EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OXYGEN TANK OUT OF SUPPLY SHED WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
Garmeada Coal
Garmeada has $48K 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
- 33
- Years on record
- 1997–2001
- Latest incident
- Jun 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.Garmeada has $48K 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 Garmeada shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.83 mg/m3 (88% compliant) across 146 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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| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,242 | 1 | 0 | 805.2 |
| 2001 Q2 | 9,152 | 29 | 14 | 3168.7 |
| 2001 Q1 | 20,287 | 20 | 8 | 985.9 |
| 2000 Q4 | 20,596 | 62 | 28 | 3010.3 |
| 2000 Q3 | 11,235 | 17 | 12 | 1513.1 |
| 2000 Q2 | 26,937 | 10 | 4 | 371.2 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2000 Q1 | 26,284 | 43 | 31 | 1636.0 |
Reportable incidents
33 on file2001 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE PUT A PLATE ON A ROOF BOLT AND THREW IT AHEAD SO HE COULD INSTALL THE NEXT BOLT. THE BOLT BOUNCED BACK STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT ARM.
EE HAD HIS HAND ON THE DRILL BOOM WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
2000 · 7 incidents
UNROLLING MINER CABLE OFF SPOOL ONTO FLATCAR WHEN HIS THUMB GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SPOOL & FORK- LIFT FORK, MASHING THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING WATER LINE APART WITH A 16 LB HAMMER. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE WATER LINE STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT SHIN.
PULLING A PIECE OF WIRE ROPE OUT OF A RAILRUNNER WHEN THE END OF THE ROPE FLIPPED UP STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH BREAKING A TOOTH.
EE DROPPED FINAL DRIVE GEAR (30-35LB) ON HIS FOOT WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON THE MINER.
EMPLOYEE RELEASED TENSION ON BOLT AFTER RESIN HAD CURED. AS HE LOWERED BOLT WRENCH, RESIN CAMEOUT AROUND BOLT HEAD SPRAYING A SMALL AMOUNT INTO HIS EYES. MISSED WORK ON 3-20-00.
EE WAS LAYING OUT TIMBERS ON THE PILLAR LINE WHEN HE STRAINED BACK.
MINER CABLE WAS LAYING ON HILL. EE STEPPED ON CABLE CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL.
1999 · 8 incidents
MOVING ROCK OFF TRACK STRAINING BACK
HE WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE BELT AND TRACK BETWEEN TIMBERS. AS RAILRUNNER WENT BY, SOMETHING ON EE GOT CAUGHT ON RAILRUNNER. IT PULLED HIM BETWEEN RAILRUNNER AND TIMBERS. HE HAS A FRACTURED NE CK AND BROKEN BONES IN FACE.
AS EE RAISED HIMSELF OUT OF RAILRUNNER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 11-11-99.
PULLING ROCK OFF TOP OF CONTINUOS MINER, ROCK STRUCK TOP OF LEFT FOOT.
SPOOLING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE FROM SPOOL TO FLATCAR. FORK ON FORKLIFT SHIFTED ALLOWING SPOOLL TO FALL & ROLL PINNING EE' LEG AGAINST FLATCAR
CUMULATIVE STRAIN TO BACK FROM PULLING CABLE, ETC. SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 4-7-99.
THE CONTINUOUS MINIGN MACHINE BECAME CAUGHT IN THE PILLAR LINE AND DISRUPTED NORMAL MINING OEPRATION SIN EXCESS OF DNE HOUR.
WHILE EXTRACTING PILLARS ON THE 001 SECTION A ROOF FALL OCCURRED WHICH COVERED THE CONT MINING MACHINE. A FALL OCCURRED WHICH PREVENTED MOVEMENT OF THE MACHINE
1998 · 10 incidents
VICTIM STRUCK A 180-2 CONNECTING CHAIN LINK WITHA HAMMER, WHENA PIECE A METAL CHIPPED OFF THE HAMMER & BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS FOREHEAD ABOVE THELEFT EYE
WHILE RECOVERING TRACK, INJURED WAS USING A BAR TO REMOVE CROSS TIES FROM RAIL. WHEN HE REMOVED THE LAST ONE, THE RAIL ROLLED/ SLID INTO HIS LEFT LEG.
USING HAMMER TO DISLODGE PART ON MINER, A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT LEG.
MOVING WATER LINE, GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN FINGER & REMOVED. WENT TO DR. 8-16-98 FOR INFECTION
INJURED WAS LOADING A BELT SPLICE MACHINE IN RAILRUNNER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE GOT HIS FINGERS CAUGHT BETWEEN A METAL AIRLOCK DOOR AND THE MINE ROOF.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT RIB RAIL ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
WHILE REMOVING A BROKEN PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE FROM CONVEYOR, EMPLOYEE PULLED HARD AND IT BROKELOOSE PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. HE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 5.4.98.
REMOVING 400 AMP PLUG FROM POWER CENTER AND STRUCK LEFT KNEE WITH PLUG. NO LOST TIME. UNAWARE HE WENT TO DR. UNTIL 9-16-98 WHEN HE COMPLAINED HE WAS BEING BILLED FOR SERVICE.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO STRIKE A BELT SPLICING TOOL, WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED AND IMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT THIGH.HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 3-18-98. REMOVED METAL FRAGMENT. NO SUTURES.
1997 · 5 incidents
EE WAS CLEANING ROCK OFF OF MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK PINNED HIS LEGS AGAINST THE RUB RAIL OF MINER.
EE WAS HELPING LIFT A ROOF BEAM ACK TO LOAD IT, WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL HAS OCCURED ONE BREAKOUTBY #199 IN THE #2 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS 20'X20;X20'X0-6' HIGH.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A MINER HEAD JACK & STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SIDE. HE CEASED WORK APP. 1 TO 1 1/2 HOURS LATER.
STRUCK KNEE AGAINST LIGHT ON BOLT MACHINE. WE DONOT KNOW ABOUT MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL BILL ARRIVED ON 9/11/97. HE WAS GIVEN XRAYS & RX FOR INFLAMMATION.
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