HOIST OPERATOR CALLED INSIDE THE MINE AT APPROX 0900 STATING THE HOIST HOUSE HAD CAUGHT FIRE AROUND THE COAL STOVE AREA. 2 EMPLOYEES WERE INSIDE MINE TRAVELED UP SLOPE ARRIVING ON SURFACE AT 9 10. HOIST HOUSE WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE ARRIVED AT APPROX 0930. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AT 1000 AM, HOIST HOUSE COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
R & R Anthracite Coal Co Coal
R & R Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Gary Lucas; Charles J Cress; Wilbur White
Goodspring,
Schuylkill County,
PA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3608498
R & R Anthracite Coal Co has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $19K 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
- 2000
- Latest incident
- Mar 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
95
citations
43
significant & substantial
$19,223
proposed penalties
$92
paid to date
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $19,131 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
74
inspections on record
1,016
inspection hours
9.4
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.95 citations across 1,016 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
R & R Anthracite Coal Co has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $19K outstanding across 0 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.$19K
proposed penalties
$19K
current assessed
$92
paid to date
$19K
outstanding
67 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-07-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at R & R Anthracite Coal Co shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.10 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 34 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.0.10
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.46
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
34
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-07-13.
Noise
0%
over PEL
6
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-05-04.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Q4 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 264 | 2 | 1 | 7575.8 |
| 2005 Q1 | 360 | 1 | 0 | 2777.8 |
| 2004 Q4 | 75 | 62 | 35 | 826666.7 |
| 2004 Q3 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 8333.3 |
| 2004 Q2 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q3 | 450 | 6 | 2 | 13333.3 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q2 | 1,080 | 4 | 2 | 3703.7 |
| 2001 Q3 | 900 | 1 | 0 | 1111.1 |
| 2001 Q1 | 360 | 1 | 1 | 2777.8 |
| 2000 Q4 | 480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 302 | 4 | 0 | 13245.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2000 · 1 incident
B & L Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
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