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Cobalt Blue LLC

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  • Summary
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    Citations, Orders, and Safeguards
    Citations, Orders, and Safeguards
    Please Note: Cobalt Blue LLC has been the current operator since 10/20/2008
    Year 104(a) 104(b) Proposed
    Penalties ($)    		 Current Penalties ($) Amount Paid
    To Date ($)
    1995 6 0 404.00 404.00 404.00
    1996 7 0 506.00 506.00 506.00
    1997 1 0 50.00 50.00 50.00
    1998 5 0 345.00 345.00 345.00
    1999 2 0 110.00 110.00 110.00
    2000 11 0 1,586.00 1,586.00 1,586.00
    2001 1 1 131.00 131.00 131.00
    2002 1 0 131.00 131.00 131.00
    2003 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
    2004 1 0 60.00 60.00 60.00
    2005 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
    2006 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
    2007 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
    2008 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
    2009 5 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
    2010 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
    Note: Vacated Citations are not included in any reports on the DRS.
    Injuries, Hours Worked, and Production Totals
    Injuries, Hours Worked, and Production Totals
    Please Note: Cobalt Blue LLC has been the current operator since 10/20/2008
    Year Fatal Operator
    Injuries    		 NFDL Operator
    Injuries    		 Fatal Contractor
    Injuries    		 NFDL Contractor
    Injuries    		 Operator Hours
    Worked*    		 Coal
     Produced 
    (tons)    		 Operator Fatal
    Incidence Rate**    		 Operator NFDL
    Incidence Rate**    		 Mine Type
    National Fatal
    Incidence Rate**    		 Mine Type
    National NFDL
    Incidence Rate**
    1995 0 2 0 2 55,083 0 0.00 7.26 0.0202 6.28
    1996 0 0 0 0 54,543 0 0.00 0.00 0.0355 4.91
    1997 0 0 0 0 42,006 0 0.00 0.00 0.0000 4.03
    1998 0 0 0 0 32,362 0 0.00 0.00 0.0172 4.22
    1999 0 0 0 2 24,590 0 0.00 0.00 0.0283 3.89
    2000 0 0 0 0 17,613 0 0.00 0.00 0.0406 3.65
    2001 0 0 0 0 18,660 0 0.00 0.00 0.0297 3.21
    2002 0 0 0 0 5,703 0 0.00 0.00 0.0107 3.64
    2003 0 1 0 0 3,595 0 0.00 55.63 0.0000 3.48
    2004 0 0 0 0 2,253 0 0.00 0.00 0.0356 2.75
    2005 0 0 0 0 150 0 0.00 0.00 0.0000 2.36
    2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0.0000 2.43
    2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0.0113 1.88
    2008 0 0 0 0 1,520 0 0.00 0.00 0.0245 1.54
    2009 0 0 0 0 2,593 0 0.00 0.00 0.0000 1.62
    2010 0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0.0000 1.46
    *   Hours worked and accidents & injuries now include office hours or accidents (subunit 99).
    ** Current rates are based on data available as of 2010 Quarter 1. For a further explanation, please see this.
  • MSHA Data
  • Production