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Mine No 3: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Russ & Sons Inc · Surface
Controlled by Unruh Ivan
Coal Hill, Johnson County, AR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0301535

Mine No 3 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1993.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1993–1996
Latest incident
Apr 1996
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
8
inspections on record
61
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: 61 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine No 3 shows 100% of 2 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: 2000-05-10, 26 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
2
samples
0.10
dust max (mg/m3)
2 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR2

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: 2000-05-10, 26 years ago
100%
over PEL
2
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR2
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. United States Energy Resources Inc 1982 to 1988
  2. Seven C'S Construction Company Inc 1988 to 1994
  3. Russ & Sons Inc 1994 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 2 4,348
1999 4 14,560
1998 4 18,651
1997 2 10,053
1996 3 9,335
1995 3 9,055
1994 3 7,753
1993 3 8,533
1992 3 11,450
1991 4 15,972
1990 3 13,292
1989 3 9,144
1988 7 14,256
1987 6 20,410
1986 3 11,279
1985 4 13,669
1984 3 15,487
1983 2 7,717
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine No 3 sits in Johnson County, Arkansas, where the Census mining category is 1.0% 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.
Johnson County, Arkansas · Population 25,932
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$44,808
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; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. 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 0 0 0
2000 Q2 1,456 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,656 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1996 · 1 incident

April 12, 1996 AR · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Russ & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FINGER CUT OFF BETWEEN HITCH AND DRAWBAR WHILE TRY TO HOOK DOZER TO WATER PUMP.

Show 1 earlier incidents

1993 · 1 incident

June 19, 1993 AR · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Seven C'S Construction Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING CABLE FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER. HIS FEET SLIPPED & HE FELL ON HIS BUTTOCKS.