Scecorp & American Power Corp: 84 MSHA citations controller
MSHA controller ID: C14838
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 27
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 1993–2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
84
citations
37
significant & substantial
$21,334
proposed penalties
$19,440
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,894 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
110
inspections on record
3,171
inspection hours
2.6
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.84 citations across 3,171 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.$21K
proposed penalties
$19K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
82 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $10K in penalties contested before the Commission, $9K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-27.
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.44.6%
significant & substantial
4.8%
high negligence or reckless
44.6%
reasonably likely or greater
18.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 22.9% low, 72.3% moderate, 4.8% 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: 2026-06-25
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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.98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
388
samples
2.79
dust max (mg/m3)
2
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.335 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 53 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR95
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE61
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER60
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2026-05-042.7
silica avg (%)
34
samples
13.0
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR15
- CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR13
- UTILITY MAN6
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: 2024-10-24
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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.5%
over PEL
154
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER26
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR25
- CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR25
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
3
citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
- Settled 3 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.of 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
18%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$10K proposed, $9K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2018-11-19. Vacated and withdrawn citations are removed from the file this view attributes through, so that outcome is slightly undercounted here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEVA 2019-0090 | Settlement | Feldman | 2019 | $6K → $4K |
| WEVA 2019-0033 | Settlement | Feldman | 2019 | $5K → $5K |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 8 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 6 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 6 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 3 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 non-fatal
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2024
1
2015
1
2013
1
2012
6
2011
1
2010
1
2009
3
2008
1
2006
1
2005
1
2004
2
2003
1
2002
1
1998
1
1997
1
1996
1
1994
2
1993
1
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Where Scecorp & American Power Corp 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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