Mining Incidents

Quarto Mining Company operator

Controlled by CONSOL Energy Inc
MSHA operator ID: P18594
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
254
Mines on record
3
Years on record
1987–2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
8
citations
0
significant & substantial
$616
proposed penalties
$616
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
45
inspections on record
388
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: 388 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$616
proposed penalties
$616
current assessed
$616
paid to date
$0
outstanding
8 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-03-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Top causes

Incident timeline

2004
2
2000
1
1999
10 (2f)
1998
12
1997
15
1996
21
1995
12
1994
23
1993
10
1992
11
1991
13
1990
13
1989
21
1988
37
1987
53

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
September 24, 1999 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RECOVERING A SLURRY LINE THROUGH A CANOPIED AREA. FOR REASONS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, THE CANOPY COLLAPSED CAUSING FATAL INJUIES TO THE EMPLOYEE.

September 24, 1999 OH · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RECOVERING A SLURRY LINE THROUGH A CANOPIED AREA. FOR REASONS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, THE CANOPY COLLAPSED CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TO EMPLOYEE.

Watch this operator

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at any Quarto Mining Company mine.

For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants

The full compliance file on Quarto Mining Company

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.