Mining Incidents

Shean Hill Mine Coal

Controlled by W Thomas Mackall
Salineville, Jefferson County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304591

Shean Hill Mine has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2011–2014
Latest incident
Aug 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
200
citations
56
significant & substantial
$31,359
proposed penalties
$31,359
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
96
inspections on record
5,518
inspection hours
3.6
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.
200 citations across 5,518 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Shean Hill Mine has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$33K
proposed penalties
$33K
current assessed
$33K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
191 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-08-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Shean Hill Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.71 mg/m3 (91% compliant) across 397 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.
0.71
dust avg (mg/m3)
5.56
dust max (mg/m3)
91%
within 1.5 mg/m3
397
samples
Most recent sample: 2016-10-21.
Silica (quartz)
4.8
silica avg (%)
6.7
silica max (%)
13
samples
Most recent sample: 2015-01-26.
Noise
21%
over PEL
42
samples
Most recent sample: 2015-01-27.
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
2017 Q4 3,259 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,612 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,891 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,230 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,490 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,509 2 0 797.1
2016 Q2 4,969 1 0 201.2
2016 Q1 1,145 1 0 873.4
Show 29 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q4 10,277 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,658 1 0 273.4
2015 Q2 13,801 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 18,213 15 4 823.6
2014 Q4 19,958 3 3 150.3
2014 Q3 20,824 4 0 192.1
2014 Q2 21,324 5 1 234.5
2014 Q1 20,688 9 2 435.0
2013 Q4 14,044 3 1 213.6
2013 Q3 16,163 9 1 556.8
2013 Q2 19,096 4 1 209.5
2013 Q1 22,391 7 2 312.6
2012 Q4 17,324 5 4 288.6
2012 Q3 18,550 9 2 485.2
2012 Q2 21,290 4 1 187.9
2012 Q1 25,333 8 0 315.8
2011 Q4 20,112 4 1 198.9
2011 Q3 21,935 9 2 410.3
2011 Q2 20,058 5 0 249.3
2011 Q1 23,515 12 3 510.3
2010 Q4 20,851 11 2 527.6
2010 Q3 19,511 11 3 563.8
2010 Q2 22,416 10 4 446.1
2010 Q1 23,677 10 2 422.4
2009 Q4 26,132 6 3 229.6
2009 Q3 25,186 10 4 397.0
2009 Q2 8,379 7 1 835.4
2009 Q1 6,806 5 4 734.6
2008 Q4 4,030 1 0 248.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2014 · 3 incidents

August 15, 2014 OH · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sterling Mining Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Electrician was installing a pump in a sump located outside on the hill ramp leading to the pit. He slipped into the sump while installing the pump, caught himself on the cable to the pump, tearing muscles in chest area. Did not report accident till 9-2-14, after visits to hospital

March 10, 2014 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Sterling Mining Corporation · Struck by flying object

A shard of flew off of drill steel while roof bolting at the face, and stuck in ee right pointer finger. Reported it to his fellow bolter and removed it and continued to work every day till Friday the 14th., where he reported it as infected and sought medical attention.

January 1, 2014 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Sterling Mining Corporation · Struck against stationary object

While traveling from face to face while doing his normal maintence job, the miner caught his head on a roof bolt while driving on a man trip, spraining his neck. Miner waited to report the injury till 1-10-14, thinking it would heal over time, did not seek medical attention till that past week.

2013 · 2 incidents

April 24, 2013 OH · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corporation · Struck by falling object

Scoop operator was hand shoveling along the rib at the face of the crosscut B-4 production hole on the return side, when a piece of roof approx. 15" wide, 4' long and 10" thick fell from the roof in between bolts and struck the operator on the right shoulder, dislocating his shoulder.

March 18, 2013 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corporation · Struck by falling object

While bolting a face cut. The bolter operator was in the process of preparing to drill the hole for the inside bolt on his side of the bolter. When the bit touched the roof, a piece of roof rock 1-2" thick, 2' wide and 5' long fell from the roof. It hit the support arm of the ATRS and slid down it, hitting the bolter operator on the right side of his head, shoulder and chest.

2012 · 1 incident

May 8, 2012 OH · Coal FIRE
Sterling Mining Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

Operator of a CAT 980G loader had just taken a bucket of coal from the stockpile, when the loader quit. He turned to check the problem and found a fire under the hood. He proceeded to fight the fire with other mine personnel helping. The local fire department was contacted and arrived on scene to finish fighting. No one was injured

2011 · 4 incidents

November 28, 2011 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Mining Corporation · Struck by flying object

He was driving miner bits into the auger head of the miner, when something struck his left eye. He did not notice much discomfort and continued to work, even reporting to work the next day for his entire shift. Woke up the following day with discomfort and went to eye doctor. Tests found a sliver of metal in his left eye

October 11, 2011 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Sterling Mining Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While attempting to work loose a stuck drill steel in the roof, the drill steel became bound in the drill chuck with some side pressure. The drill steel snapped loose from the chuck striking the middle finger, lacerating the knuckle of his left hand.

June 7, 2011 OH · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Mining Corporation · Struck against stationary object

While attempting to replace a splice on the 3-Rt Conveyor Belt, employee was attempting to re-cut the belt for a new splice and when closing the belt cutter, he pulled his left hand back and caught his middle finger against the belt cutter blade, lacerating the tip of his finger, requiring 3 stitches

January 9, 2011 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sterling Mining Corporation · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Bolter operator was installing a roof bolt and felt a pain in his back as he straightened the roof bolt. Worked the rest of the shift with some discomfort.

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