Lonaconing, Allegany County,
MD
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1800730
Commonwealth No. 2 has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $176 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
2001
Latest incident
Aug 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
84
citations
40
significant & substantial
$11,751
proposed penalties
$11,575
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $176 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
53
inspections on record
699
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: 699 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Commonwealth No. 2 has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $176 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$176
outstanding
83 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-07-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Commonwealth No. 2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.20 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 89 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
PROJECTED SMALL PIECE OF PIPE--EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNLATCH A SNAP BOOMER. HE MISTAKENLY USED A SMALL PIECE OF PIPE FOR LEVERAGE. CONSEQUENTLY WHEN BOOMER RELEASED PIPE WAS PROJECTED TOWARD EE , STRIKING HIM IN EAR AREA, CAUSING LACERATION.
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