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Mt. Zion Coal

Controlled by KTRV LLC
Kitzmiller, Garrett County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800814

Mt. Zion has $602 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
2022
Latest incident
Dec 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2021
4
citations
2
significant & substantial
$602
proposed penalties
$602
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2021
6
inspections on record
82
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: 82 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. Zion has $602 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.
$602
proposed penalties
$602
current assessed
$602
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-08-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Mt. Zion shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.08 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 8 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.
0.08
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.10
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
8
samples
Most recent sample: 2023-08-29.
Noise
0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2023-03-20.
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
2023 Q4 581 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,942 1 0 514.9
2023 Q2 2,214 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,420 1 0 413.2
2022 Q4 3,290 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,621 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 4,708 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,322 1 1 301.0
Show 1 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2021 Q4 168 1 1 5952.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2022 · 1 incident

December 26, 2022 MD · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Heritage Coal & Natural Resources, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

employee slipped and fell due to slippery conditions in parking lot after cleaning parking lot of snow and ice and walking between EE's personal vehicle and equipment.

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