Ginger Hill Synfuels Lp has $2K 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
29
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Dec 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
34
citations
14
significant & substantial
$2,382
proposed penalties
$2,382
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 928 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ginger Hill Synfuels Lp has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
34 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-04-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Ginger Hill Synfuels Lp shows 100% of 54 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2007-05-16, 19 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
54
samples
0.86
dust max (mg/m3)
54 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER13
FINE COAL PLANT OPERATOR8
CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR7
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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 by year
ⓘ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.
Ginger Hill Synfuels Lp recorded 13.50 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2006.
Injury rate, 2006
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
13.50
total case rate
4.50
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 4.87 and the all-US-mining average was 3.91 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 4.97 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2006 *
13.50
4.50
0.000
2005 *
16.83
10.10
0.000
2004 *
19.77
11.86
0.000
2003 *
25.83
10.33
0.000
2002 *
23.09
13.85
0.000
2001 *
9.97
4.99
0.000
2000 *
17.56
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2007
23
2006
24
2005
28
2004
25
2003
20
2002
18
2001
18
2000
17
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Ginger Hill Synfuels Lp sits in Washington County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.9% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Washington County, Pennsylvania · Population 209,778
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$77,487
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2007 Q3
10,095
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
12,013
2
2
166.5
2007 Q1
11,278
1
1
88.7
2006 Q4
8,743
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
8,155
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
14,824
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
12,724
3
1
235.8
2005 Q4
15,876
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2005 Q3
16,523
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
15,091
7
2
463.9
2005 Q1
11,935
1
0
83.8
2004 Q4
13,726
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
12,394
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
11,832
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
12,620
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
10,862
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
10,694
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
8,823
2
0
226.7
2003 Q1
8,337
1
1
119.9
2002 Q4
10,615
1
0
94.2
2002 Q3
11,606
1
0
86.2
2002 Q2
9,318
2
2
214.6
2002 Q1
11,770
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
9,459
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
10,272
3
1
292.1
2001 Q2
9,980
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
10,405
8
2
768.9
2000 Q4
8,312
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
8,490
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
7,934
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
9,442
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
29 on file
2006 · 3 incidents
December 15, 2006PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
Employee was grinding a metal surface in preparation for welding. While wiping dust from his forehead, dust entered his right eye and caused an abrasion of the cornea.
April 30, 2006PA · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was changing the motor mount on an L-220D front end loader. While tightening the last bolt, employee slipped off the 3rd step of a ladder & struck the FEL battery box with his rib cage, fracturing ribs on his left side.
2005 · 5 incidents
October 2, 2005PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was using a metal pipe to dislodge solids from the bottom of a sweeper truck refuse tank. The little finger on his right hand got caught in between the pipe and tank, was struck by the pipe, causing a laceration.
August 28, 2005PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was climbing down a ladder on a FEL. His left foot slipped off the bottom step, with his knee catching the step, causing his knee cap to push upward. Injury is inflammation of the left knee cap area.
June 14, 2005PA · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was pressure-washing a front-end loader. He slipped off the fender of the loader, falling onto the tire and loader lift arms. Injured left shoulder & right hand.
June 10, 2005PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was exiting from a front-end loader. While climbing down the ladder, his right foot slipped off the bottom step & his right knee cap struck the ladder step. The employee suffered a sprain to the right knee.
2004 · 5 incidents
November 7, 2004PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanOTHER
EE was using a utility knife to cut fiberglass pipe insulation. The wind carried the insulation into ee's face. Symptoms were not immediate. A few days later, ee's eyes became swollen and he experienced respiratory discomfort.
July 17, 2004PA · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was holding hand wrench while another employee was attempting to remove nut from a bolt. The hand wrench slipped & spun around, hitting the injured employee in his right hand, resulting in a sprain of the right hand.
June 13, 2004PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING A WELDER BY HOLDING THE METAL PIECE TO BE WELDED. ALTHOUGH ATTEMPTING TO LOOK AWAY DURING THE WELDING PROCESS, THE EMPLOYEE LOOKED AT THE WELD SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT THE PROTECTION OF APPROPRIATE WELDING GOGGLES OR GLASSES. HIS EYES BEGAN TO STING/BURN SEVERAL HOURS LATER ("WELDER'S FLASH").
2003 · 5 incidents
December 15, 2003PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON COAL CENTRIFUGE. TORQUE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND CAME DOWN ON THUMB, PINNING THUMB BETWEEN WRENCH AND MACHINE GEAR BOX, RESULTING IN DISLOCATION OF RIGHT TH UMB.
EE HAD TRANSPORTED ANOTHER EE FROM THE DREDGE TOTHE POND DOCK BY BOAT. DOCK ROLLED OVER AND EE JUMPED INTO THE BOAT. BOAT TIPPED FORCING EE INTO WATER. EE THEN GOT BACK ON SHORE AND FELT A THR OBBING PAIN IN LOWER BACK & TESTICLE AREA A FEW HOURS LATER.
March 15, 2002PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN THE SHOWER AND TURNING THE SHOWER ON. HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF FIBERGLASS, CAUSING HIM TO PULL HIS FOOT AWAY AND HIS KNEE TO GO SIDEWAYS. EMPLOYEE'S KNEE BUCKLED AND TWISTED SIDEWAYS. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT ANY WEIGHT ON LEG.
January 5, 2001PA · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO OOSEN A NUT ON A CONDITIONER PADDLE. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE, CAUSING A LACERATION ABOVE THE EYE AND OUTSIDE OF THE RIGHT EYE.
2000 · 3 incidents
September 12, 2000PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS HOLDING BREAKER BAR AND SLID HAND DOWN TORE-ADJUST THE BAR TO THE NUT. A CO-WORKER STRUCKTHE BAR WITH A PIECE OF WOOD TO ADJUST IT, AND STRUCK THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WITH THE WOOD. FINGE R LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
May 12, 2000PA · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS MANUALLY ADJUSTING THE PADDLES INSIDE A CONDITIONER. PADDLES TURNED AND PINNED LEFT HANDBETWEEN PADDLE AND CONDITIONER FRAME. INJURY WASA CONTUSION OF THE LEFT HAND.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER ON SIDE OF COAL TRUCK BED TO GET COAL SAMPLE. AS HE WAS CLIMBING BACK DOWN THE LADDER, HIS RING ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT ON ONE OF THE RUNGS, CUTTING HIS FINGER.