Atlantic Leaseco, LLC · Accident type, without injuries
Mine foremen went in to check on pump that had been set early in day and found fall in ret.
Black Pearl Underground Mine Coal
Atlantic Leaseco, LLC
· Underground
Controlled by
Walter Energy Incorporated
Calvin,
Nicholas County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609289
Black Pearl Underground Mine has $251K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 15 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2009–2011
- Latest incident
- Aug 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
202
citations
52
significant & substantial
$251,432
proposed penalties
$185,772
paid to date
74% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $65,660 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
26
inspections on record
1,953
inspection hours
10.3
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.202 citations across 1,953 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Black Pearl Underground Mine has $251K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 15 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.$251K
proposed penalties
$186K
current assessed
$186K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
199 assessments are final orders; 15 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-12-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Black Pearl Underground Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.50 mg/m3 (95% compliant) across 78 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.0.50
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.67
dust max (mg/m3)
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
78
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-04-29.
Silica (quartz)
11.3
silica avg (%)
22.7
silica max (%)
6
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-10-01.
Noise
50%
over PEL
12
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-12-02.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q1 | 428 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 3,969 | 4 | 0 | 1007.8 |
| 2011 Q3 | 3,634 | 2 | 0 | 550.4 |
| 2011 Q2 | 10,188 | 59 | 19 | 5791.1 |
| 2011 Q1 | 12,036 | 5 | 0 | 415.4 |
| 2010 Q4 | 19,830 | 28 | 9 | 1412.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q3 | 24,967 | 32 | 7 | 1281.7 |
| 2010 Q2 | 24,394 | 26 | 5 | 1065.8 |
| 2010 Q1 | 22,610 | 8 | 2 | 353.8 |
| 2009 Q4 | 23,467 | 14 | 3 | 596.6 |
| 2009 Q3 | 23,631 | 23 | 7 | 973.3 |
| 2009 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file2011 · 2 incidents
Atlantic Leaseco, LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee filed for Black Lung then the following month quit. Letter received on 11/1/11 in HR department. Part 50 audit at Maple Coal revealed that this needed reported.
2010 · 4 incidents
Atlantic Leaseco, LLC · Struck by flying object
While employee was operating the continuous miner in the #3 face a piece of rock was thrown back off the cutter head and struck the ee in the RT eye and nose. It was reported that the ee had his safety glasses on and they were knocked off and/or broken.
December 1, 2010
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Atlantic Leaseco, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was crossing the #5 belt when he slipped and started to fall. He had a hold of a belt chain with his left hand and while trying to catch himself he pulled his left shoulder. The mine was idle and the belts were all off.
Atlantic Leaseco, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was cutting side boards off #2 s/c he was up in the boom of the s/c and step backwards causing him to slip. His leg went between a brace across the end of the boom and the conveyor chain, this cause a bruise to the left leg.
Atlantic Leaseco, LLC · Struck by flying object
EE was watching miner cut in the #5 entry. While observing the miner, a small piece of rock was thrown back off the cutter head, striking him in the right eye. Rock went under and around by the side of his safety glasses.
2009 · 2 incidents
Atlantic Leaseco, LLC · Contact with electrical current
EE was trouble shooting in miner panel when right elbow came in contact with 1 phase of 990 volts. He continued to work for approx 1 hr when he said he felt funny and was going to hospital and get checked out.
Atlantic Leaseco, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was using a razor knife cutting car cable splice open when the knife slipped off of the cable cutting EE's right leg above the knee.
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