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P C V #1 Coal

Cosi Synfuels Inc · Facility
Norton, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406942

P C V #1 has $34K in proposed MSHA penalties and $654 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2001–2007
Latest incident
Mar 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
324
citations
162
significant & substantial
$34,226
proposed penalties
$33,542
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $684 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
50
inspections on record
1,165
inspection hours
27.8
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.
324 citations across 1,165 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

P C V #1 has $34K in proposed MSHA penalties and $654 outstanding across 1 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.
$34K
proposed penalties
$34K
current assessed
$34K
paid to date
$654
outstanding
321 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-11-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at P C V #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.23 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 97 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.
0.23
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.08
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
97
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-11-01.
Silica (quartz)
73.7
silica avg (%)
73.7
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-11-15.
Noise
9%
over PEL
32
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-10-25.
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
2007 Q4 10,866 7 3 644.2
2007 Q3 10,531 4 1 379.8
2007 Q2 10,150 33 8 3251.2
2007 Q1 9,842 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 10,866 16 3 1472.5
2006 Q3 10,537 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 12,049 51 25 4232.7
2006 Q1 11,840 0 0 0.0
Show 24 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q4 12,213 11 7 900.7
2005 Q3 11,935 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 10,742 29 16 2699.7
2005 Q1 9,978 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 10,054 31 13 3083.3
2004 Q3 12,000 6 4 500.0
2004 Q2 10,379 25 15 2408.7
2004 Q1 10,810 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 10,655 33 18 3097.1
2003 Q3 10,651 1 1 93.9
2003 Q2 11,050 35 22 3167.4
2003 Q1 8,467 5 1 590.5
2002 Q4 8,285 31 22 3741.7
2002 Q3 8,964 3 2 334.7
2002 Q2 8,486 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 8,015 2 1 249.5
2001 Q4 3,778 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 10,178 1 0 98.3
2001 Q2 8,845 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 8,965 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 7,136 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,584 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 7,100 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 6,109 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2007 · 1 incident

March 19, 2007 VA · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cosi Synfuels Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was descending walkway and slipped on the wet metal surface, tried to catch himself with hand and fractured knuckle on right little finger.

2003 · 1 incident

December 7, 2003 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cosi Synfuels Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THEY WERE INSTALLING 70' OF NEW CHAIN, FLIGHTS & TAIL SECTION ON #3 RAW COAL FEEDER. HE WAS PULLING NEW CHAIN INTO POSITION FOR INSTALLATION WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN & BURNING SENSATION IN LO WER BACK & HIPS.

2001 · 1 incident

June 23, 2001 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cosi Synfuels Inc · Fall onto or against objects

REMOVING PIECE OF BRIQUETTER FEED CHUTE WITH A NYLON STRAP. STRAP BROKE CAUSING EE TO FALL AND CUT HIS HEAD ON HYDRAULIC TANK. FIRST AID WAS DAMINISTERED, HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. EE WAS CHEC KED OUT BY DOCTOR, REQUIRED STITCHES AND RELEASED BACK TO WORK. NO LOST TIME ACCIDENT.

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