Red Bird Coal #3 has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $36K 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
1992–2007
Latest incident
Sep 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
281
citations
149
significant & substantial
$35,897
proposed penalties
$236
paid to date
1% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $35,661 gap.
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.
281 citations across 1,975 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Red Bird Coal #3 has $36K in proposed MSHA penalties and $36K 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.
$36K
proposed penalties
$36K
current assessed
$236
paid to date
$36K
outstanding
249 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-05-29.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Red Bird Coal #3 shows 95% of 148 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: 2004-12-09, 21 years ago
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
148
samples
2.49
dust max (mg/m3)
77 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 71 by the operator.
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.
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.
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)
2008
0
2007
18
2004
0
2003
1
2001
6
19,066
2000
4
7,949
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Red Bird Coal #3 sits in Knott County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Knott County, Kentucky · Population 14,046
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$37,736
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
2008 Q2
0
0
0
2008 Q1
0
3
0
2007 Q4
4,425
36
14
8135.6
2007 Q3
3,804
10
6
2628.8
2007 Q2
4,550
5
1
1098.9
2007 Q1
3,971
7
3
1762.8
2004 Q2
0
15
13
2004 Q1
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2003 Q3
736
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
3,011
26
9
8635.0
2001 Q3
2,016
6
0
2976.2
2001 Q2
2,902
11
3
3790.5
2001 Q1
2,844
28
23
9845.3
2000 Q4
1,987
18
11
9058.9
2000 Q3
584
6
1
10274.0
2000 Q2
0
0
0
2000 Q1
496
26
22
52419.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2007 · 1 incident
September 24, 2007KY · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
While employee was transporting scoop underground scoop tire became tangled in belt roller, which flew up and struck him in the face, causing injury to face and or head.