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Bearpen Surface Mine Coal

ICG Eastern LLC · Surface
Tioga, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609220

Bearpen Surface Mine has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2010–2013
Latest incident
Jun 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
7
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,446
proposed penalties
$1,446
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
26
inspections on record
757
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: 757 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Bearpen Surface Mine has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-05-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Bearpen Surface Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.12 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 49 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.
0.12
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.85
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
49
samples
Most recent sample: 2017-08-28.
Silica (quartz)
10.3
silica avg (%)
17.1
silica max (%)
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2017-06-22.
Noise
0%
over PEL
19
samples
Most recent sample: 2017-02-28.
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
2017 Q4 1,210 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,395 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,630 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,370 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 789 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 770 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 918 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 936 0 0 0.0
Show 34 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q4 760 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,030 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 990 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 930 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 788 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 910 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 890 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 920 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 319 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,309 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,303 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 933 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,052 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 18,291 3 0 164.0
2012 Q1 24,787 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 28,776 1 0 34.8
2011 Q3 31,838 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 22,620 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 27,323 1 0 36.6
2010 Q4 14,493 2 1 138.0
2010 Q3 9,739 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 0 0 0
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2013 · 1 incident

June 27, 2013 WV · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ICG Eastern LLC · Struck against stationary object

While employee was disassembling metal shelving, he came in contact with a sharp corner. This resulted in a laceration to the right forearm that required four stitches.

2011 · 2 incidents

March 28, 2011 WV · Coal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
ICG Eastern LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE stated that he was in process of turning the drill carousel with a slate bar when he felt something "pop" in his lower back. He sustained a strained muscle as a result.

February 22, 2011 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
ICG Eastern LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The Mechanic and a co-worker were in process of installing cutting edges on #1014, D11 bulldozer. While lifting a cutting edge with the boom and chain from the mechanic's truck, the eyelet on the cutting edge suddenly broke loose causing it and the chain to fly up and strike him on his hand. He sustained a laceration to his left hand as a result.

2010 · 1 incident

December 29, 2010 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
ICG Eastern LLC · Struck against a moving object

The injured was driving on the Bearpen haulroad and as he started to negotiate a 3-4 percent grade and curve at road marker #18, his pickup truck slid into a loaded coal truck. Due to the potential serious injuries sustained to his head and chest areas, he was air lifted to a local hospital; he was released on 12/31/2010. The coal truck driver sustained first aid injuries.

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