VICTIM USING SLATE BAR TO PULL CAP COAL WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIM
Dean Francis: 2 recorded fatalities controller
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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.ⓘ
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.ⓘ
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: 2000-06-26, 26 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.- CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR5
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR4
- ELECTRICIAN2
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2000-05-26, 26 years ago- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 4 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 10 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 8 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 7 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 5 non-fatal
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2 recordedI,NAME WAS WORK3NG AT #2 BELT HEAD WHERE HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE POWER CIRCUIT IN THE CONTROL BOX FOR #2 BELT. HE WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.
Where Dean Francis 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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