ROCK FALL OCCURRED DURING THE INSTALLATION OF PERMANENT SUPPORT.
Ashdown Mine Metal/Non-Metal
Ashdown Mine has $268K in proposed MSHA penalties and $220K outstanding across 13 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 28
- Years on record
- 1983–2010
- Latest incident
- Jul 2010
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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.Ashdown Mine has $268K in proposed MSHA penalties and $220K outstanding across 13 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.ⓘ
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q4 | 576 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 656 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 544 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 686 | 2 | 0 | 2915.5 |
| 2015 Q2 | 644 | 2 | 1 | 3105.6 |
| 2015 Q1 | 608 | 3 | 0 | 4934.2 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Q4 | 544 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 672 | 11 | 0 | 16369.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 592 | 44 | 6 | 74324.3 |
| 2014 Q1 | 480 | 19 | 2 | 39583.3 |
| 2013 Q4 | 568 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 528 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 11,138 | 1 | 0 | 89.8 |
| 2011 Q4 | 17,454 | 10 | 5 | 572.9 |
| 2011 Q3 | 15,008 | 7 | 1 | 466.4 |
| 2011 Q2 | 16,759 | 4 | 0 | 238.7 |
| 2011 Q1 | 16,932 | 10 | 4 | 590.6 |
| 2010 Q4 | 17,086 | 11 | 3 | 643.8 |
| 2010 Q3 | 16,095 | 16 | 6 | 994.1 |
| 2010 Q2 | 17,405 | 8 | 3 | 459.6 |
| 2010 Q1 | 22,386 | 8 | 4 | 357.4 |
| 2009 Q4 | 19,215 | 15 | 8 | 780.6 |
| 2009 Q3 | 20,138 | 19 | 8 | 943.5 |
| 2009 Q2 | 12,341 | 6 | 5 | 486.2 |
| 2009 Q1 | 8,118 | 2 | 2 | 246.4 |
| 2008 Q4 | 12,848 | 1 | 0 | 77.8 |
| 2008 Q3 | 41,543 | 2 | 1 | 48.1 |
| 2008 Q2 | 37,026 | 30 | 8 | 810.2 |
| 2008 Q1 | 26,980 | 47 | 14 | 1742.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 33,020 | 11 | 4 | 333.1 |
| 2007 Q3 | 24,970 | 34 | 17 | 1361.6 |
| 2007 Q2 | 23,737 | 19 | 3 | 800.4 |
| 2007 Q1 | 17,784 | 18 | 4 | 1012.1 |
| 2006 Q4 | 12,716 | 9 | 4 | 707.8 |
| 2006 Q3 | 12,136 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 6,472 | 3 | 0 | 463.5 |
| 2006 Q1 | 5,735 | 3 | 0 | 523.1 |
| 2005 Q4 | 5,456 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 3,375 | 3 | 0 | 888.9 |
| 2005 Q1 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
27 on file (excluding fatalities above)2010 · 3 incidents
Unconsolidated slough off hanging wall fell from the rib pushed miner down on an 8X8 timber, right leg bent under him and was broken when he landed on the leg and timber at the same time.
Welding overhead, slag and sparks went down the shirt sleeve and burned elbow causing a staph infection.
Lifting a jackleg from a raise # 3, went to put it in a slide bucket
2009 · 1 incident
When installing a stull rock hit him on his right shoulder.
2008 · 13 incidents
While pulling a hung steel with jackleg, strained left shoulder and neck area.
Installing a timber stull 9', a rock came loose when the stull tightened and fell on his hard hat.
A blast occured on 9/6/08. This area was closed, barricaded off preventing anyone to enter this area and supporting it and scaling it down.
After a blast, the ground fluffed down. The ore vein had been drilled and blasted. Additional material fell from hanging wall.
Small rocks fell down the #3 raise, while installing stulls EE moving out of the way caught foot on ladder twisted L knee.
1 yard loader was ribbed brakes did not hold
Employee was stepping over 3' sandwall, stepped down an a 10"x10" timber on the front of his foot, causing the calf muscle to stretch.
Employee was dragging pipe down drift and over extended knee.
Employee got cement over top of boots, did not wash out until end of shift, causing cement burns.
Cement went over rubber boots, employee did not wash out cement until end of shift.
Employee was walking through the mud and twisted right knee. He felt his knee pop. Movement was very limited.
Employee was using a skilsaw to cut mine timbers. The saw kicked back and cut his right thigh.
Employee was climbing down ladder in raise, rocks started falling the employee scurried down to the bottom and jumped out of way landing wrong.
2007 · 3 incidents
The employee was bolting underground getting rocks and cuttings in hair and hard hat. When employee was showering rock or dirt fell into his eye, this infected his eye and required cleaning out by doctor.
Employee was scaling down when a rock came out of back striking him on head. He required 4 staples in head.
Employee was moving slusher bucket. He slipped and fell, his right hand was caught between rib and bucket . The bucket smashed his finger right ring finger.
2006 · 3 incidents
Two miners were working in the raise, a third EE was part way up the raise. He heard a bang & saw the two miners go down. EE went up to see what happened & slipped then fell down the raise about 17'.
Two miners were in the face of the raise barring down & getting ready to put in a stull when a slab came down on them.
Employee was taking lid from ball mill. When lid started to fall he tried to catch it resulting in injury.
2005 · 1 incident
Employee was a member of a crew of three men and was assisting the other miners in standing a set of timber in the face. The crew was digging for a foot block and placing a post when a 24"x24" slab slid off the right rib breaking his leg.
1983 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS UNSCREWING LOADING CHUTE, TUBE WAS DOWN. TUBE AND LOADING CHUTE CAME DOWN AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN DRILL FRAME AND LOADING CHUTE INJURING LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
ROCK FALL OCCURED DURING THE INSTALLATION OF PERMANENT SUPPORT
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A 6\ HOLE WITH A JACKLEG, THE COLLAR OF THE HOLE WAS CAVED IN MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO PULL THE STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE. WHEN THE STEEL CAME LOOSE IT STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT H AND
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