Big Branch #1 has $55K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2007
Latest incident
Mar 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
86
citations
52
significant & substantial
$54,602
proposed penalties
$51,902
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,700 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
11
inspections on record
389
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: 389 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Big Branch #1 has $55K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$55K
proposed penalties
$52K
current assessed
$52K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
85 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-05-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Big Branch #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.32 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.
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
2009 Q3
0
0
0
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2009 Q1
810
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
1,580
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
1,968
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
3,433
12
4
3495.5
2008 Q1
3,037
2
2
658.5
2007 Q4
2,534
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2007 Q3
10,756
14
7
1301.6
2007 Q2
8,309
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
18,858
47
34
2492.3
2006 Q4
13,613
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2007 · 3 incidents
March 8, 2007VA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee on D8N dozer cleaning windshield, slipped, fell fractured bone in leg.
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