Fork Ridge Strip has $1K 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
2000–2003
Latest incident
Mar 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
16
citations
8
significant & substantial
$1,422
proposed penalties
$1,422
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
24
inspections on record
412
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: 412 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Fork Ridge Strip has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
16 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-05-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Fork Ridge Strip shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.22 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 34 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
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2003 Q4
238
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
1,686
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
3,907
3
2
767.9
2003 Q1
9,813
1
0
101.9
2002 Q4
26,449
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
24,471
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
23,708
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2002 Q1
23,421
1
0
42.7
2001 Q4
22,550
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
27,679
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
12,253
2
0
163.2
2001 Q1
33,426
6
4
179.5
2000 Q4
19,318
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
23,021
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
29,443
3
2
101.9
2000 Q1
16,659
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2003 · 1 incident
March 21, 2003VA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A & G Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT WHILE WORKING ON A DOZER. HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON D-10 DOZER HARD BAR, PAD THAT GOES TO THE HARD BAR CAME LOOSE HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD. THIS CAUSED A SMALL CUT THAT REQUIRED 2 OR 3 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING HAUL ROAD WITH HIS LOADER. HE RAN INTO A HOLE IN THE ROAD THAT JARRED HIS BACK. HE DID NOT TURN IN A WORK RELATED COMPENSATION CLAIM UNTIL MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2002.
May 14, 2002VA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING WATER TRUCK AND HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD COMING OFF THE DUMP, TWISTING HIS BODY AND NECK.
July 25, 2001VA · Coaldriller, highwall operator, highwall drill operatorDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
A & G Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE HAD A CHEST X-RAY AND IT WAS FOUND HE HAD ABNORMALITIES SUGGESTING COALESCENCE AND SMALL PNEUMOCONIOTIC OPACITIES, COR PULMONALE, ENLARGEMENT OF HILAR AND MEDIASTINAL LYMPH NODES, DIS TORTION OF INTRATHORACIC ORGANS, PLEURAL THICKENING AND POSSIBLE CHANGES CONSISTENT WITH TUBERCULOSIS.
A & G Coal Corp · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
AS EMPLOYEE PULLED HIMSELF UP INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF HIS CAT HAULER TO CHECK THE AIR CONDITIONING BELT, HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.
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