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Mine #3: 119 MSHA citations Coal

Roxana, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518329

Mine #3 has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2001–2004
Latest incident
Jan 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
119
citations
42
significant & substantial
$16,368
proposed penalties
$10,851
paid to date
66% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,517 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
50
inspections on record
1,808
inspection hours
6.6
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.
119 citations across 1,808 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine #3 has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$6K
outstanding
118 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-04-26.
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.
35.6%
significant & substantial
5.1%
high negligence or reckless
35.6%
reasonably likely or greater
4.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 6.8% low, 88.1% moderate, 5.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine #3 shows 91% of 221 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: 2004-06-14, 22 years ago
91%
within 1.5 mg/m3
221
samples
4.51
dust max (mg/m3)
128 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 93 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR88
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)42
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR21

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2004-06-09, 22 years ago
6.4
silica avg (%)
14
samples
11.4
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR8
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: 2004-03-02, 22 years ago
20%
over PEL
15
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)4
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR3
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR3
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
2004 93% 54
2003 100% 69
2002 87% 83
2001 67% 15
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2004 6.3 3
2003 6.6 2
2002 6.4 7
2001 6.4 2
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2004 0% 5
2003 20% 5
2002 40% 5
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Mine #3 recorded 7.39 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2003.

Injury rate, 2003
ⓘ 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.
7.39
total case rate
3.70
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 5.87 and the all-US-mining average was 4.43 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 6.65 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2003 7.39 3.70 0.000
2002 * 4.92 4.92 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. Coastal Coal Company, LLC 2001 to 2001
  2. Gentec Processing Inc 2001 to 2001
  3. Coastal Coal Company, L.L.C. 2001 to 2003
  4. Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. 2003 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)
2004 25 243,854
2003 41 496,255
2002 24 209,543
2001 10 26,940
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mine #3 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
2004 Q3 632 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 23,416 2 0 85.4
2004 Q1 26,671 5 0 187.5
2003 Q4 24,277 10 3 411.9
2003 Q3 25,047 2 1 79.8
2003 Q2 26,365 4 0 151.7
2003 Q1 32,524 10 3 307.5
2002 Q4 29,108 5 1 171.8
Show 7 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3 8,470 14 6 1652.9
2002 Q2 3,110 1 0 321.5
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 5,388 15 9 2784.0
2001 Q2 2,719 31 15 11401.3
2001 Q1 1,489 3 1 2014.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2004 · 1 incident

2003 · 8 incidents

November 8, 2003 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE STATED HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING A OXYGEN TANK ONTO MANTRIP, WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE 02 TANK AND FRAME OF MANTRIP CAUSING A LACERATION.

October 20, 2003 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE STATED HE HAD BEEN PULLING A MINER CABLE AND SETTING TIMBER ABOUT 30 MIN LATER HE COUPLINED A HAVING PAIN IN HIS GROIN ON RIGHT SIDE AND LOWER BACK MEDICAL DR REVIOUS HIM FROM WORK ON 10-21 -03.

September 24, 2003 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HOOKING UP HYD HOSES TO CHAIN SAW AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION.

June 13, 2003 KY · Coal
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · -

EE STATED HE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WITH DRILL. HE STARTED THE ROTATION AND HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE BASE OF HIS RIGHT THUMB.

May 27, 2003 KY · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED HE WAS LIFTING A COVER FROM ROOF BOLTER & SLIPPED RESULTING IN PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP & LEG. ER VISIT AND RETURNED TO WORK, EE WORKED UNTIL 6-4-2003 WHEN A MEDICAL DOCTOR REMOVED HIM FROM WORK.

March 13, 2003 KY · Coal INUNDATION
Enterprise Mining Company, L. L. C. · Accident type, without injuries

CONTINOUS MINER WAS CUTTING INTO BLEEDER POWER WHEN A INUNDATION OF WATER CAME INTO THE SECTION AT #1 ENTRY CURT FLEW. EE UNDER THE DIRECT OF RESPONSIBLE TENSION EVACURATED THE MINE.

January 20, 2003 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coastal Coal Company, L.L.C. · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 1-20-03 IN NUMBER 2 BELT ENTRY AT 0800. SIZED OF FALL IS 20' WIDE X 30' LONG X 6-8' HIGH LOCATED AT SS #6. ROOF FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP AND DOES NOT AFFECT VENTILAT ION OR TRAVEL.

2002 · 2 incidents

October 1, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, L.L.C. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO PICK A ROCK UP WHEN HE EITHER PULLED A MUSCLE OR GOT A PINCHED NERVE.

September 23, 2002 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, L.L.C. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MINER OPERATOR PICKED UP MINER CABLE TO MOVE AND BACK WENT OUT ON HIM. WORKED REMAINDER OF SHIFT AND WENT TO CLINIC THE NEXT DAY. DOCTOR TOOK HIM OFF WORK FOR OBSERVATION AND POSSIBLE SURGERY.

2001 · 2 incidents

July 12, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Gentec Processing Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEEWAS BOLTING TOP AND HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOLT AND PLATE, TWISTING HIS LEFT WRIST.

May 25, 2001 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gentec Processing Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LOADING WOODEN BEAMS ONTO SCOOP AND COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA.