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BAM 3 Auger: 3 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by David D Bundy
Springdale, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3609183

BAM 3 Auger has $320 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2004–2023
Latest incident
Jan 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
3
citations
0
significant & substantial
$320
proposed penalties
$320
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Bundy Auger Mining Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
48
inspections on record
720
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: 720 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

BAM 3 Auger has $320 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$320
proposed penalties
$320
current assessed
$320
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-11-05.
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.
0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 33.3% low, 66.7% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at BAM 3 Auger shows 99% of 107 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: 2024-02-20
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
107
samples
2.05
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘ The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
89 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 18 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER OPERATOR48
  • AUGER HELPER32
  • COAL TRUCK DRIVER24

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2015-12-11, 10 years ago
0.6
silica avg (%)
1
samples
0.6
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER OPERATOR1
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: 2024-02-20
9%
over PEL
58
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER HELPER21
  • AUGER OPERATOR20
  • COAL TRUCK DRIVER13
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
2024 100% 2
2023 100% 3
2022 100% 2
2020 100% 6
2019 100% 5
2018 100% 10
2017 100% 13
2016 100% 7
2015 92% 13
2014 100% 6
2013 100% 7
2012 100% 3
2011 100% 10
2010 100% 6
2009 100% 3
2008 100% 5
2005 100% 3
2004 100% 3
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2024 0% 2
2023 0% 5
2022 0% 2
2020 17% 6
2018 0% 3
2017 0% 6
2015 0% 6
2014 0% 3
2013 0% 3
2011 0% 7
2010 33% 3
2009 0% 3
2008 33% 3
2005 33% 3
2004 33% 3
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. A J Freno Mining Co 2003 to 2012
  2. A J Freno Auger Mining LLC 2012 to 2020
  3. Bundy Auger Mining, Inc 2020 to 2023
  4. Lone Wolfe Natural Resource Service, Inc 2023 to 2024
  5. Bundy Auger Mining Inc 2024 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)
2024 1 1,127
2023 2 1,537
2022 2 18,312
2021 2 7,865
2020 3 6,807
2019 3 5,676
2018 3 9,385
2017 5 12,480
2016 5 13,850
2015 4 15,374
2014 4 12,395
2013 5 7,940
2012 5 11,305
2011 5 22,065
2010 5 11,210
2009 5 10,885
2008 5 21,480
2007 5 19,280
2006 4 19,750
2005 4 19,715
2004 4 28,374
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

BAM 3 Auger sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.
Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
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
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 553 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 262 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 290 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 111 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 528 0 0 0.0
Show 74 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q3 351 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 962 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 142 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 358 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 961 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,248 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,296 1 0 771.6
2020 Q3 405 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 360 1 0 2777.8
2019 Q4 600 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 720 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 160 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 456 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 771 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 696 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 592 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 666 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 640 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,024 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 620 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,300 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 535 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 640 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 880 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 868 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 664 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,424 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,129 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 360 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,500 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 600 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 840 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 305 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,024 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 440 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 600 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,058 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 234 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 582 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,424 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,716 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,031 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,175 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 508 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,600 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 771 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 620 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 700 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 853 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 530 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,086 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 610 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,001 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 934 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,619 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 931 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 591 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,284 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 962 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,260 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 864 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,275 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,195 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 913 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 956 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 726 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,354 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,151 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,256 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,751 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 445 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,661 1 0 602.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2023 · 1 incident

2004 · 1 incident