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8-C Mine: 290 MSHA citations Coal

Aracoma Coal Inc · Underground
Earling, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606500

8-C Mine has $80K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
32
Years on record
1992–2007
Latest incident
Sep 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
290
citations
129
significant & substantial
$79,824
proposed penalties
$72,499
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,325 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Aracoma Coal Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
57
inspections on record
2,598
inspection hours
11.2
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.
290 citations across 2,598 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

8-C Mine has $80K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K 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.
$80K
proposed penalties
$80K
current assessed
$72K
paid to date
$7K
outstanding
283 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-03-10.
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.
45.6%
significant & substantial
3.5%
high negligence or reckless
45.6%
reasonably likely or greater
16.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.9% low, 92.6% moderate, 3.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at 8-C Mine shows 94% of 279 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: 2007-10-27, 18 years ago
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
279
samples
7.58
dust max (mg/m3)
134 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 145 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR126
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR25
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)17

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2007-11-07, 18 years ago
13.9
silica avg (%)
24
samples
28.2
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR15
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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: 2007-10-10, 18 years ago
36%
over PEL
25
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR8
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)7
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR5
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
2007 96% 54
2006 96% 73
2005 98% 54
2004 85% 52
2003 93% 15
2000 97% 31
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2007 14.7 3
2006 13.6 6
2005 16.4 6
2004 13.0 5
2003 15.1 1
2000 10.0 3
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2007 0% 5
2006 0% 6
2004 100% 4
2003 100% 5
2000 0% 5
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

8-C Mine recorded 17.90 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.

Injury rate, 2007
ⓘ 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.
17.90
total case rate
11.19
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 4.71 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 5.00 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2007 * 17.90 11.19 0.000
2006 * 14.99 10.70 0.000
2005 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
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.
Ownership history
  1. Belva Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1989
  2. Char-Lynn Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1984
  3. T & J Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1991
  4. R & S Energy Inc 1991 to 1997
  5. A & A Francis Energy Inc 1997 to 1998
  6. Belva Coal Company 1998 to 1999
  7. Madison Creek Llc 1999 to 2003
  8. White's Mining, L.L.C. 2003 to 2005
  9. Rama Development Co., Inc. 2005 to 2005
  10. Hanover Resources LLC 2005 to 2008
  11. Aracoma Coal Inc 2008 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)
2008 1
2007 38 162,977
2006 36 180,013
2005 22 112,257
2004 8 72,635
2003 0
2000 9 28,545
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

8-C Mine sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
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
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q3 0 0 0
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 1,451 6 1 4135.1
2007 Q4 12,513 10 5 799.2
2007 Q3 24,506 34 14 1387.4
2007 Q2 27,131 33 17 1216.3
2007 Q1 25,241 27 16 1069.7
2006 Q4 18,193 15 5 824.5
Show 16 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q3 28,699 12 4 418.1
2006 Q2 22,155 24 7 1083.3
2006 Q1 24,372 17 12 697.5
2005 Q4 21,660 13 9 600.2
2005 Q3 0 8 4
2005 Q2 12,830 5 2 389.7
2005 Q1 8,695 8 4 920.1
2004 Q4 4,959 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,345 12 7 3587.4
2004 Q2 4,227 17 3 4021.8
2004 Q1 2,635 21 8 7969.6
2003 Q4 0 6 2
2003 Q3 0 1 0
2000 Q3 1,059 2 1 1888.6
2000 Q2 1,423 1 0 702.7
2000 Q1 2,567 6 4 2337.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

32 on file

2007 · 11 incidents

August 1, 2007 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hanover Resources LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING IN THE FACE IN A LOW AREA, THE EMPLOYEE BENT OVER & FELT AN AWKWARD PULL IN LOWER LUMBAR REGION.

April 12, 2007 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanover Resources LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Loading oxygen tank and mashed little finger on right hand.

February 16, 2007 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanover Resources LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PUTTING 3-WHEELER ON CHARGE WHEN HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN MINER CABLE & HIGH LINE CABLE. EMPLOYEE TURNED BUT HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT AND DIDN'T TURN WITH HIM. (QUESTIONING INJURY) ANOTHER EE WAS LISTED AS A WITNESS, BUT EE STATED THAT HE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.

