Thoroughbred Highwall Mining LLC · Accident type, without injuries
1200 Hitachi excavator had a hose burst, spraying oil onto the engine starting an oil fire. The operator then used the fire ext to remove himself from cab.
Brushy Fork Coal
Brushy Fork Resources, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Ralph Ballard
Bridgeport, WV,
Harrison County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609122
Brushy Fork has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2010–2013
- Latest incident
- Jun 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
79
citations
32
significant & substantial
$16,249
proposed penalties
$12,440
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,809 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
32
inspections on record
810
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: 810 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Brushy Fork has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 1 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.$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
78 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-06-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Brushy Fork shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.13 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 58 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.0.13
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.71
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
58
samples
Most recent sample: 2015-06-02.
Noise
0%
over PEL
35
samples
Most recent sample: 2015-06-02.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Q1 | 433 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 Q3 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 4,960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 4,960 | 2 | 0 | 403.2 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Q1 | 4,960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 5,820 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 4,560 | 1 | 1 | 219.3 |
| 2014 Q2 | 4,320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 400 | 5 | 2 | 12500.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | |
| 2010 Q4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q1 | 21,636 | 7 | 0 | 323.5 |
| 2009 Q4 | 6,536 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 16,343 | 1 | 0 | 61.2 |
| 2009 Q2 | 11,793 | 4 | 0 | 339.2 |
| 2009 Q1 | 16,829 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 13,599 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 10,517 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 9,927 | 11 | 0 | 1108.1 |
| 2008 Q1 | 10,618 | 8 | 5 | 753.4 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2013 · 1 incident
2010 · 3 incidents
October 15, 2010
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanover Resources, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was removing a bearing with a wedge when he mashed his finger between the hammer and bearing.
Hanover Resources, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee suffered a fatal heart attack while sitting in a chair in the security office. It is believed that the heart attack occured shortly after he began his security shift. He was alone at the time of his death. He was not involved in the mining process. He only provided weekend security coverage at the site.
January 21, 2010
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hanover Resources, LLC · Fall from machine
EE was doing engine oil change on D10 dozer while he was coming down off machine instead of coming down the approved 3 point of contact method he stepped down front words not using the hand rails and fell hurting his right arm.
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