Northern Son Inc · Accident type, without injuries
Dozer operator was in pit when dozer caught fire, causing damage to belly pan. Reason of fire is undetermined.
Brink Coal
Northern Son Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Franklin S Schall
Clearfield,
Clearfield County,
PA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608906
Brink has $57K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 14 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2004–2007
- Latest incident
- Oct 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
54
citations
39
significant & substantial
$57,260
proposed penalties
$31,722
paid to date
55% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $25,538 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
39
inspections on record
628
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 628 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Brink has $57K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 14 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.$57K
proposed penalties
$32K
current assessed
$32K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
52 assessments are final orders; 14 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-03-10.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Brink shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.20 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 68 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.0.20
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.04
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
68
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-05-01.
Silica (quartz)
17.7
silica avg (%)
48.9
silica max (%)
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-01-28.
Noise
3%
over PEL
29
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-08-26.
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 | 675 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q1 | 3,200 | 3 | 2 | 937.5 |
| 2008 Q4 | 4,251 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 7,050 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 11,128 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 10,423 | 2 | 1 | 191.9 |
| 2007 Q4 | 10,600 | 1 | 0 | 94.3 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q3 | 13,404 | 12 | 9 | 895.3 |
| 2007 Q2 | 10,481 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 11,185 | 11 | 10 | 983.5 |
| 2006 Q4 | 10,879 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 8,012 | 3 | 3 | 374.4 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,532 | 1 | 1 | 394.9 |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q4 | 444 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 3,186 | 1 | 1 | 313.9 |
| 2005 Q2 | 4,282 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 5,348 | 2 | 2 | 374.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 6,828 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 5,791 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 9,062 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 7,392 | 3 | 2 | 405.8 |
| 2003 Q4 | 8,469 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 5,954 | 1 | 1 | 168.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 8,469 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 5,428 | 4 | 2 | 736.9 |
| 2002 Q4 | 731 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 5,818 | 6 | 3 | 1031.3 |
| 2002 Q2 | 5,794 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 268 | 4 | 2 | 14925.4 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2007 · 1 incident
2004 · 1 incident
December 29, 2004
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Northern Son Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Truck driver & mechanic were attempting to set engine in D11 Dozer with boom truck. Outrigger slipped off block, engine shifted pinning both legs between dozer & engine.
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