January 15, 2007 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanover Resources LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A LIGHT ON #2 BUGGY. WHEN HE WAS TRIMMING THE LEADS, HE CUT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH THE BELT KNIFE.

January 11, 2007 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Hanover Resources LLC · Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN SCOOP PANEL. A WIRE ARCHED OVER & BURNT LEFT HAND & THUMB.

2006 · 8 incidents

December 18, 2006 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanover Resources LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PICKING UP A FOOT SHAFT & STRAINED HIS LOW BACK.

November 6, 2006 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanover Resources LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.

October 27, 2006 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Hanover Resources LLC · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMING BELT RIDE AND RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TOP OF THE BELT RIDE.

October 5, 2006 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanover Resources LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING END OF BELT TO MAKE A BELT SPLICE. HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB WITH THE UTILITY KNIFE.

July 20, 2006 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanover Resources LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT - THE BELT PULLED LOOSE FROM ANCHORS CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO CUT HIS LEG.

July 6, 2006 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hanover Resources LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Let drill pot down on knee. Drill pot part of roof bolter.

May 22, 2006 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hanover Resources LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was setting up bolter when draw rock fell out by the roof support and hit him on the right wrist and right leg. Draw rock measured 1' long 8 wide and 3' 2" thick.

April 26, 2006 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Hanover Resources LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting the canopy back on the #2 bridge. He had to put a jack between the canopy & the deck. When he started jacking it up the jack slipped out and caught his hand.

2005 · 6 incidents

November 10, 2005 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanover Resources LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was changing out a roll of belt, making a belt move and the roll fell on his left foot.

September 10, 2005 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rama Development Co., Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A STOP ON END OF LOW STRUCTURE FOR A BRIDGE SYSTEM. THE STOP TURNED OVER AND CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN IT AND THE ROLLER.

September 6, 2005 WV · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rama Development Co., Inc. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A SCOOP WHEN A HOSE GAVE WAY AND SQUIRTED HYDRAULIC OIL INTO EE'S EYE.

September 6, 2005 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rama Development Co., Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE

September 2, 2005 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rama Development Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & STRUCK THE EE'S LEFT KNEE

August 3, 2005 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator ELECTRICAL
Rama Development Co., Inc. · Contact with electrical current

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE PUT HIS LEFT HAND ON THE MINER & GOT SHOCKED. THE COMPANY QUESTIONS AND IS PROTESTING THIS INCIDENT.

1998 · 4 incidents

November 13, 1998 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Belva Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EE STATES HE WAS OUTSIDE FINISHING A BELT SPLICE, A BAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE RED DEVEL STRIKING EE ON THUMB.

November 12, 1998 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Belva Coal Company · Fall from machine

EE STATED THAT HE SLIPPED OFF BELT STRUCTURE, EE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL AFTER HE WAS CONTACTED CONCERNING COMPENSATION FORMS RECEIVED 12/9/98.

November 10, 1998 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Belva Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EE STATES ON COMPENSATION FORM THAT HEAD CAUGHT BETWEEN TOP AND FOUR WHEELER. EE DID NOT NOTIFY OF ACCIDENT UNTIL COMPENSATION FORM WAS RECEIVED.

May 5, 1998 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & A Francis Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS BENDING ROOF BOT, FELT SOMETHING POP IN BOTTOM OF BACK.

1997 · 2 incidents

September 17, 1997 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
A & A Francis Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED HE RAN SCOOP OVER A ROCK, THE SCOOP SIT DOWN SOLID AND THE EMPLOYEE SAID IT JARRED HIS BACK.

August 28, 1997 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A & A Francis Energy Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE STATED HE WAS HANGING DRILL CABLE ON TOP, WHEEL STUCK SO HE PULLED ON CABLE AND FELT SOMETHING IN BACK.

1992 · 1 incident

January 31, 1992 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R & S Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I WAS LAYING UNDER RIPPER BOOM TRYING TO PRY DISC OUT OF POT WITH SLATE BAR WHEN I SPRANG MY BACK.