Oxford Mining Co.LLC · Struck by flying object
Was helping change blown hose on 375 hoe when the socket on the air wrench he was using broke and cut hand between index finger and middle finger. He required 6 stitches.
Standing Stone Mine: 19 MSHA citations Coal
Oxford Mining Co.LLC
· Facility
Controlled by
Westmoreland Coal Company
Cadiz,
Harrison County,
OH
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304413
Standing Stone Mine has $2K 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
- 13
- Years on record
- 1999–2007
- Latest incident
- Aug 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
19
citations
8
significant & substantial
$2,160
proposed penalties
$2,160
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
46
inspections on record
1,080
inspection hours
1.8
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.19 citations across 1,080 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Standing Stone Mine has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-12-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.42.1%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
42.1%
reasonably likely or greater
21.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 31.6% low, 68.4% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Standing Stone Mine shows 98% of 128 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2015-12-16, 10 years ago
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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.98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
128
samples
4.56
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
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The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.103 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 25 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR35
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER29
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR19
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2005-05-27, 21 years ago2.6
silica avg (%)
3
samples
3.3
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHWALL DRILL OPERATOR3
Noise
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Last sampled: 2015-04-06, 11 years ago
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.1%
over PEL
68
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER17
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR13
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE10
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100% | 2 |
| 2014 | 100% | 3 |
| 2013 | 100% | 1 |
| 2012 | 100% | 3 |
| 2011 | 100% | 2 |
| 2010 | 100% | 2 |
| 2009 | 100% | 1 |
| 2008 | 100% | 3 |
| 2007 | 100% | 13 |
| 2006 | 100% | 9 |
| 2005 | 95% | 21 |
| 2004 | 100% | 8 |
| 2003 | 100% | 12 |
| 2002 | 93% | 14 |
| 2001 | 100% | 12 |
| 2000 | 95% | 22 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year | silica avg (%) | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2.4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3.3 | 1 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0% | 1 |
| 2014 | 0% | 1 |
| 2013 | 0% | 1 |
| 2012 | 0% | 1 |
| 2011 | 0% | 2 |
| 2010 | 0% | 2 |
| 2009 | 0% | 2 |
| 2008 | 0% | 4 |
| 2007 | 0% | 5 |
| 2006 | 0% | 9 |
| 2005 | 0% | 5 |
| 2004 | 0% | 8 |
| 2003 | 0% | 2 |
| 2002 | 33% | 3 |
| 2001 | 0% | 6 |
| 2000 | 0% | 16 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Standing Stone Mine recorded 2.79 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.
Injury rate, 2007
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.2.79
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.71 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In Ohio, coal mining averaged 4.57 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 * | 2.79 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2006 * | 3.08 | 3.08 | 0.000 |
| 2005 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2004 * | 8.13 | 8.13 | 0.000 |
| 2003 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2002 * | 13.46 | 13.46 | 0.000 |
| 2001 * | 3.97 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2000 * | 5.02 | 5.02 | 0.000 |
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
- Daron Coal Company Inc 1998 to 2000
- Oxford Mining Co.LLC 2000 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 26 | 296,482 |
| 2006 | 25 | 324,147 |
| 2005 | 27 | 313,048 |
| 2004 | 27 | 287,316 |
| 2003 | 21 | 260,413 |
| 2002 | 17 | 266,330 |
| 2001 | 19 | 427,916 |
| 2000 | 16 | 298,818 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Standing Stone Mine sits in Harrison County, Ohio, where the Census mining category is 3.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Harrison County, Ohio · Population 14,408
3.6%
Mining share of county employment
$53,851
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2012 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 21,940 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 16,973 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 16,639 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 16,091 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 16,452 | 1 | 0 | 60.8 |
| 2006 Q3 | 15,015 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 15,480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 18,080 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 18,256 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 20,693 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 20,247 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 17,744 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 19,444 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 18,264 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 17,945 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 18,126 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 17,859 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 12,456 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 12,790 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 11,291 | 1 | 1 | 88.6 |
| 2002 Q4 | 8,920 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 10,448 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 12,028 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 13,197 | 1 | 1 | 75.8 |
| 2001 Q4 | 12,611 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 12,650 | 1 | 1 | 79.1 |
| 2001 Q2 | 12,950 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 12,123 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 10,693 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 11,852 | 3 | 2 | 253.1 |
| 2000 Q2 | 9,885 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 7,393 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file2007 · 1 incident
2006 · 1 incident
June 8, 2006
OH · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oxford Mining Co.LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Employee was removing some debris from the haulage road and sprained his lower back while lifting. **Date of Acc. 6/8/06, first day missed - 6/22/06 **
2005 · 1 incident
January 7, 2005
OH · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Oxford Mining Co.LLC · Struck against stationary object
HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER FROM THE OPERATOR STATION ON THE IROC PORTABLE CRUSHER. HE WAS ON THE BOTTOM STEP, HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE GROUND & TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON A ROCK.
