Mining Incidents

Taylor # 1 Coal

Controlled by Freddie A Taylor
Westernport, Allegany County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800748

Taylor # 1 has $1.6M in proposed MSHA penalties and $71K outstanding across 93 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
44
Years on record
2005–2018
Latest incident
Mar 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
1,906
citations
562
significant & substantial
$1,569,405
proposed penalties
$1,284,155
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $285,250 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
191
inspections on record
14,465
inspection hours
13.2
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.
1,906 citations across 14,465 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Taylor # 1 has $1.6M in proposed MSHA penalties and $71K outstanding across 93 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.
$1.6M
proposed penalties
$1.4M
current assessed
$1.3M
paid to date
$71K
outstanding
1,892 assessments are final orders; 93 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-05-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Taylor # 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.58 mg/m3 (94% compliant) across 1,177 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.
0.58
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.37
dust max (mg/m3)
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
1,177
samples
Most recent sample: 2018-05-09.
Silica (quartz)
2.8
silica avg (%)
8.0
silica max (%)
76
samples
Most recent sample: 2018-01-24.
Noise
1%
over PEL
184
samples
Most recent sample: 2018-05-09.
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
2018 Q1 24,078 8 2 332.3
2017 Q4 22,247 22 4 988.9
2017 Q3 21,328 16 5 750.2
2017 Q2 21,488 21 4 977.3
2017 Q1 22,638 15 3 662.6
2016 Q4 19,937 15 0 752.4
2016 Q3 19,249 37 8 1922.2
2016 Q2 17,041 31 4 1819.1
Show 57 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q1 14,048 23 1 1637.2
2015 Q4 15,872 23 2 1449.1
2015 Q2 9,383 28 6 2984.1
2015 Q1 26,940 13 4 482.6
2014 Q4 36,588 33 13 901.9
2014 Q3 35,790 42 13 1173.5
2014 Q2 46,265 58 21 1253.6
2014 Q1 37,789 22 7 582.2
2013 Q4 35,640 49 21 1374.9
2013 Q3 42,237 49 13 1160.1
2013 Q2 33,154 48 15 1447.8
2013 Q1 29,090 29 7 996.9
2012 Q4 37,512 23 10 613.1
2012 Q3 42,138 55 9 1305.2
2012 Q2 30,424 28 12 920.3
2012 Q1 36,597 41 9 1120.3
2011 Q4 43,067 56 25 1300.3
2011 Q3 39,429 53 16 1344.2
2011 Q2 34,016 49 16 1440.5
2011 Q1 28,175 35 13 1242.2
2010 Q3 26,558 64 24 2409.8
2010 Q2 34,794 59 17 1695.7
2010 Q1 23,105 58 18 2510.3
2009 Q4 15,239 36 6 2362.4
2009 Q3 9,354 38 4 4062.4
2009 Q2 13,710 39 7 2844.6
2009 Q1 23,278 73 19 3136.0
2008 Q4 25,649 43 11 1676.5
2008 Q3 24,305 35 4 1440.0
2008 Q2 22,012 40 10 1817.2
2008 Q1 20,828 52 23 2496.6
2007 Q4 17,781 17 4 956.1
2007 Q3 16,054 28 6 1744.1
2007 Q2 15,242 43 13 2821.2
2007 Q1 12,463 17 7 1364.0
2006 Q4 12,043 16 6 1328.6
2006 Q3 11,100 14 6 1261.3
2006 Q2 9,987 16 9 1602.1
2006 Q1 13,930 11 4 789.7
2005 Q4 11,229 38 15 3384.1
2005 Q3 12,994 34 18 2616.6
2005 Q2 11,758 17 6 1445.8
2005 Q1 10,226 23 10 2249.2
2004 Q4 13,156 19 10 1444.2
2004 Q3 9,464 14 3 1479.3
2004 Q2 8,820 25 3 2834.5
2004 Q1 5,803 35 14 6031.4
2003 Q4 3,337 13 5 3895.7
2003 Q3 3,943 7 1 1775.3
2003 Q2 1,500 12 2 8000.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 2,540 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,902 2 1 338.9
2002 Q2 5,631 2 2 355.2
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

44 on file

2018 · 1 incident

March 11, 2018 MD · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

Was hooking up trailer loaded with strucker, was lifting up trailer tong with come along when welding rods broke and trailer fell on leg.

2017 · 1 incident

March 27, 2017 MD · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Roof bolting causing tendonitis from repetitive motion and strain on wrist leading to ee elbow

2016 · 4 incidents

March 10, 2016 MD · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

Was driving mantrip the wheel caught a rock causing the knee on the steering wheel to spin around and then catching EE's hand hard.

2015 · 3 incidents

March 19, 2015 MD · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While unhooking chain on front of scoop he put his left hand down to balance his self putting his finger's in between the ram and the back of the scoop bucket. The scoop operator sucked the ram in to loosen chain pinching his hand.

