December 27, 2021
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knox Operating, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Lifting belt structure. Back strain
Beech Mountain Mine Coal
Knox Operating, LLC
· Underground
Controlled by
Jeffrey K Justus II
Helvetia,
Randolph County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609546
Beech Mountain Mine has $71K in proposed MSHA penalties and $269 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2020–2021
- Latest incident
- Dec 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
273
citations
49
significant & substantial
$70,601
proposed penalties
$63,123
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,478 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2018
85
inspections on record
3,975
inspection hours
6.9
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.273 citations across 3,975 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Beech Mountain Mine has $71K in proposed MSHA penalties and $269 outstanding across 5 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$71K
proposed penalties
$63K
current assessed
$63K
paid to date
$269
outstanding
271 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-06-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Beech Mountain Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.40 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 879 samples.
Health sampling
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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
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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.0.40
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.21
dust max (mg/m3)
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
879
samples
Most recent sample: 2023-06-30.
Silica (quartz)
5.8
silica avg (%)
10.9
silica max (%)
54
samples
Most recent sample: 2023-06-01.
Noise
15%
over PEL
52
samples
Most recent sample: 2023-03-09.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q2 | 11,313 | 3 | 0 | 265.2 |
| 2023 Q1 | 11,036 | 2 | 0 | 181.2 |
| 2022 Q4 | 10,544 | 7 | 2 | 663.9 |
| 2022 Q3 | 11,144 | 45 | 7 | 4038.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 9,119 | 13 | 2 | 1425.6 |
| 2022 Q1 | 8,526 | 3 | 0 | 351.9 |
| 2021 Q4 | 11,301 | 10 | 2 | 884.9 |
| 2021 Q3 | 9,671 | 13 | 1 | 1344.2 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Q2 | 10,366 | 3 | 0 | 289.4 |
| 2021 Q1 | 10,701 | 10 | 3 | 934.5 |
| 2020 Q4 | 9,508 | 8 | 2 | 841.4 |
| 2020 Q3 | 8,640 | 13 | 3 | 1504.6 |
| 2020 Q2 | 7,675 | 18 | 2 | 2345.3 |
| 2020 Q1 | 8,513 | 18 | 2 | 2114.4 |
| 2019 Q4 | 8,815 | 12 | 0 | 1361.3 |
| 2019 Q3 | 9,194 | 14 | 0 | 1522.7 |
| 2019 Q2 | 10,656 | 23 | 6 | 2158.4 |
| 2019 Q1 | 13,311 | 50 | 15 | 3756.3 |
| 2018 Q4 | 8,326 | 8 | 2 | 960.8 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,555 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2021 · 1 incident
2020 · 2 incidents
April 19, 2020
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knox Operating, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
3 workers were cleaning up and moving items from the ground. A metal rub board was stood up against the continuous miner frame. When it started to fall, the employee grabbed it with left hand. It continued to fall causing employee's hand to come into contact with the miner frame. Bone fracture requiring a cast.
April 11, 2020
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knox Operating, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
On 4/15/20 employee reported that on 4/11 at about 10:30 am, EE hurt EE's back while helping pull the miner cable. EE states that yesterday and today EE had pain in the right side of EE's lower back after certain body movements. Written off work for 3 days due to back strain.
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