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Bear Canyon #2: 2 recorded fatalities Coal

Controlled by Bill W Stoddard
Huntington, Sevier County, UT  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4202095

Bear Canyon #2 has $32K in proposed MSHA penalties and $544 outstanding across 9 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
26
Years on record
1995–2001
Latest incident
May 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
124
citations
37
significant & substantial
$32,167
proposed penalties
$25,097
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,070 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine)'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
35
inspections on record
1,127
inspection hours
11.0
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.
124 citations across 1,127 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Bear Canyon #2 has $32K in proposed MSHA penalties and $544 outstanding across 9 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.
$32K
proposed penalties
$26K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$544
outstanding
121 assessments are final orders; 9 contested dockets.
Of $26K in penalties contested before the Commission, $14K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-12-03.
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.
30.3%
significant & substantial
5.0%
high negligence or reckless
40.5%
reasonably likely or greater
1.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 2.5% low, 92.6% moderate, 5.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST20010311 Settlement Manning 2002 $13K → $8K
WEST20000361 Settlement Cetti 2001 $5K → $800
WEST20010246 Settlement Cetti 2001 $2K → $2K
WEST20000439 Settlement Cetti 2001 $2K → $2K
WEST20000151 Settlement Cetti 2001 $1K → $275
WEST20010578 Settlement Manning 2002 $1K → $524
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Bear Canyon #2 shows 89% of 183 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: 2001-11-14, 24 years ago
89%
within 1.5 mg/m3
183
samples
3.38
dust max (mg/m3)
86 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 97 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR101
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)27
  • CONTINUOUS MINER HELPER10

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2001-10-04, 24 years ago
4.2
silica avg (%)
14
samples
9.4
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR13
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: 2001-11-01, 24 years ago
0%
over PEL
32
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)8
  • UTILITY MAN5
  • CONTINUOUS MINER HELPER4
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
2001 87% 103
2000 91% 80
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2001 4.7 9
2000 3.1 5
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2001 0% 17
2000 0% 15
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Bear Canyon #2 recorded 6.22 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.

Injury rate, 2001
ⓘ 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.
6.22
total case rate
4.67
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In Utah, coal mining averaged 4.36 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2001 6.22 4.67 0.000
2000 * 4.19 4.19 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.
Ownership history
  1. C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) 1994 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)
2001 51 751,898
2000 40 392,363
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Bear Canyon #2 sits in Sevier County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 3.4% 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.
Sevier County, Utah · Population 21,854
3.4%
Mining share of county employment
$73,765
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
2001 Q4 25,240 1 1 39.6
2001 Q3 41,557 2 1 48.1
2001 Q2 39,047 14 5 358.5
2001 Q1 22,771 4 2 175.7
2000 Q4 19,173 47 18 2451.4
2000 Q3 24,805 8 3 322.5
2000 Q2 22,655 22 6 971.1
2000 Q1 28,928 24 1 829.6

Fatalities at this mine

2 recorded
August 24, 1997 UT · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE VICTIM WAS WATCHING MINER CABLE. THE ROOF STARTED TO CAVE, HE STARTED TO RUN AND THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS MOVING OUT AT THE SAME TIME. HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND WAS RAN OVER BY THE SHUTTLE CAR.

December 23, 1996 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A ROCK SLIDE OFF THE MINER AND HIT EE IN THE BACK & KNOCKED HIM INTO THE BOLTER AND CRUSHED HIS CHEST.

Reportable incidents

24 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2001 · 4 incidents

May 7, 2001 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Struck by falling object

WAS WATCHING MINER CABLE. A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM TOP, LANDED ON HIS FOOT AND BROKE FOOT IN 2 PLACES.

May 3, 2001 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Struck by falling object

CLEANING FACES WITH SCOOP. A RIB OF COAL FELL AND SMASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST SCOOP.

March 21, 2001 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Struck by rolling or sliding object

RIB BLEW OUT AND HIT JOSE, BREAKING LEFT FOREARM, BRUISING HIS LEFT FOOT AND LEG.

January 18, 2001 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Struck by flying object

EE WAS SWINGING A HAMMER TO PULL THE GEAR OFF FROM THE FEEDER HEAD SHAFT. A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF AND LODGED INTO HIS NECK.

2000 · 3 incidents

September 4, 2000 UT · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FIXING BELT. EE WAS CLIMBING ACROSS BELT TO OTHER SIDE.ANOTHER EE TURNED BELT ON AND INJ EE HIT INTO CROSS OVER & BENT OVER BACKWARDS. HE WAS BRUISED UP & POSSIBLY HAS A BROKEN RIB

July 20, 2000 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS ROOF BOLTING. THE ROOF WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE ROOF BOLT AND HIT HIS HAND AND BROKE IT.

May 24, 2000 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ONE XCUT OUTBY, #3 BLEEDER MEASUREMENT POINT IN THE NORTH BLEEDER ENTRY. THE FALL WAS CONDINED TO THE XCUT AND DID NOT AFFECT THE AIR OR TRAVELWAY.

