Mining Incidents

Central City Synfuel Coal

Central City Synfuel · Facility
Controlled by William J West
Reels Corner, Somerset County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608747

Central City Synfuel has $1K 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
6
Years on record
2001–2003
Latest incident
Feb 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
18
citations
6
significant & substantial
$1,111
proposed penalties
$1,111
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
44
inspections on record
493
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: 493 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Central City Synfuel has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
18 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-09-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Central City Synfuel shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.36 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 80 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.
0.36
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.31
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
80
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-12-03.
Noise
5%
over PEL
38
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-12-03.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2008 Q1 2,799 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 19,421 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 20,981 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 20,668 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 20,451 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 17,579 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 15,150 2 0 132.0
2006 Q2 17,574 0 0 0.0
Show 25 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q1 20,201 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 23,711 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 23,565 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 31,484 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 23,731 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 28,092 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 20,157 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 16,497 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 22,554 2 1 88.7
2003 Q4 20,965 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 21,761 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 21,799 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 21,205 3 1 141.5
2002 Q4 25,232 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 20,364 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 25,435 2 0 78.6
2002 Q1 22,886 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 24,659 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 22,154 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 22,762 4 0 175.7
2001 Q1 20,919 1 1 47.8
2000 Q4 19,498 3 3 153.9
2000 Q3 12,829 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 8,040 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 9,805 1 0 102.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2003 · 1 incident

February 18, 2003 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central City Synfuel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES WHILE DOING DUTIES HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS LEFT HAND AND THUMB. WENT TO HOSPITAL, X-RAY THAT WAS TAKEN FAILS TO DEMONSTRATE A FRACTURE. HOWEVER THERE APPEARS TO BE A SPUR ON THE NAVICULAR PART OF THE BONE. THUMB SPICA HAS CREATED IMMOBILIZATION.

2002 · 3 incidents

May 18, 2002 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central City Synfuel · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EE WAS SHOVELING COAL INTO THE FEED BIN, HE WAS HURRYING AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT TO GET THE AREA CLEAN FOR THE NEXT CREW, MATERIAL WAS WET, HE LIFTED THE SHOVEL TO TOSS THE MATERAL INTO TH E FEED BIN & FELT A PINCH IN HIS NECK.

March 8, 2002 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central City Synfuel · Struck against stationary object

THE EE JOLTED UP UNDER NEATH THE CONVEYOR BELT AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT SHOULDER ON THE CORNER OF THE STRUCTURE.

January 23, 2002 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central City Synfuel · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WORKS IN MAINIENANCE & WAS CALLED ON TO RESEARCH A PROBLEM ON OUR #4 SCREW FEED TAIL DRUM. HENOTICED THE DRUM WAS SHINY. THEN LEANED OVER THERAIL (HANDRAIL WAS 32"FROM DRUM)& RUBBED THE TAI L DRUM WITH BACK OF HIS HAND TO SEE IT HAS ANTI ZEIZE & THE TAIL DRUM GRABBED THE GLOVE & PULLEDFINGER BETWEEN FRAMEWORK & THE TAIL DRUM

2001 · 2 incidents

November 28, 2001 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central City Synfuel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CHUTE AND COAL CAME OUT AROUND THE CHUTE AND CAME DOWN IN HIS FACE INTO HIS EYE. METAL WAS NOT DETECTED UNTIL 4/23/02, THEN REMOVED.

June 12, 2001 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Central City Synfuel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PROPPED FOOT UP ON END OF BRIQUET MACHINE BOLT TO HOLD THE BASE IN PLACE WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HAMMERED THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MACHINE TO LOOSEN A BOLT. THE SLEDGE HAMMER GAVE A VIBRA TION TO THE BASE TO WHICH HE HAD HIS FOOT PROPPED UP ON.

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