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Straight Creek #1 Mine

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  • Summary
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    Citations, Orders, and Safeguards
    Citations, Orders, and Safeguards
    Please Note: Left Fork Mining Co Inc has been the current operator since 7/14/1994

    Year 103(k) 104(a) 104(b) 104(d)(1) 104(d)(2) 104(g)(1) 107(a) 314(b) Proposed
    Penalties ($)
    Current Penalties ($) Amount Paid
    To Date ($)
    1995 0 113 0 0 0 0 1 1 10,997.00 10,221.00 10,221.00
    1996 0 220 4 1 0 0 1 3 36,857.00 30,448.50 30,448.50
    1997 0 103 1 0 0 0 0 0 13,850.00 13,850.00 13,850.00
    1998 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 591.00 591.00 591.00
    1999 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1,456.00 1,304.00 1,304.00
    2000 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,092.00 1,986.00 1,986.00
    2001 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 516.00 516.00 516.00
    2002 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 131.00 131.00 131.00
    2003 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 360.00 360.00 360.00
    2004 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 504.00 504.00 504.00
    2005 0 90 1 3 0 0 0 1 8,364.00 8,364.00 8,364.00
    2006 0 147 1 4 0 2 1 2 21,307.00 21,307.00 21,307.00
    2007 2 202 1 0 0 0 0 2 180,861.00 140,126.00 136,594.00
    2008 2 281 9 1 0 2 1 1 164,273.00 146,712.00 72,110.87
    2009 0 453 16 4 1 0 0 4 171,366.00 171,366.00 26,319.96
    2010 0 174 10 11 0 0 1 2 26,886.00 26,886.00 1,623.00
    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: Left Fork Mining Co Inc has been the current operator since 7/14/1994

    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 3 0 0 56,679 76,173 0.00 10.59 0.0464 10.01
    1996 0 8 0 0 68,609 88,509 0.00 23.32 0.0607 8.54
    1997 0 11 0 0 55,564 47,637 0.00 39.59 0.0434 8.34
    1998 0 1 0 0 3,748 0 0.00 53.36 0.0449 8.88
    1999 0 0 0 0 5,052 0 0.00 0.00 0.0369 8.19
    2000 0 0 0 0 5,970 0 0.00 0.00 0.0454 8.29
    2001 0 0 0 0 7,164 0 0.00 0.00 0.0756 7.13
    2002 0 0 0 0 6,154 0 0.00 0.00 0.0366 7.13
    2003 0 1 0 0 4,877 0 0.00 41.01 0.0340 6.27
    2004 0 0 0 0 6,666 0 0.00 0.00 0.0368 5.60
    2005 0 3 0 0 36,550 20,644 0.00 16.42 0.0336 5.11
    2006 0 10 0 0 90,343 280,285 0.00 22.14 0.0721 4.79
    2007 0 6 0 0 121,459 381,589 0.00 9.88 0.0423 4.75
    2008 0 9 0 0 167,138 360,629 0.00 10.77 0.0213 4.26
    2009 0 9 0 0 248,307 334,182 0.00 7.25 0.0117 4.04
    2010 0 9 0 0 75,710 100,583 - - - -
    *   Hours worked and accidents & injuries now include office hours or accidents (subunit 99).
    ** Current rates are based on data available as of 2009 Quarter 4. For a further explanation, please see this.
  • MSHA Data
  • Production