Mining Incidents

No 3 Coal

Aaron Coal Company Llc · Underground
Controlled by Aaron Justice Jr
Mcveigh, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518254

No 3 has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
May 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
113
citations
63
significant & substantial
$14,554
proposed penalties
$13,854
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $700 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
30
inspections on record
603
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: 603 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 $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
107 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-08-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at No 3 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.62 mg/m3 (86% compliant) across 74 samples.

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.
0.62
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.37
dust max (mg/m3)
86%
within 1.5 mg/m3
74
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-08-08.
Silica (quartz)
11.0
silica avg (%)
16.9
silica max (%)
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-06-08.
Noise
0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-06-25.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 12,054 17 9 1410.3
2001 Q2 12,150 35 17 2880.7
2001 Q1 12,391 23 14 1856.2
2000 Q4 11,918 26 18 2181.6
2000 Q3 11,507 12 5 1042.8
2000 Q2 1,451 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2001 · 4 incidents

May 28, 2001 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator MACHINERY
Aaron Coal Company Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HELPING DRILL HOLES IN THE BOTTOM TO ANCHOR TAIL PIECE. HE WENT TO MOVE DRILL AND HIT LEVER THAT RUNS DRILL. IT CAUGHT HIS HAND AND STRUCK THE NAIL THAT HOLDE BARREL ON DRILL THRU HIS R ING FINGER, CATCHING HIS RING AND LEDGING IN HIS FINGER.

May 6, 2001 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Aaron Coal Company Llc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL WAS FOUND THIS AM BY MINE FOREMAN. IT IS APPROX. 7' THICK, 70' LONG, JUST INBY SPAD NO135 IN THE NO.1 LEFT ENTRY (RETURN).

March 9, 2001 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Aaron Coal Company Llc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS GOING THROUGH THE FAN DOORS WHEN THE DOOR STARTED TO CLOSE, HE REACHED OUT TO PUSH IT BACK AND THE SCOOP ROLLED CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE CANOPY ON THE SCOOP.

January 20, 2001 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Aaron Coal Company Llc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SPOT IN SOME ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING THE VICTIM IN THE LEFT HIP AND LOWER BACK.

2000 · 1 incident

May 26, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aaron Coal Company Llc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING OXYGEN CYLINDER. INJURYING LOWER BACK AND HIP.

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