Paul F Becker Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
A 16 OUNCE CAN OF BEER WAS FOUND BY ANOTHER OPERATOR. HE HAD THIS BOTTLE OF BEER IN ONE HAND AND IT TAKES TWO HANDS FREE TO CLIMB UP ON 50 TON ROCK TRUCK.
Becker/Bender Coal
Paul F Becker Coal Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Paul F Becker
St. Boniface,
Cambria County,
PA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3606928
Becker/Bender has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2001
- Latest incident
- Jun 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
21
citations
8
significant & substantial
$4,086
proposed penalties
$3,986
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $100 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
43
inspections on record
452
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: 452 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Becker/Bender has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 2 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.$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$100
outstanding
21 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-10-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Becker/Bender shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.25 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 15 samples.
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.0.25
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.75
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
15
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-06-16.
Silica (quartz)
23.0
silica avg (%)
35.9
silica max (%)
3
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-05-25.
Noise
75%
over PEL
12
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-10-15.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q3 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q4 | 301 | 1 | 0 | 3322.3 |
| 2008 Q3 | 641 | 1 | 0 | 1560.1 |
| 2008 Q2 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q2 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 537 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,109 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 834 | 2 | 1 | 2398.1 |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q4 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 12500.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 662 | 1 | 0 | 1510.6 |
| 2005 Q2 | 335 | 4 | 3 | 11940.3 |
| 2005 Q1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 781 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,027 | 2 | 1 | 1947.4 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,195 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 344 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q4 | 447 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 160 | 1 | 0 | 6250.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,935 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,144 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,352 | 2 | 2 | 1479.3 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1,116 | 5 | 1 | 4480.3 |
| 2000 Q4 | 666 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,000 | 1 | 0 | 1000.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2001 · 1 incident
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