What is the respirable coal dust exposure at Keystone Terminals?

MSHA sampling at Keystone Terminals shows 100% of 2 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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Keystone Terminals: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Keystone Terminals · Facility

Controlled by Thomas Scholl

Ironton, Lawrence County, OH · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 3303597

Keystone Terminals has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 1987–1991
Latest incident: Aug 1991

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

inspections on record

inspection hours

n/a

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.

Rate withheld: 75 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, 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: 2005-01-24, 21 years ago

100%

within 1.5 mg/m3

samples

0.00

dust max (mg/m3)

2 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.

Most-sampled occupations

LABORER/BLACKSMITH1
MINE FOREMAN/MINE MANAGER1

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: 2005-01-25, 21 years ago

over PEL

samples

Most-sampled occupations

LABORER/BLACKSMITH1
MINE FOREMAN/MINE MANAGER1

See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.

Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Ownership history

Rail-River Terminal Company 1977 to 1978
Rail River Terminal Company 1978 to 1979
Rail River Terminal Company 1979 to 1985
Coaldock Inc 1985 to 1986
Rail River Terminal 1986 to 2001
Keystone Terminals 2001 to present

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Workforce and production

Year	Employees
2005	1
2003	1
2002	2
2001	2
2000	2
1999	3
1998	10
1997	11
1996	11
1995	10
1994	13
1993	10
1992	13
1991	16
1990	14
1989	15
1988	11
1987	12
1986	8
1985	0
1984	1
1983	1

Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Local economic context

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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.

Lawrence County, Ohio · Population 57,385

0.4%

Mining share of county employment

$54,842

Median household income

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Quarterly safety rates

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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2005 Q1	504	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	504	0	0	0.0
2003 Q2	512	0	0	0.0
2003 Q1	496	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	596	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	752	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	752	0	0	0.0
2002 Q1	907	0	0	0.0

Show 8 earlier quarters

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4	1,024	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	1,008	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	1,032	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	1,028	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	1,024	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	1,050	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	1,100	0	0	0.0
2000 Q1	1,370	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

August 12, 1991 OH · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Rail River Terminal · Fall from machine

PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON CRUSHER. SLIPPED FROM LOADER AND GRABBED GUARD AND CONTINUED TO FALL. RING CAUGHT IN GUARD.

June 27, 1991 OH · Coal weighman, scale person EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Rail River Terminal · Contact with hot objects or substances

HEATER HOSE BURST IN CAB OF LOADER AND SEAT. BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE, NOT ALLOWING OPERATOR TO EXIT CAB, CAUSING 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS ON CALF OF RIGHT LEG.

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1989 · 1 incident

August 30, 1989 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Rail River Terminal · Contact with hot objects or substances

LOADER OPERATOR SAW WATER COMING FROM RADIATOR CAP.TRIED TO TIGHTEN THE CAP STRIPED CAUSING STEAM TO HIT RIGHT SIDE OF FACE.

1987 · 2 incidents

December 21, 1987 OH · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

Rail River Terminal · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS FLOPPING3AGATE ON STOKER PLANT.DID NOT SHUT SCREEN OFF LUMP CAME LOOSE,CUT HIS FINGER OFF.

November 4, 1987 OH · Coal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE

Rail River Terminal · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SWITCHING3BARGE ROPE GOT TOO TIGHT.HIT HIS HAND BEFORE HE GOT OUT OF WAY.

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MSHA sampling at Keystone Terminals shows 100% of 2 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

Respirable coal dust ⓘ 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.

Keystone Terminals sits in Lawrence County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.

Reportable incidents

1991 · 2 incidents

1989 · 1 incident

1987 · 2 incidents

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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.