Mining Incidents

No. 3 Coal

Controlled by Eddie Hurley
Thacker, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608828

No. 3 has $968 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2002–2003
Latest incident
Feb 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
17
citations
5
significant & substantial
$968
proposed penalties
$968
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
30
inspections on record
695
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: 695 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 $968 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$968
proposed penalties
$968
current assessed
$968
paid to date
$0
outstanding
16 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-07-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at No. 3 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.76 mg/m3 (93% compliant) across 61 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.
0.76
dust avg (mg/m3)
9.11
dust max (mg/m3)
93%
within 1.5 mg/m3
61
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-07-11.
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
2003 Q3 0 1 0
2003 Q1 10,465 1 0 95.6
2002 Q4 10,347 3 1 289.9
2002 Q3 4,941 5 3 1011.9
2002 Q2 455 2 0 4395.6
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2003 · 1 incident

February 6, 2003 WV · Coal electrician, lineman

EE REPORTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT BACK WHILE LIFTING A CONVEYOR BOOM JACK, FROM THE MINE FLOOR TO THE MANCAR APPORX.18" LIFT

2002 · 2 incidents

July 10, 2002 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Continuous Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE CHANGING OIL FILTER THE FILTER FELL & CUT THROUGH FINGERNAIL ON RIGHT RING FINGER.

January 10, 2002 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Continuous Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

CUT TREE AND FELL ON EMPLOYEE.

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The full compliance file on No. 3

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.