Mining Incidents

Ceredo Synfuel Plant Coal

Ceredo Synfuel LLC · Facility
Controlled by Progress Energy Inc
Ceredo, Wayne County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608831

Ceredo Synfuel Plant has $992 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
2000–2007
Latest incident
Dec 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
14
citations
6
significant & substantial
$992
proposed penalties
$992
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
33
inspections on record
705
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: 705 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Ceredo Synfuel Plant has $992 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.
$992
proposed penalties
$992
current assessed
$992
paid to date
$0
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-09-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Ceredo Synfuel Plant shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.10 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 43 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.
0.10
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.28
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
43
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-01-25.
Noise
0%
over PEL
26
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-02-05.
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
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
Show 37 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 0 0 0
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 10,134 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 11,771 1 1 85.0
2007 Q2 8,592 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 7,128 1 0 140.3
2006 Q4 9,111 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,502 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 9,481 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 16,722 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 17,164 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 20,122 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 19,128 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 16,463 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 12,761 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 17,681 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 20,172 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 19,412 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 23,200 3 1 129.3
2003 Q3 21,792 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 17,270 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 15,232 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 16,382 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 17,707 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 12,493 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 13,067 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 7,445 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 16,437 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,324 1 0 231.3
2001 Q1 14,886 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 14,191 4 2 281.9
2000 Q3 12,862 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 10,127 4 2 395.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2007 · 1 incident

December 7, 2007 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ceredo Synfuel LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While walking to the Briquetter Building, employee stepped off of the pugmill concrete pad, which is approximately 6-8 inches above ground level and rolled his right ankle. This resulted in a sprained ankle and time off work.

2005 · 2 incidents

August 23, 2005 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ceredo Synfuel LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping with general cleanup duties while his co-workers were eating lunch. The employee was using a high pressure water hose to wash down the pugmill feed belt. The high pressure water hose he was using slipped out of his hand and the hose nozzle struck him in the chin resulting in a laceration which required 6 stitches.

May 6, 2005 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ceredo Synfuel LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Ldr oper. was helping change out training roller. Employee tried to pick up roller by himself from the dollie without employee assistance. This resulted in an abdominal strain. Employee felt that he was alright, but he went to the doctor on 5/10, 1 of his 4 days off per his schedule. The Foreman didn't find out that the doctor wanted the employee off for 1 week, until 5/14.

2004 · 2 incidents

August 7, 2004 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ceredo Synfuel LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was splicing a water hose with a banding tool. When he was finished, he pulled out what was left of the band. During the removal the extra band that was left in the banding tool, cut the left forearm of the employee.

July 27, 2004 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ceredo Synfuel LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Adjusting pin on trolley needed to be removed to provide a more secure fit to the structure beam. During the adjustment the trolley arm came loose from one end striking the employee in the left side of the cheek. The employee received nine stiches as a result of this accident. No lost time.

2003 · 2 incidents

June 5, 2003 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ceredo Synfuel LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WERE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO A EXTRUSION ROLLER IN A SYNFUEL PELLETIZER. A SPECIAL WRENCHWAS USED TO BREAK LOOSE A LOCK NUT ON ADJUSTMENTSCREW. ON EE IS HOLDING WRENCH ON NUT OTHER EE APPLIES FORCE TO WRENCH HANDLE AS THE NUT BREAKSTHE LITTLE FINGER END IS CAUGHT IN A PINCH POINTSMASHING END OF FINGER.

March 12, 2003 WV · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ceredo Synfuel LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING PAINT OFF THE FEEDER & FELL THROUGH A HOLE IN THE FLOOR THATS USED FOR A LADDER.AS EE FELL HE REACHED OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF & HEARD HIS SHOULDER POP.

2001 · 2 incidents

May 28, 2001 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ceredo Synfuel LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE DETECTED NOISE FROM OVERHEAD AIR CONDITIONER, IN CAB, HIS MIDDLE FINGER(R.H.) COMES IN CONTACT WITH FAN BLADE, CAUSING LACERATION TO FINGER, NEEDED STICHES.

March 7, 2001 WV · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ceredo Synfuel LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE TURNED A CORNER OF BUILDING WHILE WALKING ON UNEVEN, SLOPING ASPHALT AND ENCOUNTERED AN ISOLATED PATCH OF BLACK ICE. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL, FRACTURING 2 BONES IN LOWER LEFT LEG.

2000 · 2 incidents

November 16, 2000 WV · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ceredo Synfuel LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THREE EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING THE RETURN ROLLER.ONE LIFTING THE WEIGHT OF THE BELT, THE SECOND ALIGNING THE BRACKET, INJURED LIFTING ROLLER. THE ROLLER BECAME LODGED ON A GREASE FITTING AND HE REMOVED HIS HANDS TO DISCUSS A FURTHER PLAN OF ACTION WITH HIS COWORKERS. WHEN HE PUT HIS HANDSBACK UNDER THE ROLLER IT BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE GREASE FITTING PINNING HIS FINGER.

July 18, 2000 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ceredo Synfuel LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING PLANT WITH A WATER HOSE (200/250 PSI), WHEN THE EE NOTCIED A DECREASE IN WATER PRESSURE. EE WRAPPED END OF HOSE AROUND HIS HAND AND WALKED TO RELEASE A KINK IN THE HOSE. EE, HA VING HOSE IN HAND, RELEASED THE KINK IN THE HOSE RELEASING LOST PRESSURE AND BINDING EE'S HAND, RESULTING IN INJURY TO EE'S FINGER.

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