Kingston West has $28K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2012–2015
Latest incident
Dec 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
110
citations
25
significant & substantial
$27,614
proposed penalties
$11,499
paid to date
42% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,115 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
104
inspections on record
4,141
inspection hours
2.7
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.
110 citations across 4,141 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Kingston West has $28K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16K outstanding across 1 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.
$28K
proposed penalties
$28K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$16K
outstanding
106 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-10-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Kingston West shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.31 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 164 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
2023 Q3
1,090
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
1,118
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
871
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
939
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
1,262
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
1,028
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
1,102
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
1,130
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2021 Q2
1,105
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
1,224
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
1,106
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
1,049
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
1,108
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
982
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
1,074
1
0
931.1
2019 Q3
1,041
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
1,038
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
1,178
1
0
848.9
2018 Q4
1,158
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
1,184
1
0
844.6
2018 Q2
1,027
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
1,764
1
0
566.9
2017 Q4
748
1
0
1336.9
2017 Q3
728
1
0
1373.6
2016 Q4
944
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
936
2
0
2136.8
2016 Q2
788
2
0
2538.1
2016 Q1
5,637
2
1
354.8
2015 Q4
8,888
13
6
1462.6
2015 Q3
8,272
13
2
1571.6
2015 Q2
5,553
7
2
1260.6
2015 Q1
7,936
16
4
2016.1
2014 Q4
12,196
7
0
574.0
2014 Q3
15,566
7
4
449.7
2014 Q2
9,449
12
1
1270.0
2014 Q1
9,517
3
1
315.2
2013 Q4
5,834
10
3
1714.1
2013 Q3
1,295
3
1
2316.6
2013 Q2
520
1
0
1923.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file
2015 · 1 incident
December 14, 2015PA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
While making a left turn with his shuttle car he raised his left arm to push a run through check out of his line of sight. At that time the car slid sideways pinching his left arm between the rib and the shuttle car.
October 24, 2014PA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
While changing drill steels a piece of rock slid down the drill steel pinching his little finger between the drill steels causing a laceration and possible broken finger.
2013 · 2 incidents
October 17, 2013PA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
While sliding a "C" channel to the front of the bolter, employee had his fingers in the slot of the channel, the channel slid over a crib block amputating the tip of his right hand ring finger.
While mining an auger hole (uncharted) was exposed with the continuous miner a large amount of water came out of the exposed hole. Apx 18,000 gallons.
2012 · 1 incident
July 9, 2012PA · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Unknown operator · Struck by falling object
Carrying pump down bank of pond, employee slipped and fell pump landing on his left side.
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