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: 484 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bishop Plant has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $719 outstanding across 0 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$719
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-09-16.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Bishop Plant shows 100% of 11 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: 2003-09-16, 22 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
11
samples
0.52
dust max (mg/m3)
11 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR2
ELECTRICIAN2
PREPARATION PLANT FOREMAN2
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.
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.
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)
2005
0
2004
2
2003
8
34,351
2002
5
23,831
2001
7
40,828
2000
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Bishop Plant sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
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
2005 Q1
0
0
0
2004 Q4
0
0
0
2004 Q3
0
0
0
2004 Q2
1,696
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2003 Q4
3,664
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
5,043
9
3
1784.7
2003 Q2
3,584
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2003 Q1
1,768
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
1,156
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
2,076
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
3,034
1
0
329.6
2002 Q1
3,830
1
0
261.1
2001 Q4
4,650
7
5
1505.4
2001 Q3
6,062
1
1
165.0
2001 Q2
4,751
1
1
210.5
2001 Q1
3,180
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
0
0
0
2000 Q3
0
0
0
2000 Q2
728
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2001 · 5 incidents
December 4, 2001WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
THE EE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO UNCOUPLE A SECTION OF 2"PIPE. WHEN THE WRENCH THAT HE WAS USING IN A PUSHING MOTION BROKE A NUT FREE IT RELIEVED ITSELF OF TENSION CAUSING AN OVER-EXTENSION OF THE WORKERS NORMAL STANCE, AT THIS TIME THE EE FELT A SENSATION OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT- HAND SIDE OF HIS BACK.
November 12, 2001WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
ILL PRESENTED A WV WORKERS' COMP,. REPORT OF OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS. THE ILL HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BINAURALHIGH FREQUENCY SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS SECONDARY TO NOISE EXPOSURE. NO FURTHE R TREATMENT OF TESTING HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED. HOWEVER, AUTHORIZATION FOR HEARING AIDEVALUATION ANE FITTING HAS BEEN REQUESTED. THE ILL STATED HE HAS NOTED DIFFICULTIES WITH HIS HEARING FOR THE
THE PONTOON BOAT HAD INADEQUATE RAILING AROUND THE EDGE OF THE PONTOON PLUS THE BOAT WAS GOING TO FAST PLUS THE PERSON WHO FELL OUT WAS NOT SITTING DOWN.
July 24, 2001WV · Coalbarge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck handSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
MOVING SUPPLIES ON YARD AREA I NEEDED TO SQUEEZE THE FORK CLOSER TOGETHER I RAISE UP FORK WITH LEFT HAND. THE FORK SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND FELL WHEN IT FELL MY RIGHT FINGER WAS MASHED.