Rockhouse E-3 Mine has $16K 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
18
Years on record
2000–2005
Latest incident
Mar 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
173
citations
80
significant & substantial
$15,846
proposed penalties
$15,846
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 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.
173 citations across 2,397 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Rockhouse E-3 Mine has $16K 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
168 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-08-08.
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 Rockhouse E-3 Mine shows 97% of 396 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: 2005-08-26, 21 years ago
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
396
samples
2.72
dust max (mg/m3)
189 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 207 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.
Rockhouse E-3 Mine recorded 4.14 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2005.
Injury rate, 2005
ⓘ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.
4.14
total case rate
4.14
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 5.11 and the all-US-mining average was 4.21 cases per 100 workers.
In Kentucky, coal mining averaged 5.46 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.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2005 *
4.14
4.14
0.000
2004 *
5.35
5.35
0.000
2003 *
4.61
4.61
0.000
2002 *
4.46
2.23
0.000
2001 *
6.77
2.26
0.000
2000 *
18.41
12.27
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.
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)
2005
26
119,696
2004
34
201,890
2003
42
199,234
2002
44
217,673
2001
43
217,250
2000
30
199,751
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Rockhouse E-3 Mine sits in Letcher County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Letcher County, Kentucky · Population 21,146
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,501
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
2005 Q4
0
0
0
2005 Q3
12,195
5
2
410.0
2005 Q2
17,120
7
5
408.9
2005 Q1
18,990
5
4
263.3
2004 Q4
18,500
3
1
162.2
2004 Q3
17,816
8
5
449.0
2004 Q2
19,278
9
2
466.9
2004 Q1
19,110
12
8
627.9
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2003 Q4
18,357
9
3
490.3
2003 Q3
22,852
5
3
218.8
2003 Q2
22,539
17
7
754.2
2003 Q1
23,011
10
3
434.6
2002 Q4
22,619
6
4
265.3
2002 Q3
22,547
1
0
44.4
2002 Q2
22,088
1
0
45.3
2002 Q1
22,471
5
2
222.5
2001 Q4
22,272
12
5
538.8
2001 Q3
22,652
9
3
397.3
2001 Q2
21,790
7
3
321.2
2001 Q1
21,888
10
5
456.9
2000 Q4
20,556
4
2
194.6
2000 Q3
20,696
12
6
579.8
2000 Q2
20,702
5
3
241.5
2000 Q1
3,245
7
3
2157.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
18 on file
2005 · 1 incident
March 24, 2005KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
Jarisa Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was bolting top when his lower right arm caught in drill steel of roof bolter.
This roof fall occurred in an area that had previously been abandoned. It was discovered while doing the weekly examination of the intake and return airways. The area has been cribbed off and has no adverse effect on the ventilation. the fall was approx 20 ft long by 15 ft wide by 8 ft high.
March 12, 2004KY · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE told foreman that he felt sick & his stomach & his knees were hurting. At the time of his complaint he was pulling a miner cable. He indicated that he thought he was getting a stomach virus. On the following Monday he informed the foreman that he was going to the Dr. for pain in his knees.
2003 · 2 incidents
March 3, 2003KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK, APPROX. 2'X 3' ARRANGING IN THICKNESS DOWN TO ANINCH FELL ON EE'S SHOULDER.
October 26, 2001KY · Coalcontinuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgemanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jarisa Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK UNDERGROUND. HE STEPPED ACROSS THE BELT LINE AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL INTO A POT HOLE, BREAKING A BONE IN HIS RIGHT FOOT.
February 4, 2001KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 5 GALLON CANS OF OIL ON HIS REGULAR SHIFT WHEN HE FELT A MUSCLE STRAIN. HE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT OR GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 2-6-01.
2000 · 7 incidents
October 20, 2000KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE ON THE BOLTER WHEN HE SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK. HE WORKED HIS SHIFT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ON MONDAY HE WENT TO THE CLINIC.
EE WAS TRYING TO LINE UP A HOLE TO CONNECT A BLADE JACK WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED AND SMASHED THE END OF HIS FINGER. THE INJURED FINGER WAS HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
April 4, 2000KY · Coaltransit man, surveyor/transit workerPOWERED HAULAGE
SETTING SPADS IN LAST OPEN CROSS CUT #2 ENTRY, RAM CAR CAME AROUND CORNER AND DID NOT SEE RODMAN AND BUMPED INTO HIM KNOCKING HIM SEVERAL FEET. RODMAN STATED THAT HE COULD NOT HEAR RAM CAR DU E TO OTHER EQUIPMENT RUNNING.
March 25, 2000KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS HANGING POWER CABLE OUTSIDE STANDING ON A LADDER. HE HAD A ROPE PULLING THE CABLE TIGHT. THE ROPE BROKE AND SLIDE KNOCKING THE EE OFF THE LADDER ONTO THE GROUND.