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Amherst Loading Facility Coal

Malden, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607509

Amherst Loading Facility has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $705 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1990–2003
Latest incident
Jul 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
28
citations
13
significant & substantial
$4,334
proposed penalties
$3,629
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $705 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
61
inspections on record
622
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: 622 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Amherst Loading Facility has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $705 outstanding across 1 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$705
outstanding
28 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-01-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Amherst Loading Facility shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.11 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 44 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.
0.11
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.35
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
44
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-01-03.
Noise
30%
over PEL
20
samples
Most recent sample: 2013-01-03.
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
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
Show 88 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 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 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q4 543 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 627 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 669 1 1 1494.8
2012 Q1 138 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 996 2 0 2008.0
2011 Q3 501 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,178 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 862 3 1 3480.3
2010 Q4 1,832 1 0 545.9
2010 Q3 1,517 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,153 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,069 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 366 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 872 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,605 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,160 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,361 4 0 2939.0
2008 Q3 1,562 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,802 3 1 1664.8
2008 Q1 1,684 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,108 2 1 948.8
2007 Q3 1,662 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,672 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,177 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,739 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,245 1 1 445.4
2006 Q2 2,359 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,046 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,170 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,635 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,429 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,410 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,763 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,798 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,183 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,184 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,552 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,839 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,135 5 5 1594.9
2003 Q1 2,441 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,802 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,378 3 2 888.1
2002 Q2 2,577 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,645 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,469 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,961 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,568 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,646 1 1 377.9
2000 Q4 2,371 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,698 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,484 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,554 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

July 31, 2003 WV · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman
Amherst Industries Inc · -

EE WAS CHANGING OUT BARGES. HE CLIMBED A LADDER FROM THE LOADED BARGE TO THE EMPTY BARGE. HE WALKED TO THE BOW END OF THE BARGE, WHERE HE HAD A LOWER BACK SPASM. WE TOOK HIM FROM THE BARGE TO THE DR.

January 13, 2003 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amherst Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE COAL FEEDER WAS FROZEN DUE TO COLD TEMPERATURES. EE WAS PULLING ON THE V-BELTS TO GET THE FEEDER DISLODGED. WHEN THE PITMAN ARM WAS FULLY EXTENDED THE FEEDER RELEASED & PULLED EE'S RIGHT T HUMB BETWEEN THE BELT & PULLEY CLOSEST TO THE ELECTRIC MOTOR. AT THIS TIME ALL SOURCES OF POWER TO THIS ONE FEEDER WERE DISCONNECTED. EE'S TOP PORTION OF RIGHT THUMB WAS SEVERED.

2002 · 1 incident

April 19, 2002 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amherst Industries Inc · Fall from machine

EE HAD CLIMBED UP ONTO THE ENDLOADER THAT HE WOULD BE OPERATING FOR HIS SHIFT. UPON REACHING THE TOP OF THE ENDLOADER HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND HE BRUISED HIS LOWER BACK AND RECEIVED A KNOT ON HIS HEAD. THE SURFACE THAT HE FELL ONTO WAS GRAVEL. THE HEIGHT THAT HE FELL WAS SEVEN FEET OFF OF THE GROUND.

2001 · 2 incidents

January 14, 2001 WV · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Amherst Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WELDING ON A SUPPORT FOR THE BARGE MOVER EE SITS ON HIS LEFT LEG AND HEARS THE KNEE POP. HE IS NOT OPERATED ON UNTIL MARCH 6, 2001. AT THIS TIME HE IS STILL OFF WORK.

January 12, 2001 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amherst Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LEFT FLOOR CATCHES UNDER CRABLINE WHEN BARGE IS BEING SET IN PLACE TO LOAD. THE BARGE SHIFTS BECAUSE OF BOAT GOING UP RIVER CAUSING THE CABLE TO SNAP. HE RECEIVES BRUISES TO THE TOP OR HIS LEF T FOOT.

2000 · 1 incident

August 14, 2000 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amherst Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE GAUGING BARGE BEING LOADED WITH COAL THE CABLE WHICH PULLS BARGE UP AND DOWN THE RIVER HIT EE'S LEFT ELBOW. CREATED A BRUISE AND SMALL CUT.

1998 · 1 incident

October 5, 1998 WV · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amherst Industries Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE MAN WAS PULLING ON A WIRE ROPE. HE PULLED HIS BACK.

1993 · 1 incident

December 11, 1993 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amherst Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED DOWN ONTO WALKWAY AND TWISTED KNEE.

1991 · 2 incidents

December 31, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amherst Industries Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED ON LUMP OF COAL TWISTING L ANKLE FELL DOWN HIT R KNEE ON PAD

January 21, 1991 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amherst Industries Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

WHILE BREAKING COAL LUMPS WITH 61 LB SLEDGE HAMMER FELT PULL IN BACK.

1990 · 2 incidents

December 21, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amherst Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLS HAND WAS PINCHED BY WRECKING BAR WHILE SLOSING RAIL CAR WHICH HAD BEEN EMPTIED WHILE LOADING BARGE.

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