March 10, 2015 MD · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

While realigning a come-a-long he slipped and hit his side and ribs on belt structure.

January 7, 2015 MD · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While making a belt splice in the #5 belt, employee was holding a 6 ft board under the splice. When co-worker was pounding in the splice, the hammer slipped hitting employee's finger.

2014 · 6 incidents

November 18, 2014 MD · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

We believe that due to a lack of cable bolts in an intersection which had slick & slides in the top it caused the top to weaken & fall.

October 22, 2014 MD · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

After shutting the belt off the belt man was crossing over belt when he lost his footing twisting his knee

September 25, 2014 MD · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

When weekly examiner was traveling the bleeders with MSHA they discover a intersection had fell above anchorage in IE2 panel. The air way had not been blocked but alternet rout of travel was put in to play.

2013 · 2 incidents

August 6, 2013 MD · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Was spreading pallet lime. Inhaled, have swollen throat, and trouble swallowing.

March 19, 2013 MD · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

Driving mantrip pulled thru check curtain caught mantrip pulled nail out of plate flew hit him in left eye.

2012 · 4 incidents

September 5, 2012 MD · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Backing up a trailer piece of waterline caught slide up hit him in face.

June 27, 2012 MD · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While bolting he had his hand on roof bolt. Swung head in hitting his hand on canopy.

February 2, 2012 MD · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While putting waterline in he was pounding two joints together with a crib he missed the end of the water line and pinched the end of his middle finger.

2011 · 4 incidents

July 28, 2011 MD · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE was bolting when drill steel touched top dislodge rock falling striking him on top of hand.

July 14, 2011 MD · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Bolter was backing up ee left foot got under back bumper coming off ledge.

March 25, 2011 MD · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ELECTRICAL
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

While working on highline cable in the power center the electrician failed to bleed off a locked and tagged highline resulting in a small static shock of a assistant who was helping him.

February 7, 2011 MD · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

Had drill steel in bolter chuck, when swung head in to drill inside hole, drill steel fell out and hit him on the forearm.

2010 · 2 incidents

June 11, 2010 MD · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall in return area of old worked out panel one block inby spad 1768. Rock fell about 8 to 10 inches above bolts in the intersection this did not damper the ventilation.

January 29, 2010 MD · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

While the bolting crew was bolting a corner, the section boss was watching them bolt. The bolting crew told him to move from where he was because of loose rock. He didn't and a rock and head coal mix 4" thick, 4'X4' fell a distance of 48", hitting him on the back and head.

2009 · 1 incident

2008 · 6 incidents

December 23, 2008 MD · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was running helper side of bolter. Bolter tire ran over his left foot.

November 12, 2008 MD · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE was moving a shuttle care cable when s loose rock 6" thick 2" long struck him on his left shoulder.

August 13, 2008 MD · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While bolting a cross cut EE went to swing out the bolting head and went too far pushing his body into the rib.

June 19, 2008 MD · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Received a doctors note on the 26th. EE supposedly was loading bolts on bolter, when he hurt his back. Nothing was said to his foreman at time of accident. At end of shift on the 19th, I talked to EE personally, nothing was said to me. He seemed fine.

February 27, 2008 MD · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE did not use proper precautions to move roof bolter. He did not keep his body and head inside of the machine when moving the machine.

January 23, 2008 MD · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While bonding a intake stopping he used his bare hands to put b-bond on a block stopping, he was offered a pair of gloves. He choose not to use them.

2007 · 7 incidents

October 3, 2007 MD · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

While setting post employee was reaching down to pick up a wedge and another post hit him on the fingers.

July 23, 2007 MD · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Ingestion of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE was operating left side of bolter, installing a roof bolt, when a hose busted and sprayed hydo oil in face and chest area.

May 10, 2007 MD · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He caught middle finger on right hand in sheave wheel while pulling belt.

April 24, 2007 MD · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Caught left foot between scoop bucket & p/c.

March 19, 2007 MD · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee came to work and turned in a doctor's note saying he hurt his back but did not report it to his boss or to me when it happened

January 8, 2007 MD · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

He was a bolter operator off side operator was advancing lift, when off side operator misplaced foot bolter tire ran over it.

2006 · 2 incidents

September 13, 2006 MD · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall in spad 959 60' outby in #1 heading. Measured roughly 15' high, 12' wide, 40' long. Horseback slip fell out 8 feet of rock.

2005 · 1 incident

January 31, 2005 MD · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
ARJ Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRAMMING BOLTER TOO CLOSE TO RIB, LEANED OUT OF OPERATORS DECK WHILE STILL TRAMMING MACHINE WHICH RESULTED IN GETTING HEAD CAUGHT BETWEEN CANOPY OF MACHINE AND RIB. SENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR EXAM, RELEASED TO COME BACK TO WORK FEB 2, 2005 (LIGHT DUTY).

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on Taylor # 1

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.