Vandalia Resources Inc · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND HELD GRINDER. HE WAS GRINDING OVER HEAD AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING A WELDING HOOD.
Bullpen Fork Surface Mine Coal
Fola Coal Company, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
CONSOL Energy Inc
Bickmore,
Clay County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608727
Bullpen Fork Surface Mine has $221 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
- 2
- Years on record
- 1999
- Latest incident
- Oct 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
3
citations
1
significant & substantial
$221
proposed penalties
$221
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
4
inspections on record
73
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: 73 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bullpen Fork Surface Mine has $221 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.$221
proposed penalties
$221
current assessed
$221
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-06-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Bullpen Fork Surface Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.15 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 5 samples.
Health sampling
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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.0.15
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.27
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-06-02.
Noise
0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-01-12.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q4 | 464 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 924 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,969 | 3 | 1 | 1523.6 |
| 2000 Q1 | 23,583 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1999 · 2 incidents
October 1, 1999
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Vandalia Resources Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
MINE MANAGEMENT WAS NOTIFIES THAT THIS EE RECEIVED A 5% DISABILITY AWARD FROM WV WORKERS COMP FOR BLACK LUNG DISEASE.
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A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.