Mining Incidents

Adrian Refuse Area/Adrian Prep Plant Coal

Carson One Mining LLC · Facility
Controlled by William V Whiting
Adrian, Upshur County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609167

Adrian Refuse Area/Adrian Prep Plant has $8K 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
3
Years on record
2007–2010
Latest incident
May 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
34
citations
8
significant & substantial
$8,103
proposed penalties
$1,260
paid to date
16% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,843 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
17
inspections on record
562
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: 562 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Adrian Refuse Area/Adrian Prep Plant has $8K 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.
$8K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$7K
outstanding
33 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-10-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Adrian Refuse Area/Adrian Prep Plant shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.19 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 14 samples.

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.
0.19
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.47
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
14
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-10-14.
Noise
6%
over PEL
16
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-10-14.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2009 Q4 4,392 7 3 1593.8
2009 Q3 2,341 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,080 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 6,951 1 0 143.9
2008 Q4 12,481 9 3 721.1
2008 Q3 11,519 14 2 1215.4
2008 Q2 7,199 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,240 0 0 0.0
Show 5 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q4 3,428 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 10,196 1 0 98.1
2007 Q2 5,440 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,846 1 0 541.7
2006 Q4 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2010 · 1 incident

May 4, 2010 WV · Coal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Carson One Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

3 men entered the property w/o the knowledge of mine operator and attempted to remove a Cat 235 Excavator. They attached a chain to a hook on a D9H Cat dozer blade and applied pressure to the excavator. The weld on the hook on the D9H blade falied releasing the chain which struck one of the men in the neck killing him on the site.

2009 · 1 incident

January 27, 2009 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carson One Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee removed steel plate from crusher. Plate dimensions 5" x 12" x 3/8. Employee turned to lay plate down, accidentally dropping plate on other employee's left forearm causing forearm contusion.

2007 · 1 incident

August 1, 2007 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carson One Mining LLC · Fall from machine

Employee just finished installing a fire extinguisher bracket on a D8 Dozer. He slipped off the tracks and fell to the ground landing on his right wrist. The weather was warm and dry. The dozer tracks were dry.

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