EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TIMBERS WITH A CROSSCUT SAW. HE CUT HIS THUMB.
Feds Creek Mine Coal
Feds Creek Mine has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 36
- Years on record
- 1999–2001
- Latest incident
- Jul 2001
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Feds Creek Mine has $8K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.MSHA sampling at Feds Creek Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.74 mg/m3 (94% compliant) across 185 samples.
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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 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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2001 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q3 | 6,194 | 12 | 3 | 1937.4 |
| 2001 Q2 | 18,636 | 3 | 0 | 161.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 38,011 | 11 | 2 | 289.4 |
| 2000 Q4 | 36,629 | 9 | 1 | 245.7 |
| 2000 Q3 | 23,173 | 8 | 0 | 345.2 |
| 2000 Q2 | 22,896 | 5 | 0 | 218.4 |
| 2000 Q1 | 20,526 | 15 | 9 | 730.8 |
Reportable incidents
36 on file2001 · 7 incidents
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS LEFT LEG BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTER HEAD AND THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE WHILE WORKING ON THE UNIT.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK PITCHING TIMBERS ON 001 SECTION.
EE ALLEGES HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HE TURNED TO INSTALL ROOF BOLTS.
EE WAS REPAIRING A SCOOP OUTSIDE AND FELL ON SCOOP CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS GROIN WHILE LIFTING A RIB RAIL ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER.
EE ALLEGES HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A CONCRETE BLOCK, HOWEVER, MEDICATL RECORDS INDICUTE HE HAS ALREADY BEEN TREATION WITH A DR FOR LEFT KNEE DISORDER.
2000 · 28 incidents
EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE INSTALLING BELT STRUCTURE FOR A NEW PANEL.
AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF DISCOVERED ON THE WEEKLY EXAM AT THE #53 ENTRY 001 SECTION SUBMAINS THE FALL WAS APPROX 40'X48"X20'
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON NOSE BY BELT LIFTER.
AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF WAS DISCOVERED AT BREAK #40 ON #2 BELT IN THE #3 RIGHT BREAK. THE FALL WAS APP. 18' X 15' X 4-9'.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE MOVING BELT STAND. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT ON 10-31-00.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF AFTER STUMBLING OVER A PIECE OF COAL.
EE STRAINED HIS BACK HANDLING 4/0 CABLES. (NOTE: EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 10/2/00. THIS WAS THE FIRST DAY MISSED DIE TO THE ACCIDENT.)
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING CABLES AND OTHER HEAVY OBJECTS. (NOTE: EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 8/21/00.)
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY SMALL PIECE OF DRAWROCK WHILE TRAMMING SCOOP. EMPLOYEE HAD RIGHT HAND OUT OF DECK AREA.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK STACKING 8" CONCRETE BLOCKS.
EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK PULLING CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE.
AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED AT BREAK #52. #2 ENTRY ON 1ST LEFT SUBMAIN. FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 20' X 25' X 4'.
EMPLOYEE WAS TOLD BY DOCTOR ON 7-21-00 THAT HE HAD WORK RELATED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
AN UNINTENTI0NAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN FIRST LEFT SUBMAINS #4 ENTRY AT BREAK #53. THE FALL WAS APPROX 20' BY 25' BY 40".
AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE HORIZON IN #1 ENTRY, 7TH LEFT PANEL, APP ONE BREAK LEFT OF SPAD #345. THE FALL WAS APP 18'X3-4'X30'.
EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS NECK WHEN HIS HEAD STRUCK THE MINE ROOF. (EE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO THIS INCIDENT ON 6-28-00).
EE HIT HIMSELF ON THE LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS.
EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK HANDLING ROCK AT A HEAD DRIVE.
AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF WAS DISCOVERED IN THE FACE OF 1ST LEFT SUBMAINS, BREAK #56, 3 BREAKS INBY SPAD #273. THE FALL WAS IN #3 ENTRY AND EXTENDED THROUGH THE LEFT XCUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE BACK AND LEFT FOOT BYA COAL RIB ROLL WHILE SETTING UP THE MACHINE TO ROOFBOLT.
EE DROPPED A CONVEY0R MOTOR ON HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE CHANGING OUT THE MOTOR EE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO INJURY ON 5/15/00
AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN 6TH LEFT PANEL OFF 1ST LEFT SUBMAIN #3 ENTRY #9 CROSSCUT. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 ' X 40' X 48".
EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK & RIGHT SHOULDERLOADING BLOCKS
EE WAS EXITING FRONT END LOADER AFTER LOADING TRUCK. THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT AS THE EE WAS HALF WAY IN AND OUT OF THE CAB, IN WHICH IT STRUCK THE EE ON THE SHOULDER.
AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED WHILE RETREAT MINING WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON THE 5TH LEFT PANEL, #3 ENTRY, #7 CROSSCUT.
EE CUT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER REMOVING ROCK FROM BELT.
EE STRUCK A JACK HANGING FROM THE MINE ROOF
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A RIB ROLL ON THE LEFT FOOT.
1999 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE STRAINED HIS LEFT LEG WHILE LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE. (DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 12/6/99.)
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