Kocher Breaker has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $726 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
1983–1998
Latest incident
May 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
13
citations
5
significant & substantial
$1,499
proposed penalties
$486
paid to date
32% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,013 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
22
inspections on record
318
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: 318 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Kocher Breaker has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $726 outstanding across 2 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
$486
paid to date
$726
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-01-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Kocher Breaker shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.56 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 18 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 Q2
0
0
0
2004 Q1
0
6
4
2003 Q4
0
0
0
2003 Q3
0
0
0
2003 Q2
0
0
0
2003 Q1
0
5
1
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q3
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2002 Q2
0
1
0
2002 Q1
0
0
0
2001 Q4
0
0
0
2001 Q3
2,822
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
4,475
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
5,823
1
0
171.7
2000 Q4
4,405
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
4,098
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
9,586
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
12,920
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
24 on file
1998 · 1 incident
May 27, 1998PA · Coalassayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer managementSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
LIFTING RR STEEL OUT OF SUMP HOLE WITH ANOTHER EMPL,THIS EMPL THREW DOWN HIS END WHILE I.NAME HELD ON WRENCHING HIS BACK.DIDNT MISS TIME UNTIL HOSPITALIZED FOR DISC SURGERY 7-26-89.
January 6, 1989PA · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE FIRE MOST L3KELY STARTED BY SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION WITHIN THE DEPOSITED REFUSE. EXACT DATES AND TIMES ARE NOT DETERMINABLE. COAL REFUSE IN INHERENTLY SUBJECT TO SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.
December 19, 1986PA · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
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