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No 3: 236 MSHA citations Coal

Scat Cat Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by James Little
Dorton, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517613

No 3 has $69K in proposed MSHA penalties and $69K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1995–2001
Latest incident
Feb 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 1999
236
citations
147
significant & substantial
$68,968
proposed penalties
$55
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $68,913 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Scat Cat Coal Company Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
33
inspections on record
941
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: 941 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

No 3 has $69K in proposed MSHA penalties and $69K 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.
$69K
proposed penalties
$69K
current assessed
$55
paid to date
$69K
outstanding
224 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-05-02.
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.
65.6%
significant & substantial
1.8%
high negligence or reckless
65.6%
reasonably likely or greater
14.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.4% low, 97.8% moderate, 1.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at No 3 shows 96% of 109 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: 2001-04-26, 25 years ago
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
109
samples
3.15
dust max (mg/m3)
63 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 46 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR43
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)20
  • CONTINUOUS MINER HELPER6

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2001-04-18, 25 years ago
5.0
silica avg (%)
17
samples
6.6
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: 2000-02-07, 26 years ago
0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR2
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)1
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
2001 100% 30
2000 95% 79
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2001 5.4 5
2000 4.8 12
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

No 3 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2000.

Injury rate, 2000
ⓘ 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 7.74 and the all-US-mining average was 5.64 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 8.83 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
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. Ember Contracting Inc 1994 to 1995
  2. Chenoa Coal Inc 1995 to 1997
  3. H D F Inc 1997 to 1999
  4. Scat Cat Coal Company Inc 1999 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)
2001 8 19,509
2000 12 62,311
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

No 3 sits in Pike County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Pike County, Kentucky · Population 57,466
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$42,179
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
2001 Q2 2,470 26 12 10526.3
2001 Q1 2,507 23 15 9174.3
2000 Q4 3,853 29 25 7526.6
2000 Q3 5,832 60 44 10288.1
2000 Q2 11,621 40 25 3442.0
2000 Q1 12,063 51 22 4227.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2001 · 2 incidents

January 10, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Scat Cat Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THERE WAS ROCK FALL 2 BREAK OUTBY SPAD 1434 IT WAS 20 JUST WIDE AND 30 FT LONG BY 10 FT THICK. IT WAS CRIB OFF ON ALL SIDES.

1999 · 2 incidents

August 10, 1999 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Scat Cat Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON HEAD.

1998 · 6 incidents

June 15, 1998 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
H D F Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM CONVEYOR CHAIN HITTING SIDE BOARD, COMING IN ON DRIVER HITTING HIS HAND.

June 12, 1998 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
H D F Inc · Struck by falling object

BOLTING ROOF, SMALL PIECE OF SLATE FELL HITTING MAN ON LEFT HAND.

May 14, 1998 KY · Coal FIRE
H D F Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A CONTRACTORS MICHIGAN MODEL 175C FRONT END LOADER WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE NEAR THE COAL PIT LOAD OUT. MINE FIRE=50.10 CFR

April 20, 1998 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
H D F Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM PLACED HAND ON TOP OF CANOPY - CANOPY STRUCK ROOF, PINCHING EE'S LEFT HAND & BREAKING 3 OF HIS FINGERS.

February 10, 1998 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
H D F Inc · Struck by falling object

PUTTING U ROOF BOLTS, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT FROM BEHIND CANOPY HITTING MAN ON SHOULDER AND HIP

February 4, 1998 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
H D F Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAKING ROCK OUT OF FEEDER. ROCK KICKED BACK HIT RIGHT ARM.

1997 · 3 incidents

December 18, 1997 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
H D F Inc · Struck by falling object

HELPING HANG MINER CABLE WHEN SMALL ROCK FELL HITTING MAN ON RIGHT AIDE OF HEAD AND SHOULDER.

December 11, 1997 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
H D F Inc · Struck by falling object

CLEANING UP WITH MINER ABOUT 4 ROWS BOLTS OUT BY, WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING OPERATOR OF MINER ON KNEE.

October 30, 1997 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
H D F Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING UP ROOF BOLT, GRABBED DRILL STEEL. STEEL HAD A SMALL SPUR ON IT. CAUGHT IN GLOVE, CATCHING HAND, RESULTING IN BROKE LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

1996 · 2 incidents

May 29, 1996 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Chenoa Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD 593, 3 BREAKS OUTBY FACE IN #3 HEADING. THE ROOF WAS CHANGING FROM SLATE TO SANDSTONE. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 7' HIGH, 60' LONG, 20' WIDE.

May 20, 1996 KY · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Chenoa Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

THE SCOOP OPERATOR WAS CLEANING LOOSE COAL AND ROCK FOR A ROOF BOLTER. THE SCOOP OPERATOR TRAMMED THE SCOOP OUT PAST THE LAST ROW OF ROOF BOLTS. THERE WERE REFLECTORS HUNG AND THE LIGHTS, BRAK ES AND PANIC BAR WORKED ON THE SCOOP.

1995 · 4 incidents

June 27, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Ember Contracting Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BOLTING ROOF TOP IN #2 LEFT BREAK, WHEN ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLT HOLES, STRIKING EE ON TOP OF HEAD.

April 12, 1995 KY · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Ember Contracting Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO BOLT ROOF TOP AND A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FELL FROM BOLT HOLE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S HAND.

April 6, 1995 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ember Contracting Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WS HANGING CUTTER CABLE AN DTHA HE STARTED TO FELL SOME PAIN IN HIS BACK.