Leach Mountain has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $181 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1998–2007
Latest incident
Mar 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
100
citations
20
significant & substantial
$8,737
proposed penalties
$8,256
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $481 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
49
inspections on record
994
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: 994 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Leach Mountain has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $181 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$181
outstanding
99 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-03-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Leach Mountain shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.36 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 121 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
2007 Q1
0
0
0
2006 Q4
213
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
4,693
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
23,338
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
23,283
2
0
85.9
2005 Q4
47,137
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
19,822
7
1
353.1
2005 Q2
39,902
7
0
175.4
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2005 Q1
23,109
10
3
432.7
2004 Q4
39,269
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
27,033
5
4
185.0
2004 Q2
20,215
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
12,240
1
0
81.7
2003 Q4
11,279
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
10,777
2
0
185.6
2003 Q2
8,160
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
10,396
3
1
288.6
2002 Q4
7,072
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
6,738
4
1
593.6
2002 Q2
7,867
5
0
635.6
2002 Q1
6,777
3
0
442.7
2001 Q4
11,676
2
1
171.3
2001 Q3
10,049
3
0
298.5
2001 Q2
28,277
6
5
212.2
2001 Q1
13,851
7
2
505.4
2000 Q4
19,557
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
23,258
17
0
730.9
2000 Q2
19,432
10
1
514.6
2000 Q1
12,850
6
1
466.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2007 · 1 incident
March 7, 2007TN · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was walking up the slope and dropped his water bottle. As he bent over to pick the water bottle up, a stick from the trees he was carrying went up his nose, puncturing the skin inside his nose causing it to bleed.
2005 · 1 incident
January 17, 2005TN · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
AFTER SHOT WAS PUT OFF DRILL MAN MANUALLY LIFTED AND MOVED ROCK APPROX. 15 FT. AFTERWORD LOWER BACK AND GROIN BEGAN HURTING. CONTINUED TO GET WORSE BUT EE WORKED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. UNABLE TO WORK MONDAY 1-29-01.
January 2, 2001TN · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WHILE REMOVING ENGINE FROM 992C #M96 EMPLOYEE'S WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND, NO APPARENT INJURY, FEW DAYS LATER EMPLOYEE NOTICED NUMBNESS IN BOTH HANDS, BEGAN GETTING WORSE MISSED WORK 2-14 TO 2-19 RETURNED 2-20. DR TO SEND TO SPECIALIST.
2000 · 4 incidents
November 20, 2000TN · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
EE CLAIMS SMOKE BEING BLOWN BACK IN FACE WHILE WELDING BUCKET ON 992C WAS INHALED & MADE HIM SICK. EE NOTIFIED CO. 4-24 THAT HE WENT TO DR. 4-22& SAID DR. WOULD NOT KNOW CAUSE UNTIL 4-28. UPON RETURN WAS TOLD TEST NOT BACK YET & WAS UNSURE OF CAUSE BUT RELEASED EE TO RETURN 5-1. CLAIMS ADJUSTED PHONE 5- & SAID HE & DR. HAD DECIDED SMOKE INHALATION. EE STILL OUT FOR UNRELATED REASON
1998 · 3 incidents
December 21, 1998TN · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
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