Phoenix No 3: 11 MSHA citations
Coal
Welch,
Craig County,
OK
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401343
Phoenix No 3 has $6K 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
- 11
- Years on record
- 1983–1988
- Latest incident
- Jun 1988
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
3
significant & substantial
$6,443
proposed penalties
49% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,300 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 135 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Phoenix No 3 has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
11 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-08-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
27.3%
significant & substantial
18.2%
high negligence or reckless
27.3%
reasonably likely or greater
18.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 45.5% low, 36.4% moderate, 18.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1
citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
62%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$5K proposed, $2K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2012-10-12.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket |
Decision |
Judge |
Year |
Proposed / upheld |
| CENT 2013-27 |
Settlement |
Gill |
2013 |
$5K → $2K |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Phoenix No 3 shows 100% of 15 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
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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: 2013-08-28, 12 years ago
15 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER3
- BLASTER/SHOOTER/SHOTFIRER2
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR2
Noise
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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: 2013-08-28, 12 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR5
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER4
- COAL TRUCK DRIVER2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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
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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 |
| 2013 |
100% |
7 |
| 2012 |
100% |
8 |
Noise by year
| Year |
over PEL |
samples |
| 2013 |
0% |
7 |
| 2012 |
0% |
5 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Phoenix No 3 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2013.
Injury rate, 2013
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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.
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 3.94 and the all-US-mining average was 2.99 cases per 100 workers.
In Oklahoma, coal mining averaged 3.95 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.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
| Year |
Employees |
Coal produced (tons) |
| 2013 |
8 |
28,441 |
| 2012 |
18 |
43,696 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Phoenix No 3 sits in Craig County, Oklahoma, where the Census mining category is 1.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
Craig County, Oklahoma · Population 14,215
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$50,182
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
| 2013 Q4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2013 Q3 |
3,600 |
2 |
0 |
555.6 |
| 2013 Q2 |
6,846 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 |
11,040 |
4 |
1 |
362.3 |
| 2012 Q4 |
16,708 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 |
14,050 |
4 |
1 |
284.7 |
| 2012 Q2 |
3,892 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
1988 · 3 incidents
Ranchers Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
BLASTING OF OVERBURDEN WAS IN PROGRESS AT THE MINE. FOR REASON AS YET UNDETERMINED THE ENERGY FROM THE BLAST WENT NORTH INSTEAD OF EAST. FLY ROCK FROM BLAST STRUCK TIMESHACK (3RD PICKUP OWNE R INSIDE) AND PICKUPS BELONGING TO 1ST PICKUP OWNER, I. NAME, 3RD PICKUP OWNER. I. NAME WAS IN 1ST PICKUP OWNER PICKUP WHEN IT WAS STRUCK, RECEIVING BRUISE TO LEFT SHOULDER. OTHER EQUIPMENT
Ranchers Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
BLASTING OF OVERBURDEN WAS IN PROGRESS AT THE MINE FOR REASON AS YET UNDETERMINED THE ENERGY FROM THE BLAST WENT NORTH INSTEAD OF EAST FLY ROCK FROM BLAST STRUCK INAME IN THE UPPER LEG WHILE HE WAS FILLING OUT HIS TIME INT HE TIMESHACK FLY ROCK ALSO STRUCK PICKUPS AND THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT ROTARY BREAKER GUNDLACH CRUSHER CLARK 125 LOADER FORD BRONCO AND 988B LOADER
Ranchers Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
AFTER SERVICING3AND FUELING 641 SCRAPER, HE STEPPED OFF STEP AT BACK OF SCRAPER AND TWISTED ANDKLE ON THE GROUND, CAUSING SMALL BONE IN LEFT ANKLE TO CRACK.
1987 · 1 incident
July 23, 1987
OK · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
FIRE
Ranchers Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
DRIVING A FRON7 END LOADER AND HYDRAULIC HOSE SLIPPED OFF AND BACK ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE SMOKE ENGULFED THE CAB HE SUBSEQUENTLY JUMPED THROUGH THE FLAMES FIRST DEGREE BURN TO LEFT SHOULDER AND A RM NO BLISTERIN1 NO EDEMA TREATED AND RELEASED AT HOSPITAL
1986 · 2 incidents
March 17, 1986
OK · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Ranchers Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
WHILE THE DOZER3WAS GOING DOWN THE SLOPE OF THE PIT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL BY ACCIDENT THE DOZER FREE WHEELED PARTWAY DOWN THE PIT UNTIL THE BLADE MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND STOPPING THE 8OZER SUDDENLY JAMMING THE OPERATORS KNEE THE OPERATOR DID HAVE SEAT BELT FASTENED
February 22, 1986
OK · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Ranchers Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WORKING IN3DRILLING AREA WHEN DRILL MAST ON DRILL TRUCK OWNED AND OPERATED BY CONTRACT DRILLING COMPANY FELL CRUSHING CAB OF DRILL TRUCK AND SLIPPING SIDEWAYS STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON BACK OF HEAD.DRIVER OF3DRILL TRUCK -THERMEX ENERGY EMPLOYEE WAS ALSO INJURED SLIGHTLY BUT NOT HELD FOR TREATMENT.
1985 · 3 incidents
October 4, 1985
OK · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ranchers Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING CASES OFF A TRAILER AND TURNING THEN LOADING THE EXPLOSIVES INTO THE DRILL HOLES THE CONTINUAL LIFTING TURNING AND BENDING CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK AND NECK
September 18, 1985
OK · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ranchers Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMP WAS WITH THE HELP OF ANOTHER EMPLOYUEE LIFTING THE TONGUE OF A LIGHT PLANT TRAILER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK AND HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED
Ranchers Coal Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPL COLLECTING VEGETATION SAMPLES ON RECLAMATION SITE AND WAS BITTEN BY INSECT ON BACK OF RIGHT HAND.
1984 · 1 incident
Ranchers Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPL STEPPED OUT OF DRILL TRUCK AND ONTO ROCK WIWHICH SHIFTED AND CAUSED HIM TO TURN ANKLE.
1983 · 1 incident
Rancher'S Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
DAVID WAS HELPING TO CHANGE THE TIRE ON A SCRAPER WHEN THE BEAD HOOKS SLIPPED OFF THE TIRE THE TIRE FELL OFF THE WHEEL TOWARD THE TRUCK DAVID BENT OVER TO JUMP OUT OF THE WAY AND THE TIRE HIT HIM ON THE HEAD KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND AGAINST THE TRUCK HIS HARD HAT WAS KNOCKED OFF WHEN HE FELL UNDERNEATH THE TIRE