What are AHM COAL MAC MINE #1's MSHA penalties?

AHM COAL MAC MINE #1 has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties on record, with $5K currently outstanding across 3 contested dockets.

What is the respirable coal dust exposure at AHM COAL MAC MINE #1?

MSHA sampling at AHM COAL MAC MINE #1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.15 mg/m3 (100% compliant with the 1.5 mg/m3 standard) across 137 samples.

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AHM COAL MAC MINE #1 Coal

Appalachian Highwall Mining, LLC · Surface

Controlled by Shaun Allen

Holden, WV, Logan County, WV · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 4407041

AHM COAL MAC MINE #1 has $27K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 2005–2021
Latest incident: Jul 2021

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2002

144

citations

significant & substantial

$27,188

proposed penalties

$22,282

paid to date

82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,906 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2002

inspections on record

1,847

inspection hours

7.8

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.

144 citations across 1,847 inspection hours.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

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.

$27K

proposed penalties

$27K

current assessed

$22K

paid to date

$5K

outstanding

144 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-29.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

See also the operator's enforcement record

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.

0.15

dust avg (mg/m3)

0.94

dust max (mg/m3)

100%

within 1.5 mg/m3

137

samples

Most recent sample: 2025-10-29.

Noise

over PEL

samples

Most recent sample: 2024-10-18.

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
2025 Q4	2,286	1	0	437.4
2025 Q3	2,136	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	1,990	2	0	1005.0
2025 Q1	2,027	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	2,006	2	1	997.0
2024 Q3	2,002	1	0	499.5
2024 Q2	2,294	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	1,972	4	1	2028.4

Show 88 earlier quarters

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	1,869	0	0	0.0
2023 Q3	1,926	0	0	0.0
2023 Q2	2,002	2	0	999.0
2023 Q1	2,166	0	0	0.0
2022 Q4	1,989	4	4	2011.1
2022 Q3	1,950	0	0	0.0
2022 Q2	2,157	2	0	927.2
2022 Q1	2,255	2	0	886.9
2021 Q4	1,843	0	0	0.0
2021 Q3	2,154	2	0	928.5
2021 Q2	2,626	0	0	0.0
2021 Q1	1,908	21	4	11006.3
2020 Q4	2,159	0	0	0.0
2020 Q3	2,608	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	2,100	2	0	952.4
2020 Q1	0	0	0
2019 Q4	1,241	0	0	0.0
2019 Q3	1,349	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	1,899	0	0	0.0
2019 Q1	3,188	5	4	1568.4
2018 Q4	2,620	0	0	0.0
2018 Q3	1,812	0	0	0.0
2018 Q2	0	0	0
2018 Q1	504	2	0	3968.3
2017 Q4	1,375	0	0	0.0
2017 Q3	142	0	0	0.0
2017 Q2	0	0	0
2017 Q1	0	0	0
2016 Q4	0	0	0
2016 Q3	0	0	0
2016 Q2	0	0	0
2016 Q1	0	0	0
2015 Q4	2,224	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	1,841	2	0	1086.4
2015 Q2	1,730	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	418	0	0	0.0
2014 Q4	1,006	0	0	0.0
2014 Q3	1,983	2	1	1008.6
2014 Q2	789	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	867	1	1	1153.4
2013 Q4	2,369	2	0	844.2
2013 Q3	1,471	0	0	0.0
2013 Q2	2,159	1	0	463.2
2013 Q1	2,495	0	0	0.0
2012 Q4	4,083	1	0	244.9
2012 Q3	3,728	0	0	0.0
2012 Q2	3,059	1	0	326.9
2012 Q1	2,981	8	2	2683.7
2011 Q4	2,735	0	0	0.0
2011 Q3	3,067	8	4	2608.4
2011 Q2	2,887	0	0	0.0
2011 Q1	3,411	12	8	3518.0
2010 Q4	3,232	1	0	309.4
2010 Q3	2,988	5	0	1673.4
2010 Q2	2,321	8	7	3446.8
2010 Q1	2,762	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	2,658	4	3	1504.9
2009 Q3	3,431	0	0	0.0
2009 Q2	4,312	3	2	695.7
2009 Q1	3,254	0	0	0.0
2008 Q4	5,701	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	6,395	2	1	312.7
2008 Q2	7,303	0	0	0.0
2008 Q1	6,525	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	6,353	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	5,775	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	6,176	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	5,825	0	0	0.0
2006 Q4	6,472	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	6,073	2	0	329.3
2006 Q2	6,150	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	7,096	2	1	281.8
2005 Q4	6,458	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	5,612	10	2	1781.9
2005 Q2	6,604	0	0	0.0
2005 Q1	6,478	10	1	1543.7
2004 Q4	5,685	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	4,654	2	0	429.7
2004 Q2	5,743	0	0	0.0
2004 Q1	5,892	4	1	678.9
2003 Q4	0	0	0
2003 Q3	0	0	0
2003 Q2	0	0	0
2003 Q1	0	0	0
2002 Q4	0	0	0
2002 Q3	0	0	0
2002 Q2	0	0	0
2002 Q1	4,373	1	1	228.7

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2021 · 1 incident

July 14, 2021 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Appalachian Highwall Mining, LLC · Struck by flying object

Laborer contracted a foreign substance (dust particle) in eye and after rubbing due to sweating, left the mine site and visited the eye doctor.

2013 · 1 incident

April 30, 2013 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Appalachian Highwall Mining, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Individual was getting out of the loader and hurt his back.

2009 · 1 incident

January 16, 2009 WV · Coal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Appalachian Highwall Mining, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking from the miner to the tool trailor to put up his hand tools, he fell and sprain his left ankle.

2007 · 1 incident

January 16, 2007 WV · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Appalachian Highwall Mining, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was drilling a hole to anchor highwall miner, pin swung caught his left hand between pin and anchor system causing laceration to his left hand.

2005 · 1 incident

August 8, 2005 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Appalachian Highwall Mining, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HAD BEEN RAINING, PIT WAS SLICK. EMPLOYEE FELL WALKING AROUND COAL PIT AND INJURED HIS RIGHT THUMB.

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