EE was changing grease barrel-120lb. can on auger. EE lifted grease pump out of empty barrel and felt something pull in his back. This EE has a history of back problems pre-employment. He has had back surgery and should not of been lifting anything that heavy.
CARICO RIDGE MINE Coal
TRIPLE H FUELS, INC.
· Surface
Controlled by
Alex A Housley
Nora,
Dickenson County,
VA
·
Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 1519186
CARICO RIDGE MINE has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $572 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2010
- Latest incident
- Jan 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
16
citations
2
significant & substantial
$1,960
proposed penalties
$1,388
paid to date
71% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $572 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
20
inspections on record
394
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: 394 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
CARICO RIDGE MINE has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $572 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.$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$572
outstanding
16 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-01-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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MSHA sampling at CARICO RIDGE MINE shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.14 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 24 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.0.14
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.56
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
24
samples
Most recent sample: 2023-01-23.
Noise
0%
over PEL
24
samples
Most recent sample: 2023-01-23.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q4 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,127 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 1,742 | 3 | 1 | 1722.2 |
| 2019 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q4 | 449 | 1 | 0 | 2227.2 |
| 2016 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Q4 | 820 | 1 | 0 | 1219.5 |
| 2015 Q3 | 880 | 1 | 0 | 1136.4 |
| 2015 Q2 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 709 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 899 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,277 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 747 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 415 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 393 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,130 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 700 | 1 | 0 | 1428.6 |
| 2010 Q1 | 519 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 624 | 2 | 0 | 3205.1 |
| 2009 Q3 | 196 | 2 | 0 | 10204.1 |
| 2009 Q2 | 406 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q3 | 817 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 855 | 1 | 0 | 1169.6 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2010 · 1 incident
Green Hill Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
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