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Sturgeon #3 Coal

Controlled by Robert L Rosencrans
Island City, Owsley County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1516041

Sturgeon #3 has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K 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
1990–2005
Latest incident
Jun 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
94
citations
38
significant & substantial
$9,149
proposed penalties
$4,076
paid to date
45% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,073 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
37
inspections on record
582
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 582 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sturgeon #3 has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 1 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
85 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-09-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Sturgeon #3 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.31 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 42 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.
0.31
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.76
dust max (mg/m3)
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
42
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-09-25.
Silica (quartz)
45.3
silica avg (%)
45.3
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-04-01.
Noise
15%
over PEL
26
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-09-25.
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 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 1,343 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 804 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,399 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,632 10 2 3799.4
2006 Q2 1,786 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,683 25 6 14854.4
2005 Q4 2,771 0 0 0.0
Show 18 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q3 3,712 8 1 2155.2
2005 Q2 37 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,152 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,784 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,451 1 1 289.8
2004 Q2 7,561 8 8 1058.1
2004 Q1 5,543 10 2 1804.1
2003 Q4 5,223 1 0 191.5
2003 Q3 5,823 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,650 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,768 9 4 3251.4
2002 Q4 2,359 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,110 10 5 3215.4
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 344 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,847 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 0 3 3
2001 Q2 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2005 · 1 incident

June 30, 2005 KY · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was changing cylinder hose on D8 dozer. Wrench broke, causing him to fall off dozer.

2003 · 1 incident

October 31, 2003 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS PUSHING OUT ROCK. ROCKS HAD FALLEN BACK IN PATH. EE BACKED UP TOO FAST IN 2ND GEAR. HIT ROCK AND BOUNCED BACK.

1996 · 1 incident

November 11, 1996 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

IT WAS RAINING. CUTTING DITCH WITH 375 KOMATSU DOZER. STEPPED OFF EQUIPMENT. MUDDY - SLIPPED, FELL ON PUSH ARM ON DOZER BEFORE ENDING UP ON GROUND ON BACK. INJURED BACK.

1995 · 1 incident

November 10, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SPREADING HAY FOR RECLAMATION OVER MUDDY SLICK GROUND. STEPPED ON HAY AND SLICK MUD. EACH LEG WENT IN DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

1994 · 2 incidents

August 23, 1994 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Fall from machine

BACKING UP TRUKC. BRAKES FAILED. TRUCK STARTED OVER HILL ON TOP OF STEEP EMBANKMENT. DRIVER JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK. TRUCK STOPPED ON BERM. DRIVER BROKE HEEL BONE IN LEFT FOOT.

August 9, 1994 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Struck by flying object

HOOKING UP UNDER TRUCK TRAILER TO PREPARE TO BACK TRAILER UP. PIECE O FSTEEL FLEW UP AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN EYE.

1992 · 2 incidents

September 8, 1992 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING DIRT TO PREPARE SHOT HOLE BACK BEGAN HURT. BY NEXT MORNING WAS IN EXTREME PAIN.

August 6, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

79512ING LOADER STEPPED UP LOADER IT WET FOOT SLIPPED SPRAINED BACK

1990 · 3 incidents

August 15, 1990 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER. BIG ROCK FELL INTO ROAD BEHIND DOZER. FOGGY CONDITIONS. DIDN'T SEE IT. BACKED INTO IT WITH DOZER, JARRED DOZER, PULLED MUSCLES IN NECK AND SHOULDER.

April 19, 1990 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Sturgeon Mining Co., Inc. · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING DOZER. BACKING UP AND HIT LARGE ROCK ON GROUND. JARRED DOZER. STRAINED NECK MUSCLES.

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