L Coal Company: 57 MSHA citations operator
MSHA operator ID: P24427
L Coal Company has no reportable incidents on file with MSHA. MSHA has proposed $4K in penalties since 2000, with $899 outstanding.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Mines on record
- 0
- Years on record
- —
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
57
citations
14
significant & substantial
$3,841
proposed penalties
$2,230
paid to date
58% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,611 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
102
inspections on record
1,278
inspection hours
4.5
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.57 citations across 1,278 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.$4K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$899
outstanding
52 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-05-11.
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.26.9%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
30.8%
reasonably likely or greater
11.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 9.6% low, 90.4% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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: 2004-06-14, 22 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.98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
188
samples
2.60
dust max (mg/m3)
74 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 114 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- HAND LOADERS134
- TRACTOR OPERATOR/MOTORMAN16
- LABORER/BLACKSMITH7
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2003-12-03, 22 years ago5.2
silica avg (%)
5
samples
12.2
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- HAND LOADERS5
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: 2004-02-19, 22 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.0%
over PEL
12
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- HAND LOADERS4
- TRACTOR OPERATOR/MOTORMAN4
- LABORER/BLACKSMITH2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENN 2004-37 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2004 | $704 → $352 |
| PENN 2003-140 | Settlement | Lesnick | 2003 | $410 → $260 |
| PENN20010009 | Settlement | Melick | 2001 | $305 → $225 |
| PENN20010106 | Settlement | Feldman | 2001 | $299 → $235 |
| PENN20010102 | Settlement | Barbour | 2001 | $165 → $99 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents associated with this operator.
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Where L Coal 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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