James Lenig: 106 MSHA citations controller
MSHA controller ID: C07809
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1994
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
106
citations
19
significant & substantial
$8,648
proposed penalties
$3,828
paid to date
44% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,820 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
188
inspections on record
3,361
inspection hours
3.2
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.106 citations across 3,361 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.$9K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
100 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-10-21.
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.18.8%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
20.8%
reasonably likely or greater
12.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 28.7% low, 71.3% 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: 2024-10-23
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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.99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
273
samples
2.60
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
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The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.159 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 114 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- HAND LOADERS134
- CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR37
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER37
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2003-12-03, 22 years ago5.2
silica avg (%)
5
samples
12.2
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- HAND LOADERS5
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: 2024-10-23
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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
82
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR29
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER29
- LABORER/BLACKSMITH12
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this controller contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENN 2004-37 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2004 | $704 → $352 |
| PENN 2003-140 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2003 | $410 → $260 |
| PENN20010009 | Settlement | Melick | 2001 | $305 → $225 |
| PENN20010106 | Settlement | Feldman | 2001 | $299 → $235 |
| PENN20010102 | Settlement | Barbour | 2001 | $165 → $99 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1994
1
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Lenig Tunnel PA
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Where James Lenig 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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