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#1 Strip Coal

Coaltrain Corp · Surface
Controlled by Glenn C Larew
Newburg, Preston County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4605452

#1 Strip has no reportable incidents on file with MSHA.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
—
Latest incident
—
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
14
inspections on record
90
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 90 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at #1 Strip shows 100% of 12 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: 2003-01-14, 23 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
12
samples
0.21
dust max (mg/m3)
12 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • LABORER/BLACKSMITH5
  • WEIGHMAN4
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER3

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.

Last sampled: 2003-01-14, 23 years ago
0%
over PEL
6
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • LABORER/BLACKSMITH3
  • WEIGHMAN2
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2003 100% 1
2002 100% 3
2001 100% 3
2000 100% 5
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2003 0% 1
2002 0% 1
2001 0% 2
2000 0% 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Coaltrain Corp 1977 to present
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)
2004 0
2003 2 1,187
2002 2 3,943
2001 5 9,917
2000 5 21,922
1999 6 34,657
1998 6 48,978
1997 6 60,360
1996 6 56,881
1995 8 51,947
1994 6 38,898
1993 6 72,299
1992 6 66,379
1991 7 65,206
1990 4 50,988
1989 4 69,571
1988 4 27,621
1987 4 42,762
1986 8 89,213
1985 10 117,334
1984 10 125,712
1983 10 90,803
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#1 Strip sits in Preston County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Preston County, West Virginia · Population 34,204
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$61,373
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; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 600 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,013 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 360 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
Show 9 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q1 1,778 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,860 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,883 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,241 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,618 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,284 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,088 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,281 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,540 0 0 0.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.