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PE 3 Underground Coal

Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Underground

Controlled by J Mark Campbell

Virgie, Pike County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1517826

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2006–2007
Latest incident: Jun 2007

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 1999

384

citations

145

significant & substantial

$49,425

proposed penalties

$46,188

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2007 Q4	0	0	0
2007 Q3	0	3	0
2007 Q2	25,076	13	4	518.4
2007 Q1	3,973	58	18	14598.5
2006 Q3	31,566	35	15	1108.8
2006 Q2	0	11	5
2006 Q1	0	29	10
2005 Q4	8,609	21	6	2439.3

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2007 · 1 incident

June 18, 2007 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee picked up a belt roller and threw it into a ramcar, straining the right side of his lower back. The employee later sought treatment for this injury at an emergency room.

2006 · 2 incidents

July 28, 2006 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Premier Elkhorn Coal Company · Struck by falling object

The injured employee was drilling a hole when a piece of rock broke loose from the top, striking the victim's right ear & side of his face. The incident resulted in a laceration to his right cheek that required stitches. The EE's right ear was also lacerated & required stitches.

March 3, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Pride Mining, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Draw rock fell on hand while holding remot box cut middle finger of left hand.