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Most Frequently Cited Standards for 2001


Safety is a Value
Plants - Coal 01/01/2001 - 12/31/2001
Rank # of Viols. Percent * Standard and Title Compliance Tips
1 471 8.99% 77.404(a)
Machinery and Equipment; Operation and Maintenance
 
2 323 6.16% 77.205(b)
Travelways at Surface Installations
 
3 279 5.32% 77.400(a)
Mechanical Equipment Guards
 
4 210 4.01% 77.202
Dust Accumulations in Surface Installations
 
5 197 3.76% 77.1104
Accumulations of Combustible Materials
 
6 176 3.36% 77.1605(d)
Loading and Haulage Equipment; Installations
 
7 157 3.00% 77.1605(b)
Loading and Haulage Equipment; Installations
 
8 154 2.94% 77.1606(c)
Loading and Haulage Equipment; Inspection and Maintenance
 
9 145 2.77% 77.200
Surface Installations; General
 
10 130 2.48% 77.1110
Examination and Maintenance of Firefighting Equipment
 
11 128 2.44% 77.216(d)
Water, Sediment, or Slurry Impoundments and Impounding Structures; General
 
12 125 2.39% 77.410(c)
Mobile Equipment; Automatic Warning Devices
 
13 123 2.35% 77.205(e)
Travelways at Surface Installations
 
14 115 2.19% 77.502
Electric Equipment; Examination, Testing, and Maintenance
 
15 114 2.18% 62.130(a)
Permissible Exposure Level
 
16 107 2.04% 77.516
Electric Wiring and Equipment; Installation and Maintenance
 
17 104 1.98% 77.400(c)
Mechanical Equipment Guards
 
18 101 1.93% 77.205(a)
Travelways at Surface Installations
 
19 88 1.68% 77.410
Mobile Equipment; Automatic Warning Devices
 
20 74 1.41% 77.1109(c)(1)
Quantity and Location of Firefighting Equipment
 
* Percent of total violations written at this type of operation.



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