Mining Incidents

MT-34 Underground Mine Coal

CONSOL of Kentucky Inc. · Underground
Controlled by CONSOL Energy Inc
Nolan, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609424

MT-34 Underground Mine has $35K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2012
Latest incident
Jul 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
96
citations
28
significant & substantial
$34,933
proposed penalties
$24,407
paid to date
70% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,526 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
18
inspections on record
662
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: 662 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MT-34 Underground Mine has $35K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K 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.
$35K
proposed penalties
$35K
current assessed
$24K
paid to date
$11K
outstanding
94 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-11-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at MT-34 Underground Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.43 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 83 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.
0.43
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.54
dust max (mg/m3)
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
83
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-01-16.
Silica (quartz)
7.9
silica avg (%)
8.4
silica max (%)
3
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-11-05.
Noise
0%
over PEL
12
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-07-23.
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
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 2,836 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 28,065 29 1 1033.3
2012 Q3 25,652 29 10 1130.5
Show 1 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2012 Q2 15,761 7 2 444.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2012 · 3 incidents

July 26, 2012 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
CONSOL of Kentucky Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was drilling holes into the rib so rib bolts could be installed, when the steel struck him on the right forearm

July 16, 2012 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
CONSOL of Kentucky Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A rock fall was discovered in the Intersection behind the power center at #2 break in the #5 entry along the #2 belt the fall was estimated to be 5' thick X 18' wide X 20' long no injuries and no ventilation controls or equipment was affected. This fall will not be cleaned up and the area has been cribbed/timbered and dangered off.

June 26, 2012 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
CONSOL of Kentucky Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

A rock fall was discovered in a cross cut at 7 break of the 1st east mains between the #3 and #4 entries the fall was estimated to be 18' long X 15'wide X 5' high no injuries and no ventilation or equipment was effected. The fall will be cleaned up.

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The full compliance file on MT-34 Underground Mine

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