Hickory Grove has $4K 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
15
Years on record
1992–2005
Latest incident
Oct 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
45
citations
14
significant & substantial
$4,285
proposed penalties
$4,285
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
35
inspections on record
369
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: 369 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Hickory Grove has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
44 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-08-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Hickory Grove shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.25 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 103 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
2008 Q1
4,065
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
12,163
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
10,900
5
0
458.7
2007 Q2
11,054
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
13,336
6
1
449.9
2006 Q4
2,805
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
0
0
0
2005 Q4
13,783
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2005 Q3
11,359
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
10,155
6
4
590.8
2005 Q1
10,672
7
1
655.9
2004 Q4
11,045
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
0
0
0
2004 Q2
0
0
0
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2003 Q4
0
0
0
2003 Q3
0
0
0
2003 Q2
0
0
0
2003 Q1
2,336
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
13,627
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
14,265
4
3
280.4
2002 Q2
16,730
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
19,420
1
0
51.5
2001 Q4
17,045
5
3
293.3
2001 Q3
13,342
1
0
75.0
2001 Q2
16,327
6
2
367.5
2001 Q1
15,778
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
15,856
2
0
126.1
2000 Q3
14,657
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
16,576
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
14,733
2
0
135.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
15 on file
2005 · 2 incidents
October 29, 2005AL · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was running dozer, while ripping hard rock. The retainer holding the pin in the ripper tooth broke. He was unaware the tooth was hot; he attempted to drive the pin back into the ripper tooth and when his hand came in contact with the tooth, he burned his left hand.
January 31, 2005AL · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
EE WAS ADJUSTING CONVEYOR BELT ON COAL CRUSHER USING A PAIR OF COMEALONGS TO PULL BELT TOGETHER. WHEN HE STARTED TO RELEASE THE COMEALONGS HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HANDLE. THE HANDLE HIT EE AB OVE RT EYE REQUIRING 7 STITCHES.
2001 · 1 incident
December 14, 2001AL · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS CHANGING PINS & BEARINGS ON STABLIZER ARM ON D10N BULLDOZER. WHEN HE HIT THE PIN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF PIN BROKE AND HIT HIM IN THE EYELID.
HE WAS WORKING ON DRAGLINE BOOM, DRIVING A PIN INTO THE BOOM. HE HIT HIS HAND ON THE BOOM AS HE WAS SWINGING THE HAMMER & BROKE HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
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