Employee was installing an equalizer bar end pin in a roller frame and was using a sledge hammer to knock the pin in place. When he hit the pin with the hammer, he felt his right wrist pop; swelling began shortly thereafter.
Carrie Ridge Surface Mine Coal
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Coeburn,
Russell County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407100
Carrie Ridge Surface Mine has $2K 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
- 1
- Years on record
- 2005
- Latest incident
- Jun 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
22
citations
6
significant & substantial
$1,818
proposed penalties
$1,818
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
13
inspections on record
351
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: 351 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Carrie Ridge Surface Mine has $2K 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.$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
22 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-05-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Carrie Ridge Surface Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.14 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 20 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.0.14
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.43
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
20
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-05-17.
Noise
0%
over PEL
15
samples
Most recent sample: 2006-01-31.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 23,788 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 42,783 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 41,820 | 5 | 1 | 119.6 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Q1 | 38,838 | 5 | 0 | 128.7 |
| 2005 Q4 | 35,760 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 37,486 | 3 | 0 | 80.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 35,096 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 26,789 | 3 | 2 | 112.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 24,100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 16,350 | 4 | 2 | 244.6 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2005 · 1 incident
June 19, 2005
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Paramont Coal Company Virginia LLC · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
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