Cedar Branch No 1 has $220K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2005–2014
Latest incident
Oct 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
221
citations
92
significant & substantial
$219,977
proposed penalties
$120,832
paid to date
55% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $99,145 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
29
inspections on record
1,441
inspection hours
15.3
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.
221 citations across 1,441 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Cedar Branch No 1 has $220K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 3 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.
$220K
proposed penalties
$124K
current assessed
$121K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
218 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-11-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Cedar Branch No 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.23 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 114 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.
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
2011 Q4
1,005
3
2
2985.1
2011 Q3
5,563
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
8,832
7
4
792.6
2011 Q1
13,666
12
7
878.1
2010 Q4
13,479
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
11,712
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
9,106
4
4
439.3
2010 Q1
7,204
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q4
10,002
11
4
1099.8
2009 Q3
16,601
1
0
60.2
2009 Q2
30,084
36
13
1196.6
2009 Q1
30,869
3
3
97.2
2008 Q4
26,464
17
4
642.4
2008 Q3
24,472
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
25,365
33
11
1301.0
2008 Q1
20,924
2
2
95.6
2007 Q4
22,102
24
12
1085.9
2007 Q3
20,435
1
0
48.9
2007 Q2
18,014
13
5
721.7
2007 Q1
21,400
1
0
46.7
2006 Q4
21,852
8
2
366.1
2006 Q3
21,842
2
1
91.6
2006 Q2
20,955
16
7
763.5
2006 Q1
19,458
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
18,108
15
7
828.4
2005 Q3
20,255
10
3
493.7
2005 Q2
18,079
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
6,923
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
2,870
2
1
696.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2014 · 1 incident
October 8, 2014VA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Employee of Ball Service Inc. was working a come-a-long for a guide wire that had been tore out by an excavator. When EE pushed down on the com-a-long, the catch never caught on the com-a-long and flew back and hit him in the right jaw. EE had to have 3 stitches inside of his jaw and 5 stitches on the outside.
While dumping R-85 Eculid rock truck, main hydraulic hose burst, oil caught fire on hot exhaust. Flames were around cab. Operator did not set brake or stop engine. He exited cab started down ladder, jumped from third step, injured right leg.
2009 · 3 incidents
July 30, 2009VA · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Injured was operating a back dump, loader operator was dumping his bucket which had a big rock, when the rock went in the bed, he said that it stood up then fell over, jarring his back.
February 17, 2009VA · Coalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pulling grease hose off reel through door at rear of service truck, handle got caught on door, depressed lever and grease was injected into left hand between middle and ring finger.
2008 · 2 incidents
December 9, 2008VA · Coalquality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistantHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was helping the mechanic put the track back on the D-10N. He had a slate bar, trying to pry the clamp when the slate bar slipped out of the hole, mashing his finger against the track.
EE WAS CLIMBING ON LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS MOUTH ON THE CATWALK REQUIRING STITCHES.
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