Mining Incidents

Mcdermott Coal

Controlled by Kenneth Morchesky
Twin Rocks, Cambria County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3607814

Mcdermott has $1K 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
4
Years on record
1998–2000
Latest incident
Jan 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
16
citations
9
significant & substantial
$1,370
proposed penalties
$1,370
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
22
inspections on record
286
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: 286 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mcdermott has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
16 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-11-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mcdermott shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.33 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 42 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.
0.33
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.54
dust max (mg/m3)
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
42
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-04-23.
Silica (quartz)
15.1
silica avg (%)
43.6
silica max (%)
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-09-14.
Noise
13%
over PEL
16
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-01-10.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2003 Q3 605 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,255 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,927 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 8,439 1 0 118.5
2002 Q3 8,991 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 8,209 3 1 365.5
2002 Q1 6,919 1 0 144.5
2001 Q4 7,997 2 2 250.1
Show 7 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q3 9,275 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 8,591 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 6,182 3 2 485.3
2000 Q4 5,894 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,697 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 7,303 3 1 410.8
2000 Q1 6,230 3 3 481.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2000 · 1 incident

January 19, 2000 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Laurel Land Development Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS DRIVING ROCK TRUCK IT STARTED TO SLID ON WET SNOW, TOUCHED BRAKES, STARTED TO SLID MORE, WENT DOWN A GRADE, HIT A DITCH, AND TIPPED ON SIDE.

1999 · 2 incidents

September 2, 1999 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Laurel Land Development Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

STANDING BURNING HOLES ON CONVEYER, SLIPPED TORCH HIT LEFT HAND BURNT SIDE AND TOP OF HAND BY THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.

March 10, 1999 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Laurel Land Development Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SETTING A BEAM TO BE WELDED ON CONSTRUCTION OF HOPPER FOR CRUSHER. THE CHAIN HOLDING THE BEAM SLIPPED LOOSE, ONE END OF THE BEAM HIT THE GROUND, WHICHED CAUSED THE OTHER END TO BOUNCED UP AND HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HEAD AND BREAKING EYE GLASSES.

1998 · 1 incident

June 16, 1998 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Laurel Land Development Inc · Struck by flying object

HE WAS WALKING TOWARDS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO OFFERHELP THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER, HE SWING THE HAMMER, SOME ROCK AND DUST FLEW AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT EYE.

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