Spruce Pine has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $232 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2017–2018
Latest incident
Dec 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
35
citations
3
significant & substantial
$5,676
proposed penalties
$5,324
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $352 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
14
inspections on record
724
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: 724 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Spruce Pine has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $232 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$232
outstanding
35 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-08-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Spruce Pine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.12 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 57 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.
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
2019 Q1
1,650
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
5,196
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
12,791
1
0
78.2
2018 Q2
24,245
4
0
165.0
2018 Q1
32,064
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
30,479
9
0
295.3
2017 Q3
37,180
4
1
107.6
2017 Q2
38,278
5
2
130.6
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2017 Q1
31,751
6
0
189.0
2016 Q4
31,050
4
0
128.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file
2018 · 3 incidents
December 17, 2018KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was checking for a leak in 980 Loader, when the oil started squirting, ee jerked head hitting metal and cutting face beside the right eye brow. EE received (5) stitches.
2017 · 3 incidents
July 11, 2017KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
Employee was helping work on 785C Truck when a metal plate fell off the fender striking the employee in back of head. Went to ER and got (2) staples in back of head.
Employee was heading down the hill in 785C Rock Truck after unloading, road was wet after raining, lost control, started going side ways and hit a rock wall and turned over.
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