Mine No 3 has $193K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 25 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 3,227 | 4 | 0 | 1239.5 |
| 2023 Q3 | 3,867 | 17 | 3 | 4396.2 |
| 2023 Q2 | 4,706 | 16 | 1 | 3399.9 |
| 2023 Q1 | 2,668 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 3,128 | 5 | 1 | 1598.5 |
| 2022 Q3 | 3,212 | 1 | 0 | 311.3 |
| 2022 Q2 | 4,230 | 12 | 1 | 2836.9 |
| 2022 Q1 | 4,518 | 23 | 3 | 5090.7 |
| 2021 Q4 | 5,977 | 21 | 3 | 3513.5 |
| 2021 Q3 | 6,127 | 23 | 2 | 3753.9 |
| 2021 Q2 | 5,959 | 26 | 1 | 4363.1 |
| 2021 Q1 | 4,803 | 46 | 11 | 9577.3 |
| 2020 Q4 | 5,246 | 34 | 4 | 6481.1 |
| 2020 Q3 | 4,576 | 23 | 1 | 5026.2 |
| 2020 Q2 | 6,168 | 13 | 3 | 2107.7 |
| 2020 Q1 | 5,695 | 5 | 1 | 878.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 5,458 | 4 | 0 | 732.9 |
| 2019 Q3 | 5,276 | 16 | 5 | 3032.6 |
| 2019 Q2 | 6,126 | 7 | 2 | 1142.7 |
| 2019 Q1 | 6,464 | 11 | 2 | 1701.7 |
| 2018 Q4 | 7,185 | 18 | 4 | 2505.2 |
| 2018 Q3 | 7,264 | 6 | 0 | 826.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 6,249 | 7 | 0 | 1120.2 |
| 2018 Q1 | 5,603 | 8 | 0 | 1427.8 |
| 2017 Q4 | 2,370 | 11 | 1 | 4641.4 |
| 2017 Q3 | 3,473 | 11 | 3 | 3167.3 |
| 2017 Q2 | 6,649 | 32 | 8 | 4812.8 |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,400 | 7 | 0 | 5000.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q2 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 1,120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 5,442 | 10 | 0 | 1837.6 |
| 2014 Q3 | 5,461 | 18 | 8 | 3296.1 |
| 2014 Q2 | 7,747 | 18 | 4 | 2323.5 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,784 | 14 | 2 | 7847.5 |
| 2013 Q4 | 9,288 | 6 | 0 | 646.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 7,193 | 7 | 3 | 973.2 |
| 2013 Q2 | 8,607 | 15 | 1 | 1742.8 |
| 2013 Q1 | 7,581 | 5 | 0 | 659.5 |
| 2012 Q4 | 7,991 | 18 | 4 | 2252.5 |
| 2012 Q3 | 7,123 | 11 | 2 | 1544.3 |
| 2012 Q2 | 7,672 | 3 | 0 | 391.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 7,757 | 9 | 1 | 1160.2 |
| 2011 Q4 | 7,760 | 8 | 1 | 1030.9 |
| 2011 Q3 | 7,739 | 6 | 1 | 775.3 |
| 2011 Q2 | 7,638 | 6 | 1 | 785.5 |
| 2011 Q1 | 6,845 | 5 | 1 | 730.5 |
| 2010 Q4 | 6,922 | 4 | 4 | 577.9 |
| 2010 Q3 | 5,846 | 4 | 1 | 684.2 |
| 2010 Q2 | 6,583 | 8 | 3 | 1215.3 |
| 2010 Q1 | 5,948 | 2 | 0 | 336.2 |
| 2009 Q4 | 3,328 | 11 | 4 | 3305.3 |
| 2009 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q4 | 4,078 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
While mining coal in the 4th lift of pillar mining in the #3 entry, an unexpected roof fall occurred pinning the continuous miner. Miner operator was using remote control to mine while being observed by a federal inspector. At the time of the fall, no visible cracks or separations had been found by the foreman or inspector prior to mining. No injuries.
Pre shift examiner made pre shift exam & returned outside without seeing any falls. Workers went to section to run coal with federal dust pumps. Fall was found when arrived on section to do safety run. Mining (pillars) in #3 entry. Fall was one crosscut outby spad 653 in pillar line between 4&5 entry. Advised by federal to call occurrence in as reportable.
While bolting inside bolt, employee rested EE's hand on drill arm. Employee intended to lower drill head and unintentionally raised drill head causing EE's right index finger to be pinched by drill arms against drill bump stop.
While making weekly airway exam a roof fall in the cross cut between #6 entry & #7 entry one break outby spad 510 was found to have fallen. Fall was reported as being from the right corner of the #6 entry through the intersection of the #7 entry approximately 6 ft from the coal rib and approximately 6-8 ft high.
EE knelt against rib in the #3 entry watching the continuous miner cable when a section of rib estimated 3' long, 1' high and 8" thick pushed against his back. Witness came & pushed the rock off his back. Foreman was notified & victim was offered to be taken out of the mine for medical evaluation. He denied medical attention & continued to work rest of shift.
While making the weekly airway examinations with federal mine inspector, we found a rock one break inby spad #47 in the primary escapeway from breaks 16-17. All men were pulled from the mines and the fall was reported. Area has since been cribbed, dangered, and Heinzmann Jacked from breaks 15-18 in the #7 intake entry & the primary escapeway has been re-routed.
Abandoned workings stopped due to bad roof conditions. Area was long-bolted & cribbed when mined.
Stepped on a wedge and twisted ankle.
Stress Zone and poor roof conditions. Roof fall found by MSHA Inspector and Section Foreman.
Surface crack fall is located 20 feet inby 16 Bk to 5 feet from inby corner of 17 Bk (Spad 55) on mains. Fall was approx 70 feet long 6 feet thick on outby end, 5 feet thick on inby end, fall was a s wide as entry on bottom and 10 feet wide on top.
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.