Piedmont Mine Coal
Duckworth Coal Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Jody L Ritchie
Piedmont,
Mineral County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609196
Piedmont Mine has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
- —
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
67
citations
34
significant & substantial
$21,940
proposed penalties
$21,940
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
23
inspections on record
477
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 477 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Piedmont Mine has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$22K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
66 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-08-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Piedmont Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.24 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 42 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
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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.0.24
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.35
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
42
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-12-16.
Silica (quartz)
10.7
silica avg (%)
10.7
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2011-10-04.
Noise
3%
over PEL
30
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-12-16.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q1 | 2,737 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 3,413 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 3,047 | 1 | 1 | 328.2 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q2 | 3,194 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 3,131 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 2,806 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 3,031 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 2,789 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 3,204 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 3,439 | 1 | 0 | 290.8 |
| 2011 Q3 | 5,189 | 4 | 4 | 770.9 |
| 2011 Q2 | 8,273 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 6,485 | 3 | 3 | 462.6 |
| 2010 Q4 | 6,413 | 3 | 1 | 467.8 |
| 2010 Q3 | 5,336 | 1 | 0 | 187.4 |
| 2010 Q2 | 5,141 | 10 | 6 | 1945.1 |
| 2010 Q1 | 4,534 | 12 | 5 | 2646.7 |
| 2009 Q4 | 3,062 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 5,591 | 6 | 2 | 1073.2 |
| 2009 Q2 | 6,716 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 9,122 | 2 | 0 | 219.3 |
| 2008 Q4 | 10,503 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 8,616 | 11 | 5 | 1276.7 |
| 2008 Q2 | 6,566 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 5,838 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 6,396 | 6 | 3 | 938.1 |
| 2007 Q3 | 7,845 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 5,261 | 7 | 4 | 1330.5 |
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.
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