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PE 3 Underground Coal

Controlled by J Mark Campbell
Virgie, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1517826

PE 3 Underground has $49K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1997–2007
Latest incident
Jun 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 1999
384
citations
145
significant & substantial
$49,425
proposed penalties
$46,188
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,237 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
85
inspections on record
3,639
inspection hours
10.6
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.
384 citations across 3,639 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PE 3 Underground has $49K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 2 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.
$49K
proposed penalties
$49K
current assessed
$46K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
374 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-09-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at PE 3 Underground shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.54 mg/m3 (93% compliant) across 496 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.
0.54
dust avg (mg/m3)
5.96
dust max (mg/m3)
93%
within 1.5 mg/m3
496
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-05-18.
Silica (quartz)
5.4
silica avg (%)
12.4
silica max (%)
41
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-02-07.
Noise
10%
over PEL
39
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-02-08.
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
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 4,009 3 0 748.3
2007 Q2 28,837 13 4 450.8
2007 Q1 35,093 58 18 1652.8
2006 Q4 39,865 37 10 928.1
2006 Q3 35,431 35 15 987.8
2006 Q2 390 11 5 28205.1
2006 Q1 10 29 10 2900000.0
Show 15 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q4 10,727 21 6 1957.7
2005 Q3 11,664 14 5 1200.3
2005 Q2 10,115 7 2 692.0
2005 Q1 9,168 6 3 654.5
2004 Q4 8,800 4 1 454.5
2004 Q2 9,100 6 4 659.3
2003 Q4 6,957 5 3 718.7
2003 Q3 4,318 10 4 2315.9
2003 Q2 4,937 14 7 2835.7
2003 Q1 0 7 3
2002 Q2 7,500 7 4 933.3
2002 Q1 8,365 8 3 956.4
2001 Q2 9,651 15 6 1554.2
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q1 5,619 5 3 889.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2007 · 1 incident

June 18, 2007 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee picked up a belt roller and threw it into a ramcar, straining the right side of his lower back. The employee later sought treatment for this injury at an emergency room.

2006 · 2 incidents

July 28, 2006 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Struck by falling object

The injured employee was drilling a hole when a piece of rock broke loose from the top, striking the victim's right ear & side of his face. The incident resulted in a laceration to his right cheek that required stitches. The EE's right ear was also lacerated & required stitches.

March 3, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pride Mining, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Draw rock fell on hand while holding remot box cut middle finger of left hand.

1999 · 2 incidents

July 21, 1999 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sheep Fork Energy Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING NEXT TO TRACK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM AND STRUCK HIS BACK ON TRACK RAIL CAUSING PAIN IN HIS BACK.

April 28, 1999 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sheep Fork Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED BETWEEN NO. 5 AND NO. 6 ENTRY MEASURING APPROX 40' LONG X 19' WIDE X 8' HIGH.

1998 · 5 incidents

July 22, 1998 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Emily Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF OF THE MINE AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON BACK.

February 18, 1998 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Emily Enterprises Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE RAN OVER A PIECE OF COAL OR ROCK CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE ON THE COAL RESULTING IN INJURY TO BACK.

January 15, 1998 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Emily Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING BAND FROM BOLTS, WHEN BAND JUMPED BACK, CUTTING THE OUTSIDE OF LEFT HAND, CLOSE TO PALM, REQUIRING 8 STITCHES.

January 14, 1998 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Emily Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HIT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGR WITH HAMMER WHILE WORKING ON A FEEDER BEARING. EE LOCKED AT AND X-RAY OF FINGER.

1997 · 4 incidents

December 22, 1997 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Emily Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries

UNINTENTIOAL ROOF FALL ON BLEEDER LINE #2 ENTRY 1ST PANEL OFF 1ST LEFT FROM SPAD 238 TO 227 AROUND 10' H, 120' L, 20' W.

November 19, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Emily Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS TRYING TO MOVE WATAER LINE FROM UNDER A SHUTTLE CAR OPERATED BY A CO-WORKER. WHEN HE ASK CO-WORKER TO MOVE THE CAR FORWARD, HIS HAND WAS RUN OVER BY THE SHUTTLE CAR. RESULTING IN NO BRO KEN BONES.

November 11, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Emily Enterprises Inc · Struck by flying object

BOLTING TOP & SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FLEW & HIT HIM BETWEEN UPPER LIP & NOSE. MAKING A CUT REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

September 24, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Emily Enterprises Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS HAMMERING ON A PIECE OF METAL ON THE MINER WHEN A PIECE FLEW OFF ND HIT EE 3" BELOW THE RIGHT EYE.

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