Mining Incidents

Davison Mine Coal

Sterling Mining Corp. · Underground
Controlled by W Thomas Mackall
Bergholtz, Ohio, Jefferson County, OH  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3304582

Davison Mine has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2008–2009
Latest incident
Mar 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
107
citations
30
significant & substantial
$32,555
proposed penalties
$28,876
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,679 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
19
inspections on record
1,373
inspection hours
7.8
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.
107 citations across 1,373 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Davison Mine has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$33K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
104 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-07-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Davison Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.85 mg/m3 (83% compliant) across 102 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.
0.85
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.94
dust max (mg/m3)
83%
within 1.5 mg/m3
102
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-06-24.
Noise
27%
over PEL
11
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-06-10.
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
2009 Q3 5,210 6 3 1151.6
2009 Q2 22,603 12 2 530.9
2009 Q1 28,161 22 6 781.2
2008 Q4 22,488 8 4 355.7
2008 Q3 27,526 27 6 980.9
2008 Q2 12,498 13 5 1040.2
2008 Q1 15,871 4 0 252.0
2007 Q4 10,750 11 3 1023.3
Show 2 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q3 3,562 4 1 1123.0
2007 Q2 1,191 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2009 · 5 incidents

March 27, 2009 OH · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sterling Mining Corp. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Operating the scoop from the opers. compartment with his right hand, looking toward the bucket, his left arm was in such a way that his hand was hanging out left side of the oper. compartment. When he started to turn the scoop he pinched the fingers of his left hand between the front stop block and the frame of the back half.

February 13, 2009 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corp. · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall 3-Rt. Submain B-4, at face from initial 3-4 pushover thru intersection of # 3 entry into 2-3 pushover, stopping before intersection of #2 entry. Fall 18'W X 90'L X 7'H. Sandstone channel and associated clay veins come down into roof strata. No one injured.

February 8, 2009 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corp. · Accident type, without injuries

Outby roof fall Crosscut 11 of #4 Entry, 1-Rt Sub-main approx. 15' X 20' X 10' in height, no one injured, no equiptment involved Fall partially blocked primary escapeway and ventilation was not significantly affected.

January 14, 2009 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corp. · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall on section at x-cut 4 from right rib of #4 intersection thru #5 &6 intersections into pushover toward #7 intersection, approx. 100" long, 19 feet wide, 6-8 feet in height above anchorage, due to horizontal stress. No one injured, no equiptment involved. Area dangered off, section abandoned. Moved to new section location.

January 9, 2009 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corp. · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall last open cross cut between 3&4 entries of 1-right sub-main in the primary emergency escapeway, partially blocking escapeway. Did not affect air. No one injured and no equipment involved. Area cleaned, rebolted and prop-setter posts added for additional roof support.

2008 · 5 incidents

December 9, 2008 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corp. · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall in #5 entry (intake & primary escapeway) at X-cut 67 of 2-Right Sub-main, approx. 18' wide, 50' long above roof bolt anchorage (60"). No one injured, no equipment involved. Ventilation & Primary escapeway re-established in adjacent entries.

July 18, 2008 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sterling Mining Corp. · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The truck driver slipped and fell into a ditch that was being excavated from which he was hauling away the materials being removed to make the ditch, dislocating his left shoulder.

July 13, 2008 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corp. · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall #3 entry between break 17 and 18 of the 2-Left Submain, initial fall 20' wide, 40' long and 5' in height above bolted anchorage(42") No one injured, fell on conveyor belt and belt structure. Did not affect ventilation or escapeways.

January 1, 2008 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corp. · Accident type, without injuries

The mine was idle for a four days over holiday. A small roof fall near the working face occurred due to horizontal stress. It was discovered by the pre-shift examiner. Nodamage occurred. Noone injured. The fall was cleeaned up and bolted

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