1999 · 2 incidents

May 15, 1999 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Struck by falling object

THE OPERATOR BACKE THE BOLTER UP TO CLEAN OUT THE DUST COLLECTOR AFTER BOLTING AN AREA. HE WAS CLEANING OUT THE BOX WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND HIT HIS RIGHT FOOT, JUYST PAST THE STEEL TOE PART OF HIS BOOT.

March 19, 1999 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE CLAIMS HE WAS LIFTING A ROCK ONTO THE BELT AND HURT HIS B ACK. THE DR. COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH HIM. HE REFUSED TO GO TO THE DR WITH A DESIGNATED COMPANY PERSON. HE WENT TO THE DR . ON HIS OWN, 3-24-99. WE FDO NOT BELIEVE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

1998 · 6 incidents

November 12, 1998 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Struck by falling object

WAS BUILDING A SEAL. A PIECE OF COAL FELL & SMASHED THE 2 MIDDLE FINGERS ON THE RIGHT HAND

May 29, 1998 UT · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Struck by falling object

HE WAS RUNNING THE MINER, THERE WAS A BOUNCE AND A RIB OF COAL FEL ON HIM. HIS HARD HAT WAS KNOCKED OFF. THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD WAS HURT AND THERE IS A CUT BY HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS BRUISED UP.

May 12, 1998 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Struck by falling object

WAS SETTING CRIB BLOCKS IN INTERSECTION. EE WAS WEDGING A CRIB IN TIGHT WITH AN AXE. A 2" THICK BY 4" BY 8" ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF, HIT HIS HAT, SLID DOWN THE SIDE OF HIS FACE & CUT HIS LIP.

April 24, 1998 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE LIFTED ROCK BY THE SIDE OF THE BELT. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN AREA. ON 4-29 HE DECIDED HE NEEDED TO GO IN TO SEE A DR. HE WENT TO MEDICAL CENTER. THEY SENT HIM TO A CHIROPRACTOR. I T WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD A HERNIA. HE IS SCHEDULED TO HAVE SURGERY FOR THIS.

March 28, 1998 UT · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Struck by falling object

HE WAS RUNNING MINER WHEN A ROCK FROM 0 TO 1' THICK BY 8' X 10' LONG FELL FROM THE ROOF AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD, KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND PINNING HIM UNDER IT. HE WAS APPROX. 5' INBY LAST ROW OF ROOF BOLTS.

January 24, 1998 UT · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS MINING & IT BOUNCED HARD. A RIB FELL & HIT HIM & KNOCKED HIM INTO THE MINER. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE MINER. HE HAS A CONCUSSION & GASHES IN HIS HEAD WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

1997 · 3 incidents

December 18, 1997 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS MOVING POWER, PULLING MINER CABLE WITH BOBCAT. HE STOPPED & PUT HIS HAND DOWN ON BOBCAT TO GET UP. HIS FOOT HIT THE BUCKET LIFT & IT CAME UP & SMASHED CABLE INTO HAND.

July 20, 1997 UT · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE FINISHED MAKING A SPLICE. THE BUGGY OPERATOR REELED THE CABLE IN. THE REEL FILLED UP & STOPPED REELING. THERE WAS SLACK LEFT BETWEEN REEL & ANCHOR. THE BUGGY PULLED AROUND CORNER. EE WENT T O GRAB SLACK & PULL IT OUT OF THE WAY. THE SLACKTIGHTENED & CAUGHT HIM IN THE SIDE OF THE RIB & THREW HIM INTO THE ROOF & BUMPED & CUT HIS HEAD.

February 8, 1997 UT · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BETWEEN BUGGY AND RIB WHILE THE BUGGY WAS BEING LOADED. THE BACK OF THE BUGGY SWUNG OVER AND PINNED HIM AGAINST THE RIB WHEN IT LEFT THE MINER. HIS ARM AND HIPS WERE BRUI SED UP AND HIS WRIST WAS BROKEN.

1996 · 3 incidents

September 20, 1996 UT · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS DRIVING A TRACTOR DOWN THE TANK SEAM ROAD TOO FAST PULLING A WATER TANK AND COULDN'T STOP SLIDING INTO THE MOUNTAIN, ROLLING THE TRACTOR.

March 26, 1996 UT · Coal MACHINERY
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Struck by powered moving object

HE WAS PULLING A WATER HOSE UP TO THE MINER. MINER OPERATOR WAS STARTING A CROSSCUT AND HE TURNED THE MINER AT THE SAME TIME INJURED GOT TO THE BACK OF THE MINER AND KNOCKED HIM INTO THE RIB.

1995 · 3 incidents

October 26, 1995 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS PULLING BRATTICE OUT OF THE WAY AND THE BOLTER BACKED UP AND RAN OVER HIS FOOT.

September 21, 1995 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS BOLTING - NEEDED TO MOVE BOLTER FROM HERE TO THERE AND THE BOOM HIT HIS FOOT. (WILL BE OFF ABOUT 4 WEEKS)

August 22, 1995 UT · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Struck by falling object

HE WAS CUTTING A HOPPER OFF WHEN THE HOPPER FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT KNEE. NOTHING BROKEN, NOTHING BLEEDING, BRUISED LIGAMENT.