Signal Resources Llc · Accident type, without injuries
SOME ROCK FROM THE HIGHWALL FELL ON CANOPY OF THE BELT ENTRY.
Lost Creek #1 Mine Coal
Signal Resources Llc
· Underground
Controlled by
Steven M Hite; Christopher L Hite
West Milford,
Harrison County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608628
Lost Creek #1 Mine has $434 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2000
- Latest incident
- Feb 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
7
citations
1
significant & substantial
$434
proposed penalties
$434
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
11
inspections on record
147
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 147 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Lost Creek #1 Mine has $434 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$434
proposed penalties
$434
current assessed
$434
paid to date
$0
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-06-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Lost Creek #1 Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.48 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 26 samples.
Health sampling
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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
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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.0.48
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.40
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
26
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-05-30.
Silica (quartz)
10.6
silica avg (%)
15.7
silica max (%)
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-02-11.
Noise
22%
over PEL
9
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-03-09.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q2 | 2,952 | 5 | 1 | 1693.8 |
| 2000 Q1 | 4,532 | 2 | 0 | 441.3 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2000 · 2 incidents
Signal Resources Llc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 1ST LEFT SECTION, #3 ENTRY AT THE FACE AND EXTENDING 30 FEET OUTBY. A LARGE CLAY VEIN ON THE LEFT RIB CONTRIBUTED TO THE FALL. SOME GLOVING EFFECT WAS DISCOVERED ON 4 ROOF BOLTS. THE USE OF LARGER BOLTS MAY ELIMINATE THIS OCCURANCE.
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The full compliance file on Lost Creek #1 Mine
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.