THE MINER WAS CUTTING AWAY TAIL PIPE SECTION ON A TRUCK WHEN THE TAIL PIPE FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FOREHEAD.
Area #6 Mine Coal
Area #6 Mine has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 19
- Years on record
- 1991–1998
- Latest incident
- Oct 1998
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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.Area #6 Mine has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
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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.MSHA sampling at Area #6 Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.46 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 13 samples.
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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 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.Reportable incidents
19 on file1998 · 2 incidents
WHILE WORKING ON A BULLDOZER, THE EE WAS USING A HAMMER WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND & BOUNCED BACK STRIKING THE EE IN THE CHIN
1997 · 1 incident
THE MINER WAS STANDING ON THE BUMPER OF THE ROCK TRUCK CLEANING THE HEADLIGHTS, AFTER CLEANING ONE SIDE, THE EE STARTED WALKING ACROSS THE BUMPER TO THE OTHER SIDE, THE EE REACHED FOR THE HAND RAIL BUT INSTEAD CAUGHT HOLD OF A MAGNETIC RADIO ANTENNA THAT GAVE WAY CAUSING THE EE TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
1996 · 3 incidents
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING A BARGE PUMP USING A SLING AND FRONT END LOADER TO HOIST THE PUMP UP. AFTER HOISTING THE PUMP UPAPPROX 12" FROM THE GRO UND THE PUMP SHIFTED AND SET BACK DOWN STRIKING THE OTHER EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT. BREAKING THE BONE OF HIS LITTLE TOE.
THE EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A PIECE OF MACHINERY WHEN HE STRUCK HIS FOREARM ON A METAL BRACKET THAT HELD THE MIRROR ON.
OPERATOR WAS OPERATER A CATERPILLAR 375 TRAC HOE, PULLING ON THE LEVERS AND CONTROLS WHEN HE FELT A DRAWING AND TIGHTEN IN HIS RIGHT HAND IMAINLY HIS INDEX AND RING FINGERS).
1995 · 5 incidents
WHILE OPENING A SLIDING GLASS WINDOW,THE GLASS SLIPPED DOWN ON THE EMPLOYEE'S THUMB.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A STEP AT THE BACK OF THE POWDER TRUCK ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVINGTHE TRUCK, THE DRIVER WAS STARTING TO TURN THE TRUCK AROUND WHEN HE BACKED THE TRUCK AGAINST A ROCK LEDGE PINNING THE OTHER EMPLOYEES LEGS.
EE & ANOTHER EE WERE ATTEMPTING TO LOAD A WEARPLATE ON THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN TAHE PLATE SLIDE DOWN THE STEEL BAR PINNING HIS FINGERES AGAINST THE STEEL BAR. THE PLATE HAD EYELET RING S THAT THE STEEL BAR WAS PUT THREW TO LIFT UP THE WEAR PLATE.
AFTER COMPLETING A SERVICE JOB ON A DOZER THE MINER WAS STOPPING DOWN TO THE GROUND WHEN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A ROLLER WITH AN AIR WRENCH THAT HAD A BROKEN METAL STRAP ATTACHED. WHEN THE BOLT TURNED THE METAL STRAP TURNED AN CUT THE EE HAND.
1994 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED THE COMPANY OF PAIN IN HIS WRIST ON 5-27-94, MADE DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT ON 6-7-94. DOCTOR DIAGNOSED EMPLOYEE WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME DUE TO REPEATED MOTION IN HIS WORK DUT IES OF OPERATING THE BACKHOE.
WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO RAIN OFF AND ON HAD MADE THE GROUND MUDDY AND SLICK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE TRACKS CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL IN A D-10 DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, STRIKING HIS ARM ON THE TRACK. HE FRACTURED HIS RIGHT ARM BELOW THE ELBOW AND ABOVE THE WRIST.
1993 · 1 incident
THE EE WAS ATTEMPING TO CLIMB ONTO THE TRACKS OF A DOZER WITH A FUEL HOSE IN HIS HAND WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND CRACKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND A RIB.
1992 · 1 incident
THE EMPLOYEE HAD CLIMBED UPON THE TRACKS OF A D9L DOZER TO PERFORM HIS SERVICING WHEN THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE TAKING THE ENGINE GUARD OFF AND FELL ON HIS BACK HITTING THE DOZER TRACKS. IT H AD RAINED THE NIGHT BEFORE CAUSING SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.
1991 · 4 incidents
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK ON THE SERVICE TRUCK PREPARING TO FUEL A DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FEL ON HIS BACK ON THE METAL TANK
THE DOZER OPERATOR WAS HAVING HIS DOZER WORKED ON. WHEN HE STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN FROM THE MACHINE TO THE GROUND, HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
AFTER DUMPING A LOAD OF MATERIAL ON THE TRUCK DUMP THE OPERATOR STARTED BACK ONTO THE PIT WHEN HIS BRAKE LINES ON THE BACK LEFT AND FRONT RIGHT BURSTED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO RUN INTO THE HIGHWA LL.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DOZER NEAR THE HIWALL CLEANING UP MATERIAL WHEN MATERIAL SLID DOWN STRICKING THE DOZER AND OPERATOR.
The full compliance file on Area #6 Mine
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.