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Laoc Strip #1: 22 MSHA citations Coal

Laoc Corporation · Surface
Controlled by Brenda L Shank
Deer Park, Garrett County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800756

Laoc Strip #1 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
1
Years on record
2005
Latest incident
Jul 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
22
citations
7
significant & substantial
$2,408
proposed penalties
$2,408
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Laoc Corporation's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
38
inspections on record
560
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: 560 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Laoc Strip #1 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
22 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-09-24.
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.
31.8%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
31.8%
reasonably likely or greater
4.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 13.6% low, 86.4% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Laoc Strip #1 shows 100% of 38 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: 2014-09-24, 11 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
38
samples
0.77
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘ The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
38 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR15
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR12
  • COAL TRUCK DRIVER4

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2010-07-09, 16 years ago
10.6
silica avg (%)
3
samples
13.8
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR2
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2014-09-24, 11 years ago
0%
over PEL
27
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR11
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR9
  • COAL TRUCK DRIVER2
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2014 100% 2
2011 100% 1
2010 100% 8
2009 100% 2
2008 100% 2
2007 100% 6
2006 100% 8
2005 100% 3
2004 100% 6
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2010 10.0 1
2006 13.8 1
2005 8.1 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2014 0% 2
2010 0% 3
2009 0% 2
2008 0% 2
2007 0% 7
2006 0% 5
2004 0% 6
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Laoc Strip #1 recorded 0.00 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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.87 and the all-US-mining average was 3.91 cases per 100 workers.
In Maryland, coal mining averaged 4.47 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 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2005 * 0.00 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.
Ownership history
  1. Laoc Corporation 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2018 0
2017 0
2016 0
2015 1 8,309
2014 2 10,297
2013 1 12,347
2012 3 13,119
2011 5 33,760
2010 4 48,328
2009 3 16,326
2008 3 60,148
2007 8 53,724
2006 15 131,698
2005 13 133,536
2004 10 34,154
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Laoc Strip #1 sits in Garrett County, Maryland, where the Census mining category is 1.5% 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.
Garrett County, Maryland · Population 28,713
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$69,031
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
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
Show 47 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 467 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 842 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 660 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 830 1 0 1204.8
2014 Q2 520 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 520 1 0 1923.1
2013 Q4 520 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 520 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 520 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 80 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 280 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 908 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 200 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,375 1 0 727.3
2011 Q4 1,795 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,913 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,820 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,254 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,427 1 1 700.8
2010 Q3 1,278 1 0 782.5
2010 Q2 897 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 341 1 1 2932.6
2009 Q4 510 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 480 1 1 2083.3
2009 Q2 392 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 505 1 0 1980.2
2008 Q4 720 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,040 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 981 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 908 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,342 1 0 745.2
2007 Q3 2,949 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,919 1 0 342.6
2007 Q1 5,435 9 4 1655.9
2006 Q4 6,245 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,610 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,791 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 7,283 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,130 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,120 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,608 1 0 178.3
2005 Q1 5,920 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,581 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,511 2 0 569.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2005 · 1 incident

July 1, 2005 MD · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Laoc Corporation · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Shot was hooked up to cast. 42 + 67 ms between rows. Held 12' stem on inside of shot, 14' on outside. Shot climbed approx 200' high then went outward hitting equip. & pickup. Face was checked with tape. Holes were checked as loaded. No problem with any holes, all holes looked solid. Employee was hit with flyrock while observing shot.