Carlson Mining · Struck by flying object
He was welding on hi-lift bucket. Chipping slag, with his safety glasses on, when a small piece of metal flew up over the safety glasses and into his left eye.
Uschak Operation Coal
Carlson Mining
· Surface
Controlled by
Jack Carlson
Slippery Rock, PA,
Butler County,
PA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609311
Uschak Operation has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 12 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2005–2010
- Latest incident
- May 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
56
citations
24
significant & substantial
$19,917
proposed penalties
$12,778
paid to date
64% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,139 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
13
inspections on record
502
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 502 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Uschak Operation has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 12 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.$20K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
55 assessments are final orders; 12 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-05-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Uschak Operation shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.22 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 41 samples.
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.0.22
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.08
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
41
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-05-26.
Silica (quartz)
22.1
silica avg (%)
36.6
silica max (%)
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-06-04.
Noise
0%
over PEL
21
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-11-03.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q2 | 8,573 | 11 | 4 | 1283.1 |
| 2010 Q1 | 7,039 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 6,253 | 3 | 2 | 479.8 |
| 2009 Q3 | 5,981 | 3 | 3 | 501.6 |
| 2009 Q2 | 4,840 | 4 | 3 | 826.4 |
| 2009 Q1 | 5,343 | 6 | 3 | 1123.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 6,842 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 7,473 | 8 | 6 | 1070.5 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q2 | 5,816 | 4 | 0 | 687.8 |
| 2008 Q1 | 1,461 | 7 | 3 | 4791.2 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,265 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 2,685 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q3 | 924 | 3 | 0 | 3246.8 |
| 2006 Q2 | 7,273 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 7,014 | 1 | 0 | 142.6 |
| 2005 Q4 | 6,775 | 4 | 0 | 590.4 |
| 2005 Q3 | 6,096 | 2 | 0 | 328.1 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,267 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2010 · 1 incident
2009 · 2 incidents
April 22, 2009
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carlson Mining · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE was putting dozer pads in the bucket of the hi-lift, to move to another location.
March 2, 2009
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carlson Mining · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Was stepping down from a pickup truck to shut off the welder.
2006 · 1 incident
Carlson Mining · Struck against stationary object
He was changing a roller on bulldozer. He jammed the 5th finger on his right hand.
2005 · 1 incident
December 2, 2005
PA · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carlson Mining · Fall from machine
He was getting out of a rock truck, there was ice on the step, he slipped and hurt his foot. He kept on working, his foot was starting to swell, so he went to hospital.
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