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CCU Stark Strip: 24 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by Charles C Ungurean
East Canton, Stark County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304181

CCU Stark Strip has $3K 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
11
Years on record
1991–2017
Latest incident
Dec 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
24
citations
6
significant & substantial
$2,701
proposed penalties
$2,701
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See CCU Coal and Construction LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
48
inspections on record
1,332
inspection hours
1.8
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.
24 citations across 1,332 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

CCU Stark Strip has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ 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
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-05-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
25.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
25.0%
reasonably likely or greater
8.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 62.5% low, 37.5% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at CCU Stark Strip shows 100% of 141 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Last sampled: 2019-05-29, 7 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
141
samples
1.41
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘ The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
114 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 27 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR51
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER43
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE24

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2018-03-13, 8 years ago
6.8
silica avg (%)
11
samples
20.6
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR5
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER3
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

Noise
ⓘ The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.

Last sampled: 2018-02-06, 8 years ago
8%
over PEL
66
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR19
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER18
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE14
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ 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 by year
ⓘ 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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2019 100% 11
2018 100% 16
2017 100% 8
2015 100% 10
2014 100% 10
2013 100% 12
2012 100% 18
2005 100% 4
2004 100% 13
2003 100% 9
2002 100% 10
2001 100% 8
2000 100% 12
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2018 5.5 1
2017 5.5 2
2015 4.0 1
2014 5.7 2
2012 10.5 2
2001 6.0 2
2000 10.1 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2018 0% 4
2017 0% 4
2015 0% 3
2014 0% 5
2013 0% 7
2012 20% 5
2005 50% 4
2004 0% 5
2003 0% 3
2002 0% 6
2001 0% 6
2000 14% 14
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

CCU Stark Strip recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2018.

Injury rate, 2018
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.34 and the all-US-mining average was 2.33 cases per 100 workers.
In Ohio, coal mining averaged 3.20 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2014 0.00 0.00 0.000
2013 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 * 2.15 2.15 0.000
2005 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2004 * 7.44 7.44 0.000
2003 * 4.51 4.51 0.000
2002 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Holmes Limestone Co. 1989 to 2003
  2. Oxford Mining Co LLC 2003 to 2019
  3. CCU Coal and Construction LLC 2019 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2020 3
2019 8 20,353
2018 15 64,713
2017 10 32,384
2016 0
2015 13 60,701
2014 42 414,560
2013 45 419,217
2012 38 350,550
2011 15 53,259
2006 0
2005 15 141,708
2004 19 198,829
2003 16 131,770
2002 12 157,973
2001 16 221,154
2000 16 181,532
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

CCU Stark Strip sits in Stark County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Stark County, Ohio · Population 373,764
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$65,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ 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
2020 Q4 202 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,848 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,415 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 1,489 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,821 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,509 1 0 221.8
2019 Q1 5,587 0 0 0.0
Show 57 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q4 5,601 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 6,362 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 8,032 2 1 249.0
2018 Q1 8,171 1 0 122.4
2017 Q4 7,245 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,812 1 0 172.1
2017 Q2 1,652 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,740 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 1,167 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,508 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 15,153 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 21,551 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 27,685 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 26,178 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 26,986 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 27,526 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 27,741 1 1 36.0
2013 Q2 26,932 1 0 37.1
2013 Q1 25,236 3 0 118.9
2012 Q4 24,784 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 24,804 1 1 40.3
2012 Q2 23,341 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 20,007 2 0 100.0
2011 Q4 15,377 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,905 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 2,689 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 12,926 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 13,288 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 13,397 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 13,764 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 13,430 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 13,519 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 13,062 1 0 76.6
2003 Q4 13,578 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 12,093 3 1 248.1
2003 Q2 10,698 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 7,998 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,686 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 9,413 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 9,352 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 11,440 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 11,089 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 11,913 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 10,056 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 12,516 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 10,173 2 0 196.6
2000 Q3 11,811 1 0 84.7
2000 Q2 9,476 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 12,059 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2017 · 1 incident

December 14, 2017 OH · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oxford Mining Co LLC · Fall from machine

Employee was climbing down off Highwall Miner and either slipped or missed a step and fell to the deck and then onto the ground. Employee broke employee's leg right above employee's ankle in the fall.

2013 · 1 incident

January 19, 2013 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oxford Mining Co LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling stemming, carrying tubes and climbing in and out of truck. No specific act, just started to hurt. Continued working until he saw a Dr on 2/4/2013 at which time he was informed he had a hernia and was given surgery to correct it.

2012 · 1 incident

July 10, 2012 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Oxford Mining Co LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was standing out and in front of a 345 Trac hoe giving directions to the operator helping him guide the track back on that had jumped off the bottom rollers when a metal splinter came off and entered his arm causing a cut muscle.

2004 · 2 incidents

September 28, 2004 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oxford Mining Co LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE PART OF A PANEL FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF A CATERPILLAR 992C FRONT END LOADER WHEN THE EDGE OF THE SIDE PANEL BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE.

June 30, 2004 OH · Coal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Oxford Mining Co LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS LOWERING AN OBJECT TO THE GROUND WITH HIS BOOM AND WHEN SLACK WAS IN THE CABLES EE GRABBED THE CABLE AND RE-POSITIONED THE BLOCK AND THE OBJECT SLIPPED OFF AN UNSEEN OBJECT ON THE GROUND CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE PULLED INTO THE PULLEY.

2003 · 1 incident

September 12, 2003 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
Oxford Mining Co LLC · Fall from machine

WHILE EE WAS EXITING THE CAB OF A CAT 980 LOADER AND CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER, HE PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT ON UNEVEN GROUND & APPLIED WEIGHT TO IT CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE AND FALL TO THE GR OUND.

2000 · 1 incident

May 10, 2000 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Holmes Limestone Co. · Fall from ladders

FELL OFF LADDER AND LANDED ON DRILL OUTRIGGER CAUSING ACUTE CONTUSION AND STRAIN TO RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.

1996 · 1 incident

February 19, 1996 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holmes Limestone Co. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP ROCKS AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

1995 · 1 incident

January 18, 1995 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Holmes Limestone Co. · Struck against stationary object

WAS WALKING TO PICKUP TRUCK IN THE DARK, TRIPPED ON CHAIN ON THE GROUND, GRABBED THE TRUCK TO KEEP FROM FALLING & HOOK ON TRUCK PUNCTURED LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB & FINGER.

1991 · 2 incidents

March 4, 1991 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Holmes Limestone Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF A DOZER, WHILE HOLDING ON WITH ONE ARM (HAND), EE STEPPED DOWN AND SLIPPED ON SOME ICE, CAUSING HIS LEFT ARM TO TWIST AND HIT THE SIDE OF THE DOZER, RESULTING IN A B ADLY SPRAINED AND BRUISED LEFT ARM.

February 25, 1991 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holmes Limestone Co. · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS UNCHAINING A DOZER FROM THE LOW-BOY TRUCK TRAILER, WHEN EE KNELT DOWN EE PUT HIS KNEE CAP ON A SHARP ROCK WHICH IMMEDIATELY CAUSED HIM TO JERK UP QUICKLY AND IN DOING SO, EE HIT THE SAM E KNEE (LEFT) ON THE CORNER OF THE TRAILER CAUSIING SOME PAIN, SWELLING AND A BRUISE.