citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘThis rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
156 citations across 1,775 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
#1 Mine has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
154 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-03-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at #1 Mine shows 82% of 148 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
Last sampled: 2002-03-29, 24 years ago
82%
within 1.5 mg/m3
148
samples
5.64
dust max (mg/m3)
79 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 69 by the operator.
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Respirable coal dust by year
ⓘRespirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.
#1 Mine recorded 3.59 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.
Injury rate, 2001
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
3.59
total case rate
3.59
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 8.13 cases per 100 workers that year.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2002
49
83,282
2001
47
250,448
2000
42
146,143
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
#1 Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
THE 001 WORKING SECTION CUT INTO OLD WORKS WHILE MINING IN THE #7 HEADING APPROX. 140' INBY SPAD NO 3264 CAUSING WATER TO ENTER THE WORKING SECTION. THE MEN WERE REMOVED FROM THE MINE IMMEDIAT ELY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE SECTION POWER CENTER WAS THE ONLY EQUIPMENT AFFECTED BY THE WATER. OLD WORKING WERE NOT PROPERTY LOCATED ON MINE MAP.
2001 · 3 incidents
December 3, 2001WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
GETTING ROOF BOLT OFF OF RIPPER ON MINER. TWISTED AROUND TO WALK OFF AND BACK STARTED HURTING. EMPLOYEE WENT TO CLINCH VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON 10-31-01. FOREMAN'S REPORT WAS LOST OR SENT TO WRONG OFFICE.
UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL APPROX. 3-4' HIGH X 40' LONG X 18-20' IN WIDTH WAS DISCOVERED AT APPROX. 2:30 AM ON 9-24-01 WHILE INSPECTING MAIN INTAKE ESCAPEWAY. SPAD 2064-NO. 7 MAIN IN TAKE ESCAPEW AY.
WHILE LIFTING RIPPER JACK ON MINER PULLED OR STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK DID NOT MISS ANY WORK AT TIME OF ACCIDENT, BUT HAD TO GO TO A DR ON 9-10-99 AND IS PRESENTLY OFF WORK.
1998 · 2 incidents
November 5, 1998WV · Coalroof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helperHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE INTERSECTION LAYS IN A VALLYE. THE WEIGHT COMING OFF THE HILLS LEFT & RIGHT CONTRIBUTED TO THE CAUSE OF THE FALL A CONTINUATION OF THE FALL EXCEEDED 4 TO 5 FEET FELL AT A LATER TIME EXC EEDING THE 3FT ROOF SUPPORT
AN UNINTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURED AT SERVEA STATUS#521 APPROX 3-4 FEET THICK 40-50 FT LONG THE AREA WAS DANGERED OFF AND TIMBER WERE SET FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
1996 · 6 incidents
May 21, 1996WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
ROOF BOLTER APR. WAS POSITIONING THE BOLT MACHINE OT INSTALL BOLT. ATRS FOULED AND CAUSED BOLT MACHINE TO REAR UP AND CAUSED OPR'S HEAD TO HIT ROOF INJURED OPRS NECK AND SHOULDER.
#3 ENTRY OF SECTION HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROX. 4.5 BREAKS ABOUT 250 IN A ROLL WHEN A ROOF FALL OCCURRED BLOCKING THE #3 ENTRY WHICH WAS THE ONLY RETURN ON SECTION #1 #2 ENTRY HAD DONE BEEN D ROPPED DUE TO ROCK FALL, SO THIS LEFT ONLY ONE ENTRY ON THE RETURN SIDE OF SECTION.