2004 · 3 incidents
September 22, 2004
OH · Coal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
MACHINERY
Oxford Mining Co.LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE STEMS ON A DRILL AND WHILE LOWERING THE STEM THROUGH THE DECK, THE STEM CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE DECK AND KICKED OUT PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN TWO STEMS.
May 14, 2004
OH · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oxford Mining Co.LLC · Fall from machine
Employee was climbing up the ladder of a Komatsu 500 loader with mud on his boots and slipped off of the 4th step on the loader. Injured landed on his back and shoulder area.
Oxford Mining Co.LLC · Struck against a moving object
EE CAME TO A STOP ON AN INCLINE AT A ROAD CROSSING. WHEN HE PROCEDED FORWARD, EE STALLED THE TRUCK. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE TRUCK, EE DID NOT APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE & EXPIRED AIR SU PPLY IN THE TANKS. THE TRUCK COASTED BACKWARDS & OVERTURNED. THE CB MICROPHONE HIT EE IN THE MOUTH CAUSING STITCHES. THERE WAS NO TIME LOST.
2002 · 3 incidents
November 4, 2002
OH · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oxford Mining Co.LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EE AND OTHER PULLING AND STRETCHING A 3" WATER DISCHARGE HOSE FROM A WATER PUMP IN THE PIT UP OVER A HILL TO THE OTHER SIDE TO CLEAR THE WATER FROM THE PIT. WHILE TUGGING TWISTING AND PULLING THE HOSE, HE FELT A PULL IN HIS STOMACH AREA.
April 13, 2002
OH · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oxford Mining Co.LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE SLIPPED WHILE CARRYING A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF GREASE, TWISTING HIS BACK.
March 25, 2002
OH · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oxford Mining Co.LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
THE LIMESTONE CRUSHER HAD PLUGGED WITH ROCKS REQUIRING A CRANE TO REMOVE BIG ROCKS WHOLE. SMALL ROCKS WERE REMOVED BY HAND. EE REMOVED A ROCK TOO HEAVY TO BE REMOVED BY HAND, HURTING HIS BACK WHICH IS A CHRONIC CONDITION.
2001 · 1 incident
Oxford Mining Co.LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE TAKING A SAMPLE FROM STONE PILES, SHOVEL HANDLE FRAYED AND A LARGE SPLINTER WENT IN THE RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FIRST FINGER.
2000 · 1 incident
April 4, 2000
OH · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Daron Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
WHILE CLIMBING UP A 980C LADDER TO START HIS SHIFT ON A RAINY MORNING HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
1999 · 2 incidents
August 3, 1999
OH · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Daron Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING AN INJECTION PUMP ON A BACKHOE. WHILE LOWERING IT INTO PLACE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT WRIST. EMPLOYEE WENT FOR A CHECKUP AND HIS DOCTOR TOLD HIM TO SEE A SPECIALIST HE HAS AN APPT 10-22-99. WORKER'S COMP.
May 5, 1999
OH · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Daron Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
WHILE MOUNTING DOZER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND AGGRAVATED HIS SHOULDER. HE THOUGHT IT TO BE A MINOR PROBLEM BUT IT HAS NOT GOT BETTER, PROMPTING HIM TO GET MEDICAL ATTENTION.