #1 ENTRY. WE HAD ALREADY DROPPED #1 ENTRY AND DANGERED OFF.