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Bluestone #41: 13 MSHA citations Coal

Albatross Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by Brian Cline
Kimball, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604844

Bluestone #41 has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1988–1999
Latest incident
Apr 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
13
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,241
proposed penalties
$228
paid to date
18% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,013 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Albatross Mining Corp's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
8
inspections on record
185
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: 185 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Bluestone #41 has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$228
paid to date
$1K
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-12-19.
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.
23.1%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
23.1%
reasonably likely or greater
30.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 30.8% low, 69.2% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Hawley Coal Mining Corp 1975 to 1988
  2. M & A Mining Inc 1988 to 1991
  3. G M Mining Inc 1991 to 1994
  4. Simpson & Lester Coals Inc 1994 to 1995
  5. R & S Coal Company Inc 1995 to 1997
  6. Cline Excavation Corp 1997 to 1998
  7. Albatross Mining Corp 1998 to present
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)
2001 8 1,231
2000 5 139
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Bluestone #41 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
2001 Q1 977 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 200 11 2 55000.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1999 · 1 incident

April 6, 1999 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Albatross Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

RIDING SCOOP TO OUTSIDE, HEAD CAUGHT BETWEEN SCOOP AND TOP, POSSIBLE NERVE DAMAGE TO HEAD AND EARS.

1996 · 2 incidents

1995 · 3 incidents

August 25, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Simpson & Lester Coals Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

MAN WAS THROWING TIMBERS & STRAIN INSDIE, GONADS.

June 27, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Simpson & Lester Coals Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP, HIT MINER ON TOP OF FOOT, BREAKING SMALL BONE IN TOP OF FOOT.

April 25, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Simpson & Lester Coals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS DRIVING MANTRIP, RUN OVER A ROCK AND STEERING WHEEL DUMPED FROM HAND CAUSING INJURY.

1994 · 1 incident

1989 · 2 incidents

February 14, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
M & A Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

PICKING UP TRASH AROUND BATHHOUSE AND STEPPED ON NAIL.

1988 · 1 incident

September 24, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
M & A Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

THE ROOF BOLTER WAS BOLTING TOP IN ENTRY. THE HEAD BECAME STOP UP WITH DUST. THE OPERATOR STOP THE MACHINE TO CLEAN IT OUT WHEN THE VALVE THAT WORKS THE ATRS WAS HIT IN THE DIRECTION TO LET THE ATRS DOWN THE OPERATOR STARTS THE MACHINE UP WHILE UP UNDER THE ATRS. T COME DOWN ON THE OPERATOR PUTING IN SPACE.