Christopher Resources · Accident type, without injuries
THE MINER EXPERIENCED AN OVERFLOW OF WATER INTO THE PIT DURING AUGER MINING OPERATIONS.
Mt Braddock Strip: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Mt Braddock Strip has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1998.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1998–1999
- Latest incident
- Mar 1999
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
22
inspections on record
179
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: 179 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mt Braddock Strip shows 100% of 12 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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: 2001-07-09, 25 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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
12
samples
0.76
dust max (mg/m3)
12 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- COAL TRUCK DRIVER4
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER4
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR2
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: 2001-07-09, 25 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.0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- COAL TRUCK DRIVER2
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER2
- BACKHOE OPERATOR1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100% | 7 |
| 2000 | 100% | 5 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0% | 4 |
| 2000 | 0% | 1 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Mt Braddock Strip recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.
Injury rate, 2001
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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 and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year. Employment reports reach back to 1983, but those earlier years come from MSHA's archived file format and are not used in rates.0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 7.64 cases per 100 workers that year.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2000 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 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.
Ownership history
- Christopher Resources 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7 | 12,814 |
| 2001 | 11 | 48,293 |
| 2000 | 14 | 42,042 |
| 1999 | 14 | 43,465 |
| 1998 | 14 | 60,781 |
| 1997 | 16 | 65,778 |
| 1996 | 12 | 60,150 |
| 1995 | 11 | 18,451 |
| 1994 | 14 | 71,271 |
| 1993 | 12 | 64,175 |
| 1992 | 13 | 91,759 |
| 1991 | 9 | 54,742 |
| 1990 | 3 | 20,937 |
| 1989 | 0 | |
| 1988 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Mt Braddock Strip sits in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.8% of county employment.
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.Fayette County, Pennsylvania · Population 126,967
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$56,093
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q3 | 1,845 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 3,112 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 4,355 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 4,995 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 4,193 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 5,762 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 5,714 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 4,705 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q3 | 5,430 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 5,395 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 5,340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1999 · 1 incident
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1998 · 1 incident
Christopher Resources · Fall from machine
THE HIILIFT OPERATOR HAD MUD ON HIS SHOES DUE TOTHE HEAVY RAINS. AS HE WAS CLIMBING UP TH ELADDER OF THE HILIFT, HE SLIPPED AND FELL. WHEN HE FELL, HE LANDED WITH MOST OF HIS BODY WEIGHT ON HI S LEFT HEEL THERBY BREAKING IT.