Mining Incidents

Unitmix No. 1 Coal

Unitmix Inc. · Facility
Controlled by Steve Meehan
Coral, Pa, Indiana County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608617

Unitmix No. 1 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $351 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1995–2008
Latest incident
Oct 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
37
citations
22
significant & substantial
$3,214
proposed penalties
$2,863
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $351 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
42
inspections on record
631
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: 631 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Unitmix No. 1 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $351 outstanding across 0 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$351
outstanding
35 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-04-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Unitmix No. 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.11 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 75 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.
0.11
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.61
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
75
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-04-08.
Noise
0%
over PEL
36
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-10-20.
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
2009 Q2 1,691 4 2 2365.5
2009 Q1 5,340 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,637 4 4 862.6
2008 Q3 4,661 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,241 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,088 2 1 393.1
2007 Q3 5,055 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,637 2 0 431.3
Show 29 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q1 5,488 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,960 1 0 201.6
2006 Q3 4,698 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,811 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 6,002 3 0 499.8
2005 Q4 6,946 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 7,555 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,645 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 6,114 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6,674 5 3 749.2
2004 Q3 5,737 2 2 348.6
2004 Q2 5,505 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,603 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,141 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,236 2 2 472.1
2003 Q2 3,740 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,745 3 2 801.1
2002 Q4 1,905 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,603 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,204 1 1 453.7
2002 Q1 2,544 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,785 2 1 528.4
2001 Q3 5,397 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,183 3 1 485.2
2001 Q1 6,775 2 2 295.2
2000 Q4 6,050 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,468 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,877 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 6,040 1 1 165.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2008 · 1 incident

October 14, 2008 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Unitmix Inc · Struck against stationary object

A rock was stuck in surge bin conveyor chute. Employee was attempting to break the rock with a bar. He broke the rock and struck his left ring finger against the chute causing a deep cut.

2004 · 1 incident

November 3, 2004 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Unitmix Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Installing new coal chain on drag feeder when pulling new chain in old chain broke and a flight bar flew out striking employee on left thigh. Left thigh bruised.

2000 · 1 incident

September 13, 2000 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Unitmix Inc · Fall onto or against objects

CHUTE AT HEAD COLLECTOR BELT WAS PLUGGED. I WAS MOVING MAGNET OUT OF THE WAY. ROPE BROKE AND I FELL BACK AGAINST STRUCTURE OF CHUTE, HITTING MY BACK.

1999 · 2 incidents

July 22, 1999 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Unitmix Inc · Struck against a moving object

TRACTOR TRAILER LOADED WITH COAL FROM TANOMA STARTED TO DUMP ON TANOMA STOCK PILE. HAD BED THE WHOLE WAY UP, COAL STARTED TO COME OUT, PULLED TRUCK FORWARD. IT BEGAN TO LEAN, HE TRIED LOWERING BED BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. WAS NOT WEARING SEAT BELT.

January 4, 1999 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Unitmix Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

FROZEN COAL WAS BLOCKING CHUTE AT TRUCK DUMP. I WAS GOING DOWN TO CORRECT PROBLEM WHEN I SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE ICE STRIKING THE BACK OF MY HEAD.

1998 · 1 incident

August 25, 1998 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Unitmix Inc · Struck against a moving object

TRACTOR TRAILER LOADED WITH COAL BACK INTO FEED #1 PILE STARTED TO DUMP AT ABOUT HALF SCOOP TRAILER BEGAN TO GO OVER. DRIVER TRIED TO PROP BED BUT WAS TOO LATE.

1997 · 1 incident

May 19, 1997 PA · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Unitmix Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MAKING REPAIRS TO COAL HOPPER. CHANGING POSITIONS TO CONATINUE WELDING & SLIPPED OFF OF BEAM. EE WAS WEARING A SAFETY BELT HOWEVER DID NOT HAVE CHANCE TO HOOK UP BEFORE HE SLIPPED.

1995 · 1 incident

June 20, 1995 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Unitmix Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WHILE COMPACTING FLY ASH FOR SUB-BASE MATERIAL THE WIND BLEW FLYASH DUST INTO HIS LEFT EYE CAUSING CORNEA IRRITATION.

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The full compliance file on Unitmix No. 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.