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R F #3 Elkhorn: 294 MSHA citations Coal

CAM Mining LLC · Underground
Dorton, Pike County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1518095

R F #3 Elkhorn has $34K in proposed MSHA penalties and $650 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
2000–2006
Latest incident
Aug 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
294
citations
169
significant & substantial
$34,097
proposed penalties
$33,316
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $781 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See CAM Mining LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
88
inspections on record
2,812
inspection hours
10.5
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.
294 citations across 2,812 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

R F #3 Elkhorn has $34K in proposed MSHA penalties and $650 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.
$34K
proposed penalties
$34K
current assessed
$33K
paid to date
$650
outstanding
289 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-10-19.
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.
58.3%
significant & substantial
1.7%
high negligence or reckless
58.3%
reasonably likely or greater
2.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 9.7% low, 88.6% moderate, 1.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at R F #3 Elkhorn shows 95% of 404 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: 2006-10-30, 19 years ago
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
404
samples
4.70
dust max (mg/m3)
232 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 172 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR169
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)63
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR37

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2006-11-03, 19 years ago
10.1
silica avg (%)
58
samples
24.2
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR31
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: 2006-10-30, 19 years ago
7%
over PEL
28
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)10
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR5
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR5
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
2006 90% 83
2005 94% 84
2004 93% 100
2003 100% 41
2001 99% 76
2000 100% 20
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2006 14.2 14
2005 8.4 10
2004 8.3 19
2003 7.9 8
2001 12.6 6
2000 10.0 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2006 0% 12
2004 0% 5
2003 18% 11
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

R F #3 Elkhorn recorded 3.52 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2006.

Injury rate, 2006
ⓘ 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.
3.52
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.87 and the all-US-mining average was 3.91 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.96 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2006 3.52 0.00 0.000
2005 0.00 0.00 0.000
2004 * 7.29 7.29 0.000
2001 * 8.32 4.16 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
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. Branham & Baker Underground Corp 1998 to 2000
  2. Emily Enterprises Inc 2000 to 2002
  3. AEP Kentucky Coal, L. L. C. 2002 to 2004
  4. CAM - Kentucky, LLC 2004 to 2005
  5. CAM Mining LLC 2006 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)
2007 0
2006 42 194,244
2005 37 183,492
2004 32 203,415
2003 30 137,937
2002 4 1,582
2001 22 109,174
2000 5 27,459
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

R F #3 Elkhorn 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
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 12,104 5 4 413.1
2006 Q3 34,095 15 8 439.9
2006 Q2 36,398 20 11 549.5
2006 Q1 30,910 15 8 485.3
2005 Q4 27,302 9 3 329.6
Show 19 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q3 30,086 10 4 332.4
2005 Q2 29,324 5 2 170.5
2005 Q1 24,536 14 9 570.6
2004 Q4 19,083 13 3 681.2
2004 Q3 21,350 11 6 515.2
2004 Q2 19,867 7 0 352.3
2004 Q1 21,966 7 6 318.7
2003 Q4 20,038 12 9 598.9
2003 Q3 21,193 7 1 330.3
2003 Q2 11,820 7 4 592.2
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 3,511 5 3 1424.1
2001 Q4 11,770 19 9 1614.3
2001 Q3 13,213 22 19 1665.0
2001 Q2 11,485 15 6 1306.1
2001 Q1 11,587 11 9 949.3
2000 Q4 7,518 28 19 3724.4
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2006 · 2 incidents

August 29, 2006 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
CAM Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Driving piece of drill steel out of the chuck with a hammer & piece of steel chipped off & went into thigh.

March 16, 2006 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
CAM Mining LLC · Flash burns (electric)

EE was trouble shooting the continious miner cable. He tried to reset the breaker and the cable blew out and burned his abodomen.

2005 · 7 incidents

November 9, 2005 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
CAM - Kentucky, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall occurred 2 crosscuts inby survey station 638. fall was 50' long 35' x 4' thick. retreal Mining fall occurred at the retrient area.

September 1, 2005 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
CAM - Kentucky, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall occurred #6 beltline. the fall measured 60' long, 20' wide, 4 thick. fall occurred at the anchorage zone.

July 27, 2005 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
CAM - Kentucky, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred 60 ft inby spad 1363 and it measured approximately 20 ft wide, 35 ft long, and 5 ft thick.

June 19, 2005 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
CAM - Kentucky, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred one break out by spad 313, it was approximately 5 feet thick, 20 feet wide and 40 feet long.

2004 · 3 incidents

May 4, 2004 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
CAM - Kentucky, LLC · Struck by falling object

SHOVELING LOOSE COAL AT BACK OF THE HEAD DRIVE, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.

May 3, 2004 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
CAM - Kentucky, LLC · Struck by falling object

A ROCK OF THE CORNER OF THE COAL RIB CAME UNDERNEATH THE EDGE OF THE CANOPY AND STRUCK HIS HAND.

April 26, 2004 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CAM - Kentucky, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE UNROLLING BELT OFF OF A ROLL, THE BELTHANGER CAME LOOSE. THE CHAIN OR BELTHANGER STRUCK HIS HAND

2003 · 3 incidents

August 31, 2003 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
AEP Kentucky Coal, L. L. C. · Fall from ladders

STANDING ON EXTENSION LADDER, TIGHTENING A BOLT TO A COAL CHUTE, HIS RATCHET SLIPPED. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OFF OF LADDER.

August 8, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
AEP Kentucky Coal, L. L. C. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON BELTLINE WHILE LOADING BELT ON FLAT CAR AND CLAIMED HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

2002 · 1 incident

January 9, 2002 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Emily Enterprises Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING THE MANTRIP TAKING THE OTHER MEN & HIMSELF UNDERGROUND. HE HIT A BUMP ON THE MINE FLOOR CAUSING HIS HEAD TO HIT THE ROOF OF THEMINE. NATURE OF INJURY UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

2001 · 2 incidents

September 26, 2001 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Emily Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE SHOULDER, PUSHING HIM BACK INTO THE SHUTTLE CAR.

April 4, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Emily Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING THE #1 BELTLINE WHEN A SPLICE CAUGHT HIS #4 COAL SHOVEL AND JERKED HIM PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. HE WENT TO PIKEVILLE METHODIST HOSPITAL E.R. ON 4-4-01.

2000 · 1 incident

October 25, 2000 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Emily Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF THE ENDLOADER WHEN HE SUFFERED PAIN INHIS HEEL OF HIS LEFT FOOT. DID NOT MISS WORK OR SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 2-20-01.