Anna Branch Surface Mine has $34K in proposed MSHA penalties and $298 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2002–2010
Latest incident
Jul 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
83
citations
61
significant & substantial
$33,877
proposed penalties
$33,355
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $522 gap.
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.
83 citations across 1,343 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2011-12-08.
On record since 2011.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Anna Branch Surface Mine has $34K in proposed MSHA penalties and $298 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.
$34K
proposed penalties
$34K
current assessed
$33K
paid to date
$298
outstanding
82 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $897 in penalties contested before the Commission, $673 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-04-08.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
25%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$897 proposed, $673 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2012-07-16.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Anna Branch Surface Mine shows 100% of 67 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: 2011-12-05, 14 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
67
samples
0.64
dust max (mg/m3)
67 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER19
REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE18
BULLDOZER OPERATOR10
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.
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.
Anna Branch Surface Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2008.
Injury rate, 2008
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.41 and the all-US-mining average was 3.61 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.91 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
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2004 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2003 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2002
1.99
0.00
0.000
2001 *
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.
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)
2014
0
2012
2
2011
6
18,011
2010
4
2009
7
29,388
2008
13
37,957
2007
0
2006
0
2005
8
68,484
2004
24
328,996
2003
26
451,827
2002
41
408,009
2001
29
341,628
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Anna Branch Surface 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
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q2
0
0
0
2012 Q1
1,693
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
2,551
5
2
1960.0
2011 Q3
2,984
3
3
1005.4
2011 Q2
2,659
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
1,294
7
2
5409.6
2010 Q4
2,093
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2010 Q3
247
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
263
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
76
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
1,378
1
0
725.7
2009 Q3
4,539
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
5,497
10
7
1819.2
2009 Q1
5,857
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
8,296
17
17
2049.2
2008 Q3
8,386
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
7,305
7
2
958.2
2008 Q1
333
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
0
1
0
2007 Q3
0
0
0
2007 Q2
0
0
0
2007 Q1
0
1
0
2006 Q4
0
0
0
2006 Q3
0
0
0
2006 Q1
0
0
0
2005 Q4
15,607
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
2,412
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
0
0
0
2005 Q1
0
0
0
2004 Q4
12,573
2
2
159.1
2004 Q3
14,587
1
0
68.6
2004 Q2
17,018
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
17,237
2
2
116.0
2003 Q4
16,574
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
18,293
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
19,793
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
20,661
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
20,246
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
28,583
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
27,393
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
24,191
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
28,103
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
22,779
2
2
87.8
2001 Q2
16,339
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1,299
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2010 · 1 incident
July 28, 2010WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Climbing down off of EX1100 Excavator, feet slipped out from under person, held body with both arms on ladder handrails. Pulled arms, shoulders & chest. Hanging 8-10" above ground, eased body off onto ground.
2009 · 1 incident
April 28, 2009WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
HE WAS STANDING ON ROLLER FRAME OF DOZER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL. HE HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD AROUND EYE SOCKET & CHEEKBONE LEAVING A CUT ABOUT 1 1/2" FROM LEFT CORNER OF EYE, DOW N CHEEKBONE.
EE WAS MOUNTING 785 ROCK TRUCK AT START OF SECOND SHIFT, WHEN THE SECOND STEP BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON THE GROUND. EE RECEIVED A MINOR ABRASION TO THE INSIDE OF HIS RIGHT ANKLE AREA.
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