April 3, 2002
PA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
D & F Deep Mine · Fall onto or against objects
MINER FELL ON ROCK & CUT HIS FACE.
Buck Drift Coal
D & F Deep Mine
· Underground
Controlled by
Kerry Harris
Minersville,
Schuylkill County,
PA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3607456
Buck Drift has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2002
- Latest incident
- Apr 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
14
citations
3
significant & substantial
$3,109
proposed penalties
$250
paid to date
8% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,859 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
56
inspections on record
762
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: 762 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Buck Drift has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 3 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.$3K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$250
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
11 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-06-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Buck Drift shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.37 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 74 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.0.37
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.79
dust max (mg/m3)
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
74
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-02-26.
Silica (quartz)
0.8
silica avg (%)
1.6
silica max (%)
3
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-01-23.
Noise
0%
over PEL
3
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-12-09.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,260 | 2 | 1 | 1587.3 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,800 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,730 | 3 | 0 | 1734.1 |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,680 | 4 | 1 | 2381.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,820 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1,260 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,260 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2002 · 1 incident
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