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BAM 4 Auger: 10 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by David D Bundy
Virgie, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608608

BAM 4 Auger has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $256 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1997–2003
Latest incident
Jan 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
10
citations
4
significant & substantial
$1,343
proposed penalties
$1,087
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $256 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Bundy Auger Mining, Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
32
inspections on record
367
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: 367 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 4 Auger has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $256 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$256
outstanding
9 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-03-06.
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.
44.4%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
44.4%
reasonably likely or greater
55.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 11.1% low, 88.9% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at BAM 4 Auger shows 100% of 22 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: 2006-08-16, 20 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
22
samples
0.59
dust max (mg/m3)
22 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER HELPER11
  • AUGER OPERATOR10
  • COAL TRUCK DRIVER1

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2001-06-20, 25 years ago
6.1
silica avg (%)
1
samples
6.1
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER HELPER1
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: 2003-05-07, 23 years ago
70%
over PEL
10
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER OPERATOR5
  • AUGER HELPER4
  • CUTTING MACHINE HELPER1
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
2006 100% 4
2004 100% 4
2003 100% 2
2002 100% 4
2001 100% 2
2000 100% 6
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2003 50% 2
2002 100% 2
2001 0% 2
2000 100% 4
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Bundy Auger Mining Inc 1997 to 2012
  2. Pallas Highwall Mining LLC 2012 to 2012
  3. Bundy Auger Mining 2013 to 2018
  4. Reserve Resource Partners Inc 2018 to 2019
  5. Bundy Auger Mining, Inc 2019 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)
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0
2016 0
2015 0
2014 0
2013 0
2012 1 1,428
2011 1 1,752
2010 1 5,097
2009 2 1,942
2008 2 2,730
2007 2 17,072
2006 2 29,270
2005 2 27,135
2004 2 24,952
2003 2 10,490
2002 3 31,183
2001 5 48,860
2000 4 35,403
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

BAM 4 Auger sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.
Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
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
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 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
Show 74 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 3 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 Q2 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
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 444 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 569 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 184 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,054 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 0 1 1
2009 Q1 430 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 584 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 177 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 589 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 906 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 796 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 821 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,025 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,132 1 1 883.4
2006 Q2 1,094 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 991 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,227 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 956 3 1 3138.1
2005 Q2 889 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 844 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,026 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,277 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 774 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 537 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 444 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 522 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 340 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 895 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,944 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,174 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,535 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,758 2 1 1137.7
2001 Q3 2,042 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,766 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,172 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 483 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,030 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,306 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,018 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2003 · 1 incident

January 6, 2003 WV · Coal
Bundy Auger Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE DISMOUNTED TRUCK & STEPPED IN A HOLE. EE TWISTED HIS BACK.

2002 · 1 incident

February 15, 2002 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bundy Auger Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING AN AUGER FLIGHT IN RACK WHEN HE LOWERED THE FLIGHT ONTO HIS LEFT THUMB.

2001 · 1 incident

May 30, 2001 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bundy Auger Mining Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF SLATE FROM THE CONVEYOR. THE CONVEYOR WAS DE-ENERGIZED, BUT WHEN EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE SLATE, SOME COAL ROLLED DOWN THE CONVEYOR, STIKING HIS HAND.

1997 · 3 incidents

September 27, 1997 WV · Coal auger helper FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Bundy Auger Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS LEVELING THE HEAD ON THE AUGER MACHINE. HE TURNED TO SPEAK TO THE AUGER OPERATOR AND A ROCK FELL FROM THE WALL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK. HE THEN FELL UNDER THE AUGER MACHINE A ND WAS STRUCK ON LEFT LEG BY ANOTHER ROCK.

September 27, 1997 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Bundy Auger Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS STANDING BESIDE AUGER CONVEYOR OBSERVING THE LEVELING OF THE AUGER MACHINE. SMALL ROCKS STARTED FALLING FROM HIGHWALL. EE TURNED TO RUN, BUT WAS TRAPPED BY AUGER MACHINE. ROCKS STRUCK E E ON LEFT LEG AND RIGHT ANKLE.

May 12, 1997 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bundy Auger Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HELPING TO MOVE AUGER FLIGHTS SO THAT THE FLIGHTS COULD BE PULLED UP BY AN ENDLOADER. HE ALLEGES THAT HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL DOWN. HIS HAND WAS THEN CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FLIGHTS. HE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 5-19-97.