Mining Incidents

Oxford Auger No 1: 1 MSHA citation Coal

Oxford Mining · Surface
Barnesville, Belmont County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304471

Oxford Auger No 1 has $131 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
2003
Latest incident
May 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
1
citations
1
significant & substantial
$131
proposed penalties
$131
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
21
inspections on record
251
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: 251 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Oxford Auger No 1 has $131 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.
$131
proposed penalties
$131
current assessed
$131
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-04-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
100.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
100.0%
reasonably likely or greater
100.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Oxford Auger No 1 shows 96% of 25 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Last sampled: 2003-06-24, 23 years ago
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
25
samples
1.59
dust max (mg/m3)
17 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 8 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONVEYOR OPERATOR12
  • AUGER OPERATOR7
  • AUGER HELPER5

Noise
The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.

Last sampled: 2004-04-14, 22 years ago
33%
over PEL
12
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER OPERATOR5
  • CONVEYOR OPERATOR4
  • AUGER HELPER3
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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 by year
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2003 100% 7
2002 100% 13
2001 80% 5
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2004 0% 2
2003 0% 2
2002 50% 8
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Oxford Auger No 1 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2008.

Injury rate, 2008
This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.41 and the all-US-mining average was 3.61 cases per 100 workers.
In Ohio, coal mining averaged 4.73 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2008 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2007 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2006 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Oxford Mining 2001 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
2008 9 197,755
2007 10 219,705
2006 9 176,118
2005 7 124,741
2004 6 117,310
2003 4 115,511
2002 3 61,543
2001 3 49,817
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Oxford Auger No 1 sits in Belmont County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 4.7% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Belmont County, Ohio · Population 65,982
4.7%
Mining share of county employment
$58,411
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2008 Q4 6,163 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 6,722 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 6,351 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 6,342 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 6,255 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 6,565 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 7,158 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 7,490 0 0 0.0
Show 24 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q4 7,022 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 7,162 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,881 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,878 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,902 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,080 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,999 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,841 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,910 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,002 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,773 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,636 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,241 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,313 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,380 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,765 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,436 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,800 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,992 1 1 502.0
2002 Q1 1,850 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,923 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,987 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,069 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 956 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2003 · 1 incident

May 20, 2003 OH · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider

CONVEYOR BELT OPERATOR SHUT BELT LINE DOWN TO PULL ROCK OFF OF CONVEYOR. WHEN HE TURNED TO THROW THE ROCK OFF OF THE CONVEYOR, HE NOTICED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK-SHOULDER-NECK ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.