Pacificorp Syn Fuel Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT A WIRE TIE. WHEN THE KNIFE CUT THROUGH THE WIRE TIE IT LACERATED THE LEFT THUMB.
Pumpkin Center Plant Coal
Pacificorp Syn Fuel Llc
· Facility
Controlled by
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
Quinton,
Walker County,
AL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103145
MSHA sampling at Pumpkin Center Plant shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.16 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 12 samples, plus the mine's fatality, citation, and penalty record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1999–2000
- Latest incident
- Jul 2000
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
10
inspections on record
71
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: 71 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Pumpkin Center Plant shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.16 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 12 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.0.16
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.62
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
12
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-07-18.
Noise
0%
over PEL
6
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-07-18.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,337 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 5,992 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 4,413 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 7,614 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 15,512 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 17,706 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 19,610 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q1 | 16,951 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2000 · 3 incidents
February 25, 2000
AL · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pacificorp Syn Fuel Llc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE USING A ROUND STEEL BAR APPROXIMATELY 2/3" IN DIAMETER TO STRIKE THE LINER OF THE EXTRUDING CHAMBER IN AN EFFORT TO BREAK IT LOOSE. THE STEEL BAR SLIPPED PINCHING THE STEEL BAR AND THE A UGER INSIDE THE EXTRUDER CHAMBER.
Pacificorp Syn Fuel Llc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EE BEGAN CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF THE FRONT-END LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED. WET AND ICEE CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME. TE EE DID NOT FALL TO THE GROUND BUT CAUGHT HIMSELF BY GRABBING HOLD OF THE LADDER.
1999 · 1 incident
August 19, 1999
AL · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Pacificorp Syn Fuel Llc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS PREPARING TO GREASE A BEARING ON A VIBRATING SCREEN. HE DISCONNECTED THE POWER POWERING FDOWN THE SCREEN. HE HAD FAILED TO BRING HIS FLASHLIGHT UP ON THE PLATFORM. AFTER WAITING FOR A P ERIOD OF TIME FOR THE DECK TO STOP, HE ATTEMPTED STO USE HIS FINGERS TO LOCATE THE FITTING BY REACHING THROUGH THE ACCESS PORT IN THE GUARD. THE ECCENTRIC SHAFT WAS STILL MOVING, TRAPPING HIS
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