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Most Frequently Cited Standards for 2002


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Plants - Coal 01/01/2002 - 12/31/2002
Rank # of Viols. Percent * Standard and Title Compliance Tips
1 399 8.50% 77.404(a)
Machinery and Equipment; Operation and Maintenance		  
2 318 6.78% 77.205(b)
Travelways at Surface Installations		 Get Compliance Tip  Get Tip 
3 293 6.24% 77.1104
Accumulations of Combustible Materials		  
4 272 5.80% 77.400(a)
Mechanical Equipment Guards		 Get Compliance Tip  Get Tip 
5 197 4.20% 77.1605(d)
Loading and Haulage Equipment; Installations		 Get Compliance Tip  Get Tip 
6 179 3.81% 77.202
Dust Accumulations in Surface Installations		 Get Compliance Tip  Get Tip  
7 176 3.75% 77.1605(b)
Loading and Haulage Equipment; Installations		 Get Compliance Tip  Get Tip 
8 125 2.66% 77.502
Electric Equipment; Examination, Testing, and Maintenance		  
9 117 2.49% 77.200
Surface Installations; General		  
10 116 2.47% 77.410(c)
Mobile Equipment; Automatic Warning Devices		 Get Compliance Tip  Get Tip 
11 94 2.00% 77.1110
Examination and Maintenance of Firefighting Equipment		 Get Compliance Tip  Get Tip  
12 94 2.00% 77.516
Electric Wiring and Equipment; Installation and Maintenance		  
13 87 1.85% 77.1606(c)
Loading and Haulage Equipment; Inspection and Maintenance		 Get Compliance Tip  Get Tip 
14 87 1.85% 77.205(a)
Travelways at Surface Installations		 Get Compliance Tip  Get Tip
15 87 1.85% 77.216(d)
Water, Sediment, or Slurry Impoundments and Impounding Structures; General		  
16 78 1.66% 77.410(a)(1)
Mobile equipment; automatic warning devices		  
17 71 1.51% 77.1109(c)(1)
Quantity and Location of Firefighting Equipment		  
18 70 1.49% 77.400(d)
Mechanical equipment guards		  
19 66 1.41% 77.1605(k)
Loading and haulage equipment; installations		  
20 62 1.32% 77.400(c)
Mechanical Equipment Guards		 Get Compliance Tip  Get Tip 
* Percent of total violations written at this type of operation.
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