Mining Incidents

Blue Jay #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Leland D Ervin
Bolivar, Stark County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3300552

Blue Jay #1 has $451 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
2007
Latest incident
May 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
6
citations
1
significant & substantial
$451
proposed penalties
$451
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
16
inspections on record
116
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: 116 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Blue Jay #1 has $451 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.
$451
proposed penalties
$451
current assessed
$451
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-11-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, 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
2008 Q4 254 1 0 3937.0
2008 Q3 609 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 518 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 468 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 846 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 74 1 0 13513.5
2007 Q2 976 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 803 0 0 0.0
Show 27 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q4 1,074 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,059 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,289 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,041 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,038 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 886 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,208 1 0 827.8
2005 Q1 997 1 0 1003.0
2004 Q3 1,144 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,225 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,549 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,079 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,089 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,250 1 1 800.0
2003 Q1 980 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,116 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,256 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,187 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,028 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,295 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,300 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,286 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,042 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,207 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,208 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,145 1 0 873.4
2000 Q1 1,064 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2007 · 1 incident

May 2, 2007 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

EE was descending from 966F with muddy boots. He was using 3 points of contact but was unable to remain on the ladder when he slipped. He dropped approx 30" to the ground landing on 1 leg. The EE finished the 5 hrs left of his shift with only minor pain.

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