Mining Incidents

Rampside #1 Coal

Controlled by Jon Clark
Johnstown, Cambria County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3600844

Rampside #1 has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $19K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1994–2001
Latest incident
Oct 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
156
citations
83
significant & substantial
$19,939
proposed penalties
$915
paid to date
5% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $19,024 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
91
inspections on record
2,244
inspection hours
7.0
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.
156 citations across 2,244 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Rampside #1 has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $19K 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.
$20K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$915
paid to date
$19K
outstanding
151 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-04-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Rampside #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.81 mg/m3 (86% compliant) across 87 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.
0.81
dust avg (mg/m3)
6.29
dust max (mg/m3)
86%
within 1.5 mg/m3
87
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-03-29.
Silica (quartz)
8.5
silica avg (%)
44.0
silica max (%)
8
samples
Most recent sample: 2004-03-31.
Noise
0%
over PEL
9
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-09-10.
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
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 40 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 56 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 260 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 1 0
Show 16 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q1 1,736 8 1 4608.3
2003 Q4 2,698 5 3 1853.2
2003 Q3 5,465 13 7 2378.8
2003 Q2 1,801 5 3 2776.2
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 170 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,219 1 0 191.6
2002 Q2 0 4 1
2002 Q1 0 1 0
2001 Q4 4,597 6 3 1305.2
2001 Q3 9,173 23 12 2507.4
2001 Q2 9,058 39 24 4305.6
2001 Q1 6,453 4 2 619.9
2000 Q3 6,114 5 1 817.8
2000 Q2 3,511 23 16 6550.8
2000 Q1 6,752 16 8 2369.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2001 · 4 incidents

October 30, 2001 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & R Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING COAL UNDER STACKER BELT ON KNEES PULLED SOMETHING IN RIGHT HIP & LOWER BACK.

October 30, 2001 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & R Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRYING TO SHOVEL UNDER SECTION TAIL UNDER NOSE END OF FEEDER, EE FELT MUSCLES PULLING IN LOWER BACK AND GROIN AREA.

October 27, 2001 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R & R Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING ON 3/4" DRIVE RATCHET HE FELT A PULL IN BACK OF RIGHT LEG TOWARD HIP.

May 10, 2001 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
R & R Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EE SET ATRS ON R-BOLTER, OUTBY THE FACE IN R-1 AND A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 2"X9"X2' FELL, AND APPARANTLY HIT WATT AN TAP OF HIS HEAD. HE SAID HE HAD A HEADACHE AND HE DID NOT REMEMBER BEING HI T BY THE ROCK.

2000 · 1 incident

1999 · 2 incidents

December 27, 1999 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
R & R Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN THE #4 ENTRY 60FT INBY STATION #96 35FT LONG 20 FT WIDE. THIS FALL IS OUTBY DUMPINGPOINT & WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AT THIS TIME. ESCAPEWAYS NOT BOTHERED.

July 20, 1999 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
R & R Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

REOPENING MINE MAD FIRST INSPECTION OF FACE AREA. FOUDN ROOF FALL AT FACE AREA IN LOST INTERSECTION OF #3 ENTRY AND INBY LOST INTERSECTION OF #4 ENTRY IN WORKING SECTION #002.

1998 · 1 incident

April 13, 1998 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pelesmitco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS HACK SAWING A PIECE OF METAL WHILE WEARING GLOVES & SAFETY GLASSES, UPON COMPLETION OF HACKSAWING, VICTIM REMOVED SAFETY GLASSES, BUT THEN RUBBED FACE WITH GLOVES ON & A PIECE OF ME TAL WENT INTO LEFT EYE OFF HIS GLOVE.

1996 · 4 incidents

September 28, 1996 PA · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager POWERED HAULAGE
Pelesmitco Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE TRAMMING SCOOP THRU XCUT EE STRUCK HEAD ON ROOF AND GOT WEDGED BETWEEN ROOF AND SCOOP.

March 27, 1996 PA · Coal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pelesmitco Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS CHISELING A BOLT WHEN HAMMER HEAD FLEW OFF AND RT HAND VIOLENTLY STRUCK SHUTTLE CAR BEING WORKED ON.

March 23, 1996 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pelesmitco Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS GETTING OFF OF SEAT OF JOY LOADER AND BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE FRAME.

February 8, 1996 PA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner OTHER
Pelesmitco Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOW COAL SEAM 40" AND LESS.

1995 · 2 incidents

December 20, 1995 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Commercial Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE REMOVED A GUARD FROM A MOVING CONVEYOR BELT AND WAS USING A BAR TO CHIP ICE FROM THE TAIL ROLLER. THE BAR SLIPPED AND EE'S HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BELT AND TAIL ROLLER. INJURY CONSISTE D OF 3 PINCHED FINGERS. NO CUTS OR BROKEN BONES RESULTED.

July 20, 1995 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Commercial Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN ADJUSTABLE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A TROLLEY WIRE HANGER WRENCH SLIPPED OF THE HANGER & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH INJURY CONSISTED OF 3 CHIPPED TEETH& A LACERATION TO THE IN

1994 · 1 incident

August 22, 1994 PA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Commercial Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PLACED RIGHT HAND ON TOP OF CANOPY ON SCOOP WHILE SCOOP WAS IN MOTION, RESULTING IN TWO PINCHED FINGERS.

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The full compliance file on Rampside #1

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