Forcey Coal Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The drill operator was storing a drill steel when it struck a wrench causing it to hit the drillers elbow.
Bedford County Strips Coal
Forcey Coal Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
David Forcey; Lynn Forcey
Dudley,
Bedford County,
PA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609650
Bedford County Strips has $1K 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
- 2011
- Latest incident
- Aug 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
10
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,050
proposed penalties
$1,050
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
19
inspections on record
377
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: 377 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bedford County Strips has $1K 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.$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
10 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-01-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Bedford County Strips shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.06 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 45 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
ⓘ
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
45
samples
Most recent sample: 2015-10-06.
Silica (quartz)
30.1
silica avg (%)
30.1
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-10-11.
Noise
0%
over PEL
25
samples
Most recent sample: 2015-09-30.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q4 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,349 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q2 | 770 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 985 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,732 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 3,095 | 1 | 0 | 323.1 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,411 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,032 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 4,434 | 2 | 1 | 451.1 |
| 2011 Q3 | 4,086 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 4,797 | 2 | 1 | 416.9 |
| 2011 Q1 | 3,836 | 2 | 0 | 521.4 |
| 2010 Q4 | 4,152 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 4,235 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 3,925 | 2 | 0 | 509.6 |
| 2010 Q1 | 4,010 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 4,118 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 3,442 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 3,807 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 4,183 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 2,213 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 906 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2011 · 1 incident
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