EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SPROCKET FROM THE TAILSHAFT ON THE MINER. IT WAS BEING PULLED BY A CHAIN WITH AN ENDLOADER. EMPLOYEE APPROACHED THE SPROCKET AND THE CHAIN BROKE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
MOUNTAIN EDGE HIGHWALL #1 Coal
MOUNTAIN EDGE MINING, INC.
· Surface
Controlled by
Douglas M Epling
Wharton,
Boone County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608929
MOUNTAIN EDGE HIGHWALL #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
- 2002
- Latest incident
- Jul 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
8
citations
8
significant & substantial
$2,363
proposed penalties
$2,363
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
7
inspections on record
168
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: 168 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
MOUNTAIN EDGE HIGHWALL #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
8 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-08-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at MOUNTAIN EDGE HIGHWALL #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.14 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 7 samples.
Health sampling
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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.0.14
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.44
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-08-21.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q4 | 427 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 7,522 | 3 | 3 | 398.8 |
| 2002 Q2 | 6,245 | 2 | 2 | 320.3 |
| 2002 Q1 | 7,078 | 3 | 3 | 423.8 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2002 · 1 incident
MOUNTAIN EDGE MINING, INC. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
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