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Bcg-1 Coal

Controlled by Barry K Bigger
Watsontown, Northumberland County, PA  ·  Abandoned
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
2
citations
1
significant & substantial
$679
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $679 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
13
inspections on record
101
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: 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
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$679
proposed penalties
$679
current assessed
$0
paid to date
$679
outstanding
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.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Bcg-1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.47 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 4 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.
0.47
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.92
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
4
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-02-03.
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
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
Specialty Materials Processing Inc · Struck by falling object

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 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

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