Trace Fork Surface Mine has $60K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14K outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,477 | 1 | 0 | 677.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,745 | 2 | 0 | 1146.1 |
| 2016 Q3 | 3,865 | 1 | 0 | 258.7 |
| 2016 Q2 | 4,136 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 3,611 | 1 | 1 | 276.9 |
| 2015 Q4 | 3,718 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 6,515 | 4 | 0 | 614.0 |
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Q2 | 3,503 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 2,088 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 9,388 | 7 | 5 | 745.6 |
| 2014 Q3 | 11,255 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 11,562 | 5 | 2 | 432.5 |
| 2014 Q1 | 15,054 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 9,341 | 8 | 3 | 856.4 |
| 2013 Q3 | 11,176 | 1 | 0 | 89.5 |
| 2013 Q2 | 3,416 | 1 | 0 | 292.7 |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2012 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |
| 2011 Q1 | 7,813 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 8,159 | 2 | 0 | 245.1 |
| 2010 Q3 | 7,970 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 6,127 | 3 | 0 | 489.6 |
| 2010 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 Q4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | |
| 2009 Q3 | 18,964 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 24,738 | 14 | 13 | 565.9 |
| 2009 Q1 | 28,062 | 3 | 1 | 106.9 |
| 2008 Q4 | 27,157 | 4 | 2 | 147.3 |
| 2008 Q3 | 15,605 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 21,774 | 6 | 2 | 275.6 |
| 2008 Q1 | 18,908 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 10,380 | 9 | 2 | 867.1 |
| 2007 Q3 | 521 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,974 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 4,092 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 21,425 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 30,904 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 40,063 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 44,054 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 29,845 | 6 | 6 | 201.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 23,443 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 27,415 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 39,709 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 28,187 | 1 | 0 | 35.5 |
| 2004 Q3 | 19,923 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 27,888 | 8 | 8 | 286.9 |
| 2004 Q1 | 39,803 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 48,566 | 22 | 22 | 453.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 47,683 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 48,802 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 44,216 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 31,974 | 2 | 2 | 62.6 |
| 2002 Q3 | 33,691 | 6 | 6 | 178.1 |
| 2002 Q2 | 34,996 | 4 | 4 | 114.3 |
| 2002 Q1 | 34,603 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 31,271 | 31 | 29 | 991.3 |
| 2001 Q3 | 29,390 | 4 | 3 | 136.1 |
| 2001 Q2 | 29,110 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 20,885 | 1 | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2000 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q2 | 8,517 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Employee was straightening step on excavator. He had hooked a chain to bucket of the excavator and to the step and instructed the operator to put tension on the chain. As the operator applied tension the weld on the step broke loose allowing the step to strike the employee in the right leg resulting in a laceration requiring 7 stitches.
Employee had been welding frame cracks and at the end of shift he felt something in his eye. He was taken to the hospital and the material was removed then given prescription eye medication.
Security officer saw someone on mine property. As he was running to security vehicle, he felt pain in upper left leg. No fall involved.
Employee was in the process of putting a wheel cover on a 988 coal loader. While trying to line up bolts with the bolt holes on the cover, the cover slipped off and landed on his finger.
Got a rock stuck between 2 back tires on the truck. Attempted to pry the rock out of the tires and one tire blew out striking ee hand causing slight injury to hand.
Member was replacing a seal on the roller frame when it slipped striking his left ring finger.
Members hard hat cut his head and he received a tetnus shot.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING HIS DOZER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHIFT. HE TRIPPED & FELL FORWARD AS HE TOOK THE LAST STEP, STRIKING HIS UPPER LIP AGAINST THE CAB DOOR. THE CAB DOOR WAS OPEN AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HE TRANSPORTED HIMSELF TO THE MEDICAL CENTER & RECEIVED 3 STITCHES.
EE WAS BACKING UP TRUCK AND HIT METAL SUPPORT BEAM WITH MIRROR. GLASS SHATTERED AND ENTERED EE'S LEFT EYE. TREATED BY ER DOCTOR, PRESCRIBED RX MEDICATION.
MEMBER WAS LEANING ON A HIGHWALL MINER CAR WHEN A ROCK STRUCK ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF HIM CAUSING HIM TO BE BOUNCED OFF ONTO THE GROUND CAUSING A STRAIN TO THE LOWER BACK.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING CAR CABLE ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE HIGHWALL MINER, THE CABLE FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE UPPER BACK AND NECK AREA.
EE WALKING ON LOWBOY WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE BACK OF THE LOWBOY LANDING ON THE GROUND CAUSING HIM TO BREAK HIS LEFT ARM.
EE WAS LIFTING A CASE OF WATER FROM THE FLOOR TO PLACE ON A FILE CABINET, HE FELT A POPPING IN HIS NECK WITH PAIN IN NECK, SHOULDER & LEFT ARM.
EE WAS STANDING ON A 6' LADDER APPROXIMATELY 4.5' OFF THE GROUND WHILE CHANGING A LIFT JACK HOSE ON A LOADER, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING GET A LARGE ROCK OFF ADDCAR ON MINER PAD. AS HE WAS SLIDING ROCK OFF CAR HE FELT PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN.
EMPLOYEE HAD HIS FOOT ON PUSHER JACK WHILE PULLING WATER HOSE FOR HIGHWAY MINER. ADD CAR CAME DOWN AGAINST JACK, BRUISING FOOT.
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.