Raymond Kaplon; Donald Kaskan: 283 MSHA citations controller
MSHA controller ID: C13458
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 43
- Mines on record
- 4
- Years on record
- 1990–2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
283
citations
91
significant & substantial
$26,019
proposed penalties
$26,019
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
282
inspections on record
6,940
inspection hours
4.1
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.283 citations across 6,940 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.$26K
proposed penalties
$26K
current assessed
$26K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
280 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-11-14.
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.32.4%
significant & substantial
1.4%
high negligence or reckless
32.4%
reasonably likely or greater
2.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.7% none, 33.5% low, 64.4% moderate, 1.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Injury rate, 2003
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.15.21
total case rate
11.41
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 5.87 and the all-US-mining average was 4.43 cases per 100 workers.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 * | 15.21 | 11.41 | 0.000 |
| 2002 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 0.000 |
| 2001 | 4.77 | 3.57 | 0.000 |
| 2000 * | 8.02 | 6.02 | 0.000 |
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
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: 2003-03-04, 23 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.91%
within 1.5 mg/m3
664
samples
8.83
dust max (mg/m3)
324 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 340 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR320
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)82
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (OFF STANDARD)27
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2003-03-10, 23 years ago4.8
silica avg (%)
59
samples
20.4
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR35
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: 2003-02-27, 23 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.47%
over PEL
81
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)20
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR15
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)11
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 25 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 5 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 5 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 3 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 3 non-fatal
- ELECTRICAL 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2003
8
2002
5
2001
11
2000
4
1999
3
1997
1
1996
4
1995
1
1993
1
1991
3
1990
2
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Nolo PA
- Triple K #1 PA
- Ridge Deep Mine PA
- Bear Run No 2 PA
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Where Raymond Kaplon; Donald Kaskan 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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