Viper has $113K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 12 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1986–2014
Latest incident
Dec 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
510
citations
256
significant & substantial
$112,690
proposed penalties
$108,121
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,569 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
105
inspections on record
3,384
inspection hours
15.1
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.
510 citations across 3,384 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Viper has $113K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 12 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.
$113K
proposed penalties
$111K
current assessed
$108K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
494 assessments are final orders; 12 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-10-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Viper shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.16 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 133 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.
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
2019 Q1
1,440
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
1,982
1
0
504.5
2018 Q3
2,297
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
2,489
4
1
1607.1
2018 Q1
2,390
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
2,390
2
0
836.8
2017 Q3
1,501
2
1
1332.4
2017 Q2
1,969
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2017 Q1
1,986
1
0
503.5
2016 Q4
2,133
2
0
937.6
2016 Q3
2,159
1
0
463.2
2016 Q2
2,069
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
2,174
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
2,221
5
0
2251.2
2015 Q3
2,356
9
2
3820.0
2015 Q2
2,042
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
1,500
3
0
2000.0
2014 Q4
884
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
1,140
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
1,178
1
0
848.9
2014 Q1
1,147
1
0
871.8
2013 Q4
940
3
0
3191.5
2013 Q3
2,546
3
0
1178.3
2013 Q2
3,326
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
3,904
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
5,707
11
5
1927.5
2012 Q3
8,713
3
1
344.3
2012 Q2
9,187
3
0
326.5
2012 Q1
8,256
4
1
484.5
2011 Q4
9,713
10
0
1029.5
2011 Q3
10,687
11
9
1029.3
2011 Q2
10,368
2
1
192.9
2011 Q1
9,915
16
11
1613.7
2010 Q4
9,502
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
18,056
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
16,954
1
1
59.0
2010 Q1
16,451
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
14,510
3
3
206.8
2009 Q3
14,114
6
2
425.1
2009 Q2
11,992
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
12,189
9
6
738.4
2008 Q4
16,337
6
3
367.3
2008 Q3
17,652
15
11
849.8
2008 Q2
9,408
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
9,025
25
10
2770.1
2007 Q4
8,197
26
15
3171.9
2007 Q3
9,357
11
2
1175.6
2007 Q2
8,986
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
9,592
31
16
3231.9
2006 Q4
9,191
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
8,490
11
4
1295.6
2006 Q2
8,509
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
7,367
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
6,881
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
8,365
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
8,230
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
7,453
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
6,653
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
7,188
1
1
139.1
2004 Q2
6,625
9
6
1358.5
2004 Q1
6,617
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
6,250
16
11
2560.0
2003 Q3
6,322
1
0
158.2
2003 Q2
6,660
60
19
9009.0
2003 Q1
6,052
58
25
9583.6
2002 Q4
7,629
4
3
524.3
2002 Q3
8,697
2
0
230.0
2002 Q2
8,742
9
9
1029.5
2001 Q4
7,790
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
9,082
13
8
1431.4
2001 Q2
7,826
5
0
638.9
2001 Q1
8,220
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
7,494
30
20
4003.2
2000 Q3
8,056
14
13
1737.8
2000 Q2
9,559
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
3,876
38
32
9803.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
15 on file
2014 · 2 incidents
December 1, 2014KY · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was operating loader loading coal, when finish employee went to get off of loader. While climbing down loader ladder foot slip off step hurting back and knees. Employee became a lost time accident due to a slip disk. Became a lost time accident on 12/2/2014
Employee was pulling on a pump suction line in a frozen pond when he felt a strain in his stomach. he went to doctor and diagnosed with a very small umbilical hernia but employee did not treat. Employee has returned to his regular job with no lost time or restrictions.
2013 · 1 incident
July 11, 2013KY · Coalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was taking out garbage when he picked up 4 lb garbage can straining his lower back, employee has become a lost time due to this injury. Company was not informed of being a lost time accident until recently due because we were unable to reach employee.
Employee was preparing to work on beltline when belt knife lock did not set, causing knife to close on hand when pressure put on knife, cutting right hand. Sutures required.
2003 · 1 incident
January 21, 2003KY · Coalelectrician, linemanMACHINERY
THE INJURED EMPLOYED WAS REACHING ABOVE HIS HEAD TO HAND A HAND RAIL POST TO A CO-WORKER. A HAND RAIL POST WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 20 POUNDS. EE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER / UPPER ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WELDING BY HOLDING A PIECE OF REBAR IN PLACE WHILE HE WELDED IT. THE EMPLOYED RECEIVED WELDING FALSH BURNS TO THIS EYES BECAUSE HE WAS ONLY WEA RING SAFETY GLASSES, AN D NOT PROPER EYE PROTECTION. THE EMPLOYEE PERFORMING THE WELDING WAS WEARING A PROPER WELDING HOOD.
1994 · 1 incident
May 7, 1994KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
STEPPED ON A BLOCK OF COAL, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND BEGAN EXPEREINCING PAIN IN BACK AND LEG. EMPLOYEE DID NOT BEGIN MISSING WORK DAYS UNTIL OCT. 9, 92. INJURY WAS NOT OTHERWISE REPORTABLE.
1991 · 1 incident
July 19, 1991KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanOTHER
AFTE LUNCH BREAK MEN LOADED 10 PIECES OF SHEET METAL WHILE RETURNING TO THE WORKPLACE,WITNESS SAID THEY HEARD INJURED GASPING FOR BREATH.FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED,THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE HOPS ITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DOA.THE CAUSE OF THE DEATH IS UNKNOWN PENDING LATER MEDICAL REPORTS.
1988 · 1 incident
September 6, 1988KY · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHEN WALKING BY THE TRUCK FEEDER HE STEPPED ON A SMALL BLOCK OF COAL CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE HAHIT HIS HAND ON THE CONCRETE AROUND THE FEEDER CUTTING HIS HAND SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.
A FOREMAN WAS R3DING ON THE FUEL TANK ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRUCK HE WAS TRYING TO HELP THE TRUCK DRIVE LOCATE A NOISE OR PROBLEM IN THE TRUCK REAR END WHEN HE FELL OFF THE TRUCK AND WAS RAN O VER BY THE FRON7 SET OF TARDOM TRUCK WHEELS HE HAS A BROKEN PELVIS AND BLATTER INJURY TO SOME EXTEN CAOL TRUCK.
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