Three Bells LLC: 141 MSHA citations operator
Controlled by
Ronald L Gray
MSHA operator ID: 0061323
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
141
citations
50
significant & substantial
$14,436
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $14,436 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
32
inspections on record
1,378
inspection hours
10.2
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.141 citations across 1,378 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
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.$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$14K
outstanding
138 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-02-02.
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.36.2%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
40.6%
reasonably likely or greater
2.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 9.4% low, 90.6% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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: 2009-03-27, 17 years ago
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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.95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
167
samples
2.65
dust max (mg/m3)
73 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 94 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR85
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR26
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER13
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2006-05-17, 20 years ago3.9
silica avg (%)
2
samples
3.9
silica max (%)
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: 2008-12-09, 17 years ago
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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.0%
over PEL
17
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR6
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR4
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)3
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2008
1
Mines on record
- No 2 KY
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Where Three Bells LLC stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate
MSHA's standard limits respirable silica to 50 micrograms per cubic metre, but MSHA publishes dust and quartz as separate files and never the silica figure itself. We derive it per sample, score it against the limit, and set the operator's injury rate against a benchmark built from the full MSHA operator record. With the 26-year penalty trail, contest posture, and fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.
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