Buchanan Production Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING THE MINER OUT OF THE #3 HEADING LEFT BREAK WHEN HE GOT PINNED BETWEEN THE MINER AND THE RIB.
Buchanan Production Company: 1 recorded fatality operator
Controlled by
Gary A Horn
MSHA operator ID: P21612
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
146
citations
68
significant & substantial
$14,524
proposed penalties
$9,838
paid to date
68% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,686 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
56
inspections on record
1,814
inspection hours
8.0
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.146 citations across 1,814 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
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.$15K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
142 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $5K in penalties contested before the Commission, $4K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-01-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.46.9%
significant & substantial
2.8%
high negligence or reckless
46.9%
reasonably likely or greater
2.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.4% low, 93.8% moderate, 2.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Injury rate, 2000
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.11.68
total case rate
11.68
days-away rate
1.298
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 7.74 and the all-US-mining average was 5.64 cases per 100 workers.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
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.
Last sampled: 2001-01-26, 25 years ago
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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.93%
within 1.5 mg/m3
169
samples
8.07
dust max (mg/m3)
77 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 92 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR68
- MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR23
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)10
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2000-12-22, 25 years ago5.2
silica avg (%)
14
samples
10.9
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR9
Noise
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Last sampled: 2001-01-03, 25 years ago
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The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.32%
over PEL
22
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR10
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)6
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR5
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this operator contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA 20000046 | Settlement | Weisberger | 2001 | $2K → $2K |
| VA 20000045 | Settlement | Weisberger | 2001 | $1K → $1K |
| VA 20010019 | Dismissal | 2001 | $1K → $0 | |
| VA 20010023 | Settlement | Hodgdon | 2001 | $1K → $600 |
| VA 20000044 | Settlement | Weisberger | 2001 | $275 → $275 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 4 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 17 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 15 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 14 non-fatal
- IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 1 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2001
3
2000
9 (1f)
1999
7
1998
5
1997
7
1996
1
1995
6
1994
3
1993
4
1992
6
1991
3
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
1 recordedFor insurers, brokers, and safety consultants
Where Buchanan Production Company stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate
MSHA's standard limits respirable silica to 50 micrograms per cubic metre, but MSHA publishes dust and quartz as separate files and never the silica figure itself. We derive it per sample, score it against the limit, and set the operator's injury rate against a benchmark built from the full MSHA operator record. With the 26-year penalty trail, contest posture, and fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.
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