Mining Incidents

Auger #1 Coal

S & S Auger Mining · Surface
Controlled by Craig W Scarry
Port Washington, Tuscarawas County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304081

Auger #1 has $110 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Mar 1994
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
2
citations
0
significant & substantial
$110
proposed penalties
$110
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
11
inspections on record
148
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 148 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Auger #1 has $110 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$110
proposed penalties
$110
current assessed
$110
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-04-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Auger #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.06 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 11 samples.

Health sampling
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
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.
0.06
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.17
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
11
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-02-10.
Noise
67%
over PEL
3
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-06-30.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4 94 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 120 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1994 · 1 incident

March 14, 1994 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
S & S Auger Mining · Struck by falling object

HE WAS PICKING DIRT OFF CONVEYOR. HE DROPED A CHUNK ON HIS INDEX FINGER. THE LOSS OF HIS FIRST JOINT ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

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