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Tamaqua Breaker

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  • Summary
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    Citations, Orders, and Safeguards
    Citations, Orders, and Safeguards
    Please Note: South Tamaqua Coal Pockets, Inc. has been the current operator since 9/1/1978
    Year 104(a) Proposed
    Penalties ($)    		 Current Penalties ($) Amount Paid
    To Date ($)
    1995 3 150.00 150.00 150.00
    1996 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
    1997 3 160.00 160.00 160.00
    1998 1 63.00 63.00 63.00
    1999 18 1,018.00 605.00 605.00
    2000 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
    2001 3 186.00 111.00 111.00
    2002 1 90.00 90.00 90.00
    2003 4 291.00 155.00 155.00
    2004 5 378.00 378.00 378.00
    2005 3 244.00 244.00 244.00
    2006 2 120.00 120.00 120.00
    2007 2 200.00 200.00 200.00
    2008 13 1,300.00 1,300.00 1,300.00
    2009 7 907.00 907.00 907.00
    2010 4 300.00 300.00 300.00
    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: South Tamaqua Coal Pockets, Inc. has been the current operator since 9/1/1978
    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 0 20,423 0 0.00 19.59 0.0000 12.13
    1996 0 0 0 0 20,754 0 0.00 0.00 0.0000 9.11
    1997 0 1 0 0 23,365 0 0.00 8.56 0.0000 7.25
    1998 0 0 0 0 24,555 0 0.00 0.00 0.0000 5.38
    1999 0 0 0 0 22,980 0 0.00 0.00 0.0000 5.23
    2000 0 1 0 0 20,178 0 0.00 9.91 0.0000 5.17
    2001 0 0 0 0 21,674 0 0.00 0.00 0.0000 4.18
    2002 0 1 0 0 23,290 0 0.00 8.59 0.0000 4.43
    2003 0 0 0 0 27,464 0 0.00 0.00 0.0000 3.32
    2004 0 1 0 0 28,386 0 0.00 7.05 0.1843 3.13
    2005 0 1 0 0 29,763 0 0.00 6.72 0.0000 2.17
    2006 0 0 0 0 23,537 0 0.00 0.00 0.0000 2.70
    2007 0 0 0 0 27,970 0 0.00 0.00 0.0000 2.77
    2008 0 0 0 0 32,615 0 0.00 0.00 0.0000 4.22
    2009 0 0 0 0 36,083 0 0.00 0.00 0.0000 4.11
    2010 0 4 0 0 17,321 0 0.00 72.32 0.0000 10.13
    *   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
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