# R F #3 Elkhorn

- **MSHA mine ID:** 1518095
- **Status:** Abandoned and Sealed
- **Type / commodity:** Underground / Coal (Bituminous)
- **Location:** Pike, KY
- **Operator:** CAM Mining LLC
- **Controller:** Rhino Resource Partners LP
- **Public source rows linked:** 1,359
- **Source coverage:** 15 / 20
- **Generated:** 2026-10-17T06:17:15.228Z

## Current entity hierarchy

**Rhino Resource Partners LP (0098293) → CAM Mining LLC (0051241) → R F #3 Elkhorn (1518095)**

Current identity source: `msha-mines`. This is a current snapshot, not a historical claim.

## Controller and operator valid-time history

- **Donn A  Chickering → Branham & Baker Underground Corp:** 1998-08-01 through 2000-09-17; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518095; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Brent  Coleman et al → Emily Enterprises Inc:** 2000-09-18 through 2002-11-13; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518095; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **American Electric Power Company Inc → AEP Kentucky Coal, L. L. C.:** 2002-11-14 through 2004-04-15; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518095; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Wexford Capital LLC → CAM - Kentucky, LLC:** 2004-04-16 through 2005-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518095; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Wexford Capital LLC → CAM Mining LLC:** 2006-01-01 through 2010-10-04; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518095; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Rhino Resource Partners LP → CAM - Kentucky, LLC:** 2010-10-05 through 2005-12-31; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518095; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.
- **Rhino Resource Partners LP → CAM Mining LLC:** 2010-10-05 through current/open; derived from co-tenure at mine 1518095; source `msha-controller-operator-history`.

- History rows: 7
- Typed edges: 18
- Interval anomalies: 1
- Valid-time bounds: inclusive; date granularity; null end means open-ended in the upstream history row; not independent proof of present control.
- Transaction-time observation: 2026-10-17T05:35:58.500035+00:00.

## Assessment signals

1. **SAFETY — 0 since 2021:** Accidents and injuries 19 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 421 lost days across the published record.
2. **COMPLIANCE — 0 since 2021:** Violations and penalties 294 violation rows across the full record; 169 carry an S&S flag and $33,966 appears in current assessed amounts.
3. **HEALTH — 531 samples:** Occupational health samples 443 coal dust; 60 coal quartz; 28 noise. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 2 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
4. **PRODUCTION — 0 tons:** Quarterly production and employment 0 employee hours and 0 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
5. **LEGAL — 3 linked rows:** Contests, conferences and decisions 0 contested-violation rows, 0 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 3 conference records linked by issuance number.
6. **CONTRACTORS — 4 linked entities:** Contractors Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
7. **INSPECTIONS — 0 since 2021:** Inspections 88 inspection events and 3K published inspection hours across the historical record.

## EIA annual operating context

No matched record in the 2024 EIA coal-public workbook. This may be inapplicable for a non-coal operation.

## Recent Title 30 crosswalk

Snapshot current through 2026-08-19.

- **30 CFR 77.400 — Mechanical equipment guards.** (2 retained recent rows) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.400
- **30 CFR 75.342 — Methane monitors.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.342
- **30 CFR 75.606 — Protection of trailing cables.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-G/section-75.606
- **30 CFR 75.202 — Protection from falls of roof, face and ribs.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-C/section-75.202
- **30 CFR 75.220 — Roof control plan.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-C/section-75.220
- **30 CFR 75.1713-7 — First-aid equipment; location; minimum requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-R/section-75.1713-7
- **30 CFR 77.405 — Performing work from a raised position; safeguards.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-77/subpart-E/section-77.405
- **30 CFR 75.1100-2 — Quantity and location of firefighting equipment.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1100-2
- **30 CFR 75.1103-4 — Automatic fire sensor and warning device systems; installation; minimum requirements.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-L/section-75.1103-4
- **30 CFR 75.360 — Preshift examination at fixed intervals.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.360
- **30 CFR 75.370 — Mine ventilation plan; submission and approval.** (1 retained recent row) — https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-30/chapter-I/subchapter-O/part-75/subpart-D/section-75.370

## Source coverage

- **Accident, Injuries, and Illnesses:** 19 rows; 2000-10-25 through 2006-08-29; source ID `msha-accidents`
- **Addresses of Record:** 1 rows; 2007-10-30 through 2007-10-30; source ID `msha-addresses`
- **Assessed Violations:** 289 rows; 2000-10-20 through 2006-10-19; source ID `msha-assessed-violations`
- **Coal Dust Samples:** 443 rows; 2000-11-06 through 2006-10-30; source ID `msha-coal-dust-samples`
- **Conferences:** 3 rows; 2003-11-05 through 2005-06-27; source ID `msha-conferences`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 69 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-quarterly`
- **Contractor Employment and Production — Yearly:** 13 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-contractor-production-yearly`
- **Controller and Operator History:** 7 rows; 1998-08-01 through 2006-01-01; source ID `msha-controller-operator-history`
- **Inspections:** 88 rows; 2000-01-26 through 2007-01-03; source ID `msha-inspections`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Quarterly:** 23 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-quarterly`
- **Mine Employment and Production — Yearly:** 21 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mine-production-yearly`
- **Mines:** 1 rows; unknown through unknown; source ID `msha-mines`
- **Noise Samples:** 28 rows; 2003-09-02 through 2006-10-30; source ID `msha-noise-samples`
- **Quartz Samples — Coal:** 60 rows; 2000-12-27 through 2006-10-30; source ID `msha-quartz-samples`
- **Violations:** 294 rows; 2000-10-20 through 2006-10-19; source ID `msha-violations`

## Caveats

- This is public-record decision support, not legal advice or an official MSHA record.
- Missing data can indicate no event, publication delay, an unresolved identity, or inapplicability.
- Contractor production data is entity-level and is not attributed to this mine.

## Alternate representations

- HTML: `/mines/r-f-3-elkhorn-1518095`
- JSON: `/api/v1/mines/r-f-3-elkhorn-1518095`
- Silica records, units, sample status and quarterly means: `/api/v1/mines/1518095/silica` (snapshot year by default; `?year=all` for history; `&format=csv` for all matching rows)
- Relationship JSON: `/api/v1/mines/1518095/relationships`
- MCP resource: `mine://1518095/assessment`
- Complete Title 30 corpus: `/data/title30-sections.json`