Tosh Coal Company: 37 MSHA citations operator
MSHA operator ID: P23428
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Mines on record
- 0
- Years on record
- —
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
37
citations
24
significant & substantial
$21,061
proposed penalties
$3,707
paid to date
18% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $17,354 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
17
inspections on record
365
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: 365 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
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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.$21K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$7K
outstanding
37 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $21K in penalties contested before the Commission, $10K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-01-10.
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.64.9%
significant & substantial
35.1%
high negligence or reckless
64.9%
reasonably likely or greater
37.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.4% low, 59.5% moderate, 29.7% high, 5.4% 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: 2001-12-04, 24 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.92%
within 1.5 mg/m3
13
samples
3.85
dust max (mg/m3)
13 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER6
- TIPPLE OPERATOR3
- LABORER/BLACKSMITH2
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: 2002-01-10, 24 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.8%
over PEL
12
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER6
- TIPPLE OPERATOR3
- CAR DROPPER2
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 20000038 | Settlement | Hodgdon | 2003 | $11K → $4K |
| VA 20020036 | Settlement | Hodgdon | 2003 | $5K → $2K |
| VA 20000001 | Settlement | Merlin | 2001 | $2K → $1K |
| VA 20010021 | Default | Barbour | 2001 | $2K → $2K |
| VA 20020027 | Settlement | Hodgdon | 2003 | $1K → $560 |
| VA 20010026 | Settlement | Barbour | 2001 | $600 → $525 |
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 Tosh 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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