Bcg-1: 2 MSHA citations
Coal
Bigger Custom Grinding
· Facility
MSHA Mine ID: 3606390
Bcg-1 has $679 in proposed MSHA penalties and $679 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 1983–1994
- Latest incident
- Apr 1994
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
significant & substantial
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $679 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
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: 101 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bcg-1 has $679 in proposed MSHA penalties and $679 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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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.
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-05-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
100.0%
significant & substantial
100.0%
high negligence or reckless
100.0%
reasonably likely or greater
100.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 0.0% moderate, 100.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Bcg-1 shows 100% of 4 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: 2000-02-03, 26 years ago
3 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 1 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- LABORER/BLACKSMITH2
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
- SUPERINTENDENT1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Bcg-1 sits in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania · Population 90,925
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$57,948
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, 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 |
| 2000 Q1 |
1,596 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file
1994 · 1 incident
April 8, 1994
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD A TANK ON A TRUCK WHEN THE TANK STARTED TO FALL HE MOVED IN TO STEADY IT CAUSING THE ACCIDENT
1992 · 1 incident
October 12, 1992
PA · Coal
FIRE
Specialty Materials Processing Inc · Accident type, without injuries
SMALL FIRE IN 2 BLDG WHERE COCOA IS STORED THERE WERE NO INJURIES PLANT WAS NOT OPERATING AT TIME OF FIRE STATE POLICE FIRE MARSHALL STATED CAUSE WAS SPONTANEOUS COMPOSTION IN RAW MATERIAL FR OM .
1990 · 1 incident
February 2, 1990
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Specialty Materials Processing Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A 50 LB BAG OF FEED STOCK INTO THE BIN WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A PALLET AS HE FELL HIS HAND KNOCKED THE GUARD OUT OF PLACE CAUSING HIS HAND TO BE CAUGHT IN THE VALVE .
1987 · 3 incidents
September 12, 1987
PA · Coal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
ELECTRICAL
Specialty Materials Processing Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
EE HAD FIXED A 6URNT LEAD ON A MOTOR & WAS STANDING BY A SWITCH BOX WAITING FOR ANOTHER EE TO RETURN WITH FUSES. WHEN THE MAIN 60A 480V DISC SW EXPLODED CAUSING THE F IRE FROM THE EXPLOS ION TO HIT THE 3EE.
September 12, 1987
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
FIRE
Specialty Materials Processing Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
EE WAS INJURED 1UTTING OUT THE SHIRT OF ANOTHER EE WHO WAS ON FIRE.
February 27, 1987
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Specialty Materials Processing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A BAR TO UNPLUG A PACKER WHEN IT WAS UNPLUGGED THE BAR HIT A MOVING PART CAUSING IT TO HIT HIM IN THE HAND
1986 · 2 incidents
October 13, 1986
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Specialty Materials Processing Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS WA7CHING A SCREW CONVYEOR FEEDING COAL INTO A ROTARY DRYER WHEN HE SAW A PIECE OF METAL AND REACHED FOR THE METAL WITHOUT STOPPING HIS HAND BETWEEN DRYER & CONVEYOR SIDE.
March 19, 1986
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Specialty Materials Processing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS UN8ER A LOADER WITH DOWN PRESSURE APPLIED TO BUCKET WHEN HE DISCONNETED PRESSURE LINE TO THE HYDROLIC PUMP. THE LOADER CAME DOWN CAUSING STEPS TO HIT EMPLOYEE IN SHOULDER.
1985 · 1 incident
November 18, 1985
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Specialty Materials Processing Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP WAS USING A3PICK TO BREAK UP AROUND THE CRUSHER WHEN THE PICK HIT THE HAND RAIL BOUNCING BACK HITTING HIM ON TOP OF THE HEAD HE WAS NOT WEARING A HARD HAT AT T HE TIME
1984 · 3 incidents
April 16, 1984
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Specialty Materials Processing Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS LOADING EQUIPMENT ON TRUCK WHEN IT SLIUPPED PINNING HIS HAND AGAINST SIDE OF TRUCK.
February 8, 1984
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Specialty Materials Processing Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME - CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
January 31, 1984
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Specialty Materials Processing Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP REACHED INTO A MOVING BELT CONVEYOR TO REMOVE MUD THAT WAS BUILDING UP AROUND THE ROLLER
1983 · 2 incidents
February 14, 1983
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Specialty Materials Processing Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL
February 7, 1983
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Specialty Materials Processing Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEES FEET WERE WET AND AS HE WALKED ON MEATAL RAMP HE SLIPPED AND SPRAINED ANKLE