Covington Coal Company #1 Mine has $38K in proposed MSHA penalties and $26K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2005–2014
Latest incident
May 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
70
citations
30
significant & substantial
$38,330
proposed penalties
$12,592
paid to date
33% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $25,738 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
43
inspections on record
939
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: 939 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Covington Coal Company #1 Mine has $38K in proposed MSHA penalties and $26K 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.
$38K
proposed penalties
$38K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$26K
outstanding
70 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-05-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Covington Coal Company #1 Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.25 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 56 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
Operator stepped out of cab of dozer to use bathroom. He thinks he blacked out and fell off D10R Cat dozer. Hit his head and elbow as he fell. He does take blood pressure medicine - which may have caused him to black out.
Wet soft muddy ground cause blocks to sink. Truck was blocked with 6"x36" wooden blocks. Front brakes and rotors were being replaced. Truck was blocked on drivers side. Started to jack up passenger when blocks gave way in the soft ground causing the truck to shift side ways and fall off one of the blocks.
Employee was climbing the ladder on a Cat 777C rock truck. While climbing the ladder, he bumped his foot on the ladder which caused injury to right foot toe joint.
2008 · 4 incidents
December 9, 2008WV · Coalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Operator was dismounting a drill. As he put his left foot on the ground, it went into a void, or hole, in the bench causing his foot to turn toes up. This stretched the back of heel and back of calf. He still had his other foot and both hands on the ladder, preventing him from putting his full weight on his foot.
October 6, 2008WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was lifting battery out of battery crate on lower end of maintenance area for grader. Side of crate broke causing employee to fall. He said he bruised his left ankle. He said he was OK and didn't need an EMT or did not need medical attention. I told him we would fill out a report and he said OK.
2007 · 2 incidents
September 5, 2007WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
EE was backing up in a D10 Dozer and backed over a rock causing the dozer to hit down on the fill jarring his back. He decided it was not necessary to go to the doctor's office at this time and kept working.
June 28, 2007WV · Coalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE stated that he was standing on a berm and stumbled which resulted in falling approx 3' onto his shoulder. Shoulder jammed on left side & right shin had small abrasion.
2006 · 2 incidents
August 16, 2006WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
During the day, EE loaded wet hole bags and he also stated that he was jostled around in his truck by a rock. We loaded a total of 120 wet hole bags, which is not normal duty. EE stated pain got worse as day went on. Back hurting, not sure what actually happened.
2005 · 1 incident
June 13, 2005WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mechanic was working on lights on 301 D10N when operator EE went to get off of dozer to use the bathroom when he slipped and fell on push arm of dozer. NOTE: He missed 6/14/05, worked thru 6/15/05 and missed 6/16/05 and 06/17/05
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