MSHA sampling at Shuman/Danford Pit shows 100% of 3 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard, plus the mine's fatality, citation, and penalty record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1998
Latest incident
Mar 1998
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
3
inspections on record
36
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 36 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 Shuman/Danford Pit shows 100% of 3 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2000-01-05, 26 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
3
samples
0.36
dust max (mg/m3)
3 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2002
1
2001
2
2000
5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Shuman/Danford Pit sits in Noble County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 1.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Noble County, Ohio · Population 14,252
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$55,360
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q3
0
0
0
2002 Q2
21
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
5
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
512
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
504
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
64
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
4
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4
429
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
681
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
728
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
3,012
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
1998 · 1 incident
March 4, 1998OH · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WAS GOING TO REFUEL, SLIPPED ON TRACK OF DOZER AND HIT HIS SHIN & FOOT. HE BUSTED A BLOOD VESSELWHICH TURNED HIS FOOT BLACK & BLUE AND CAUSED ITTO SWELL..