Mine#3: 43 MSHA citations
Coal
Middlesboro,
Bell County,
KY
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518288
Mine#3 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2001
- Latest incident
- Nov 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
29
significant & substantial
$7,428
proposed penalties
6% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,010 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 538 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine#3 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 3 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.
40 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $524 in penalties contested before the Commission, $524 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-03-21.
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.
67.4%
significant & substantial
17.5%
high negligence or reckless
65.0%
reasonably likely or greater
22.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 2.5% low, 80.0% moderate, 17.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
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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.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket |
Decision |
Judge |
Year |
Proposed / upheld |
| KENT20010208 |
Default |
Barbour |
2001 |
$319 → $319 |
| KENT20010417 |
Default |
Barbour |
2002 |
$150 → $150 |
| KENT20010120 |
Default |
Barbour |
2001 |
$55 → $55 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mine#3 shows 74% of 31 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: 2001-11-08, 24 years ago
12 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 19 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR20
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER2
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)2
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2001-04-11, 25 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
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) |
| 2001 |
7 |
9,937 |
| 2000 |
0 |
|
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mine#3 sits in Bell County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.6% 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.
Bell County, Kentucky · Population 23,878
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$32,403
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 |
| 2001 Q4 |
3,881 |
7 |
4 |
1803.7 |
| 2001 Q3 |
3,823 |
11 |
8 |
2877.3 |
| 2001 Q2 |
1,428 |
15 |
10 |
10504.2 |
| 2000 Q4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2001 · 4 incidents
Kincaid Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
SUBJECT WAS KNEELING ON LEFT KNEE PULLING MINING CABLE, PULL HARD TO THE LEFT TWISTING KNEE, POSSIBLE LIGAMENT DAMAGE SEVERELY TO LEFT KNEE.
August 2, 2001
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CROSSING OVER CONVEYOR BELT, FOOT SLIPPED. SUBJECT FELL TWISTING RIGHT HIP AND THIGH CAUSING SEVERE TRAUMA TO RIGHT HIP AND THIGH.
Givens Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SUBJECT PUMPING WATER REACHED AROUND PUMP TO THROW SWITCH FOR POWER, TWISTED BACK CAUSING SEVERE STRAIN IN LOWER BACK RIGH SIDE AND RIGHT LEG.
April 25, 2001
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
Givens Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object
SCOOP TRAVELING BESIDE ROOF BOLTER SLID INTO BOLTER, INJURING SUBJECT'S LEFT HAND.