Birch River Plant No. 1 has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
43
Years on record
1984–2011
Latest incident
Feb 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
98
citations
20
significant & substantial
$20,127
proposed penalties
$15,727
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,400 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
91
inspections on record
1,912
inspection hours
5.1
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.
98 citations across 1,912 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Birch River Plant No. 1 has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 8 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.
$20K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
96 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-01-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Birch River Plant No. 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.48 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 89 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.
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
EE was hauling concrete up to the scale house with fork lift, when the fork lift ran out of fuel, lift started to roll backwards down the road. EE said he started hitting buttons trying to set park brake when lift didn't stop, EE took off seat belt and stepped off lift. EE then fell backwards hitting his head and lower back.
The 988B operator was going around a parked D & S truck. As he started around, a tractor-trailer was coming the other way. The back end of the trailer was about to hit the back of the loader. The loader operator steered the loader so he would not get hit. The bucket then went into the side of the parked D & S truck ripping off the hydraulic tank, steps & put a hole in the bed.
2006 · 1 incident
October 17, 2006WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING FROM GRADALL AND WHEN STEPPING DOWN HE HEARD HIS KNEE POP AND HE KEPT WORKING AND THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS SWOLLEN UP. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 12/14/92 AND THAT IS WHEN HE TOOK OFF WORK.
March 31, 1992WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
I.NAME FORMING CURVED STEEL BAFFLE PLATE TO FIT INSIDE FAN SHROUD. WAS USING SHORT HANDLED SLDEGE HAMMER TO BATTER THE STEEL IN TO THE PROPER CONTOURED SHAPE WHEN THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF STEEL STRIKING LEFT INDEX FINGER.
February 22, 1991WV · Coalelectrician, linemanDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
VICTIM WAS SHUTTING THE DOOR ON A RAILROAD CAR USING A PRY BAR- WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURED ON THE BAR IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL BACKWARDS WITH HIS ANKLE UNDERNEATH HI M.
THE D-9 FINAL DRIVE WAS LOCKED UP. VICTIM WAS CHECKING GEAR OIL FOR METAL CUTTINGS. HE PUT FINGER IN OIL DRAIN HOLE AT BOTTOM OF FINAL DRIVVE AND C CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BULL GEAR AND FINAL DRIVE GEAR HOUSING RESULTING IN AMPUTATION OF END OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
1987 · 6 incidents
September 17, 1987WV · Coaldryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operatorELECTRICAL
CLAIMANT STATES3THAT HE WAS REINSTALLING BRAKE DRUM ON DM800 MACK TRUCK BY HAND AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK THIS WAS REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR 04 15 87 CEASED WORK 0416 87
January 31, 1987WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
CLAIMANT STATES3WAS PICKING WOOD OFF COARSE COAL SCREEN & REMOVED PLATE OFF FINE COAL CHUTE AND STEPPED DOWN THE CHUTE WITH LEFT FOOT THEN PUT COVER PLATE BACK OVER CHUTE.
1985 · 2 incidents
September 3, 1985WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
HE WAS CUTTING TREES & ONE LODGED IN ANOTHER TREE. HE CUT OFF THE BUTT END OF TREE & TOP CAME AROUND STRIKING LEFT LEG CAUSING SMALL CHIPS OF KNEE CAP & TORN LIGAMENTS IN KNEE.
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