Lower Mill has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $121 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2017–2020
Latest incident
Jan 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
170
citations
30
significant & substantial
$26,960
proposed penalties
$26,839
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $121 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
38
inspections on record
2,480
inspection hours
6.9
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.
170 citations across 2,480 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Lower Mill has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $121 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.
$27K
proposed penalties
$27K
current assessed
$27K
paid to date
$121
outstanding
165 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-03-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Lower Mill shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.35 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 395 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
2020 Q1
7,172
9
1
1254.9
2019 Q4
7,823
14
3
1789.6
2019 Q3
10,501
61
13
5809.0
2019 Q2
9,028
10
0
1107.7
2019 Q1
10,490
10
1
953.3
2018 Q4
7,442
6
0
806.2
2018 Q3
3,060
4
1
1307.2
2018 Q2
6,708
16
2
2385.2
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2018 Q1
8,024
11
3
1370.9
2017 Q4
7,262
19
5
2616.4
2017 Q3
6,733
9
1
1336.7
2012 Q3
0
0
0
2012 Q2
0
0
0
2012 Q1
0
0
0
2011 Q4
0
0
0
2011 Q3
0
0
0
2011 Q2
74
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
0
0
0
2010 Q4
0
0
0
2010 Q3
0
0
0
2010 Q2
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file
2020 · 1 incident
January 13, 2020VA · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
The offside Pinner Operator was bolting in #2 heading of the new panel. There was a cavity in the roof as they proceeded to drill a hole on the inside bolt a chunk of rock fell onto canopy and slid off striking the miner in the shoulder area. The rock was 4 inches by 10 inches.
Rock Fall was found at 12:59PM. Approximately 100-150 feet underground, near Fan Entry, First Break in Return. Rock Fall blocked return where you couldn't travel return in its entirety.
2018 · 3 incidents
May 14, 2018VA · Coalscoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operatorFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Employee was operating the roof bolter. A small piece of rock fell and hit employee in the head.
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