Brooks Run Mining Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries
A roof fall was discovered just outby No. 7 entry spad location 178. The fall measured approximately 20'x50'x4-1/2' thick. No injuries resulted from this occurence.
Bens Creek No 1 Mine Coal
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC
· Underground
Controlled by
Pristine Clean Energy LLC
Iaeger,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609247
Bens Creek No 1 Mine has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 2008–2010
- Latest incident
- Mar 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
97
citations
20
significant & substantial
$15,516
proposed penalties
$14,190
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,326 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
17
inspections on record
617
inspection hours
n/a
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.Rate withheld: 617 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bens Creek No 1 Mine has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.$16K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
95 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-03-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Bens Creek No 1 Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.83 mg/m3 (90% compliant) across 42 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.0.83
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.16
dust max (mg/m3)
90%
within 1.5 mg/m3
42
samples
Most recent sample: 2010-03-03.
Silica (quartz)
4.7
silica avg (%)
4.7
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-11-09.
Noise
0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-09-08.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q2 | 2,979 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 27,380 | 13 | 1 | 474.8 |
| 2009 Q4 | 27,487 | 26 | 6 | 945.9 |
| 2009 Q3 | 19,556 | 50 | 11 | 2556.8 |
| 2009 Q2 | 897 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file2010 · 4 incidents
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries
A roof fall was discovered adjacent to spad location 286 between the No. 1 and No. 2 entries. The fall measured approximately 70' long x 20' wide x 4-1/2' thick. No injuries resulted from this occurrence.
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries
A roof fall was discovered in the crosscut between spad locations 248 and 256. The fall was approximately 60' long X 20' Wide x 4-1/2' thick. No injuries, damage to equipment or disruption to ventilation resulted.
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries
A roof fall was found in the No. 3 entry at the No. 4 crosscut intersection. The fall measured approximately 20' wide x 20' long and 5' thick. No injuries or equipment damage resulted from this occurrence.
2009 · 4 incidents
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC · Accident type, without injuries
A roof fall occurred in the no. 6 entry between no. 14 crosscut and no. 15 crosscut. The fall measured approximately 20' wide, 25' long and 6' high. There were no injuries or damage to equipment from this occurrence.
November 9, 2009
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC · Struck by flying object
A scoop was being used to pull belt through the tailpiece and belt drive. The wire rope connected to the scoop broke causing the rope to fly back. The rope struck the employee across the forehead and cheek.
September 30, 2009
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was drilling a roof bolt hole when a piece of drill steel dropped off the drill tray to the inside of the drill boom. He instinctively reached for the steel and got his finger pinched between the long and short drill boom leveling arms. This caused a laceration to the end of his right index finger.
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee complained of consistent pain in his back while engaged in various work activities over a two day period.
2008 · 1 incident
July 7, 2008
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Riverside Energy Company, LLC · Struck against a moving object
Operator lost control of truck and ran into the ditch and embankment, overturning the cab. The driver's side of the cab was on the ground, the rest of the truck remained upright.
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