What are Brier Creek No 1's MSHA penalties?

Brier Creek No 1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties on record, with $0 currently outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

What is the respirable coal dust exposure at Brier Creek No 1?

MSHA sampling at Brier Creek No 1 shows 91% of 11 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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Brier Creek No 1: 9 MSHA citations Coal

Brier Creek Coal Co. LLC · Underground

Controlled by Xinergy Ltd

Ashford, Boone County, WV · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4609097

Brier Creek No 1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 0
Years on record: —
Latest incident: —

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2011

citations

significant & substantial

$1,866

proposed penalties

$1,866

paid to date

100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2011

inspections on record

324

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: 324 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

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.

$2K

proposed penalties

$2K

current assessed

$2K

paid to date

outstanding

9 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2012-01-19.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Violation severity profile

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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.

44.4%

significant & substantial

0.0%

high negligence or reckless

44.4%

reasonably likely or greater

22.2%

permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs

Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.

Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

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.

Last sampled: 2012-02-08, 14 years ago

91%

within 1.5 mg/m3

samples

2.18

dust max (mg/m3)

6 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 5 by the operator.

Most-sampled occupations

CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR6
SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)2
ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)1

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2012-02-07, 14 years ago

9.3

silica avg (%)

samples

12.4

silica max (%)

Most-sampled occupations

CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2

See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

Noise

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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.

Last sampled: 2012-01-04, 14 years ago

over PEL

samples

Most-sampled occupations

CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
ELECTRICIAN1
FAN ATTENDANT1

See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.

Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Ownership history

Loadout, LLC 2005 to 2011
Brier Creek Coal Co. LLC 2011 to present

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Workforce and production

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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.

Year	Employees	Coal produced (tons)
2025	0
2024	0
2023	0
2022	0
2021	0
2020	0
2019	0
2018	0
2017	0
2016	0
2015	0
2014	0
2013	0
2012	11	19,896
2011	3	3,000
2010	0
2009	0
2008	0
2007	0
2006	0
2005	0

Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Local economic context

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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.

Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312

10.1%

Mining share of county employment

$56,152

Median household income

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

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
2025 Q1	0	0	0
2024 Q4	0	0	0
2024 Q3	0	0	0
2024 Q2	0	0	0
2024 Q1	0	0	0
2023 Q4	0	0	0
2023 Q3	0	0	0
2023 Q2	0	0	0

Show 71 earlier quarters

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q1	0	0	0
2022 Q4	0	0	0
2022 Q3	0	0	0
2022 Q2	0	0	0
2022 Q1	0	0	0
2021 Q4	0	0	0
2021 Q3	0	0	0
2021 Q2	0	0	0
2021 Q1	0	0	0
2020 Q4	0	0	0
2020 Q3	0	0	0
2020 Q2	0	0	0
2020 Q1	0	0	0
2019 Q4	0	0	0
2019 Q3	0	0	0
2019 Q2	0	0	0
2019 Q1	0	0	0
2018 Q4	0	0	0
2018 Q3	0	0	0
2018 Q2	0	0	0
2018 Q1	0	0	0
2017 Q4	0	0	0
2017 Q3	0	0	0
2017 Q2	0	0	0
2017 Q1	0	0	0
2016 Q4	0	0	0
2016 Q3	0	0	0
2016 Q2	0	0	0
2016 Q1	0	0	0
2015 Q4	0	0	0
2015 Q3	0	0	0
2015 Q2	0	0	0
2015 Q1	0	0	0
2014 Q4	0	0	0
2014 Q3	0	0	0
2014 Q2	0	0	0
2014 Q1	0	0	0
2013 Q4	0	0	0
2013 Q3	0	0	0
2013 Q2	0	0	0
2013 Q1	0	0	0
2012 Q4	640	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	1,888	0	0	0.0
2012 Q2	4,200	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	9,084	8	4	880.7
2011 Q4	2,216	1	0	451.3
2011 Q3	0	0	0
2011 Q1	0	0	0
2010 Q4	0	0	0
2010 Q3	0	0	0
2010 Q2	0	0	0
2010 Q1	0	0	0
2009 Q4	0	0	0
2009 Q3	0	0	0
2009 Q2	0	0	0
2009 Q1	0	0	0
2008 Q4	0	0	0
2008 Q3	0	0	0
2008 Q2	0	0	0
2008 Q1	0	0	0
2007 Q4	0	0	0
2007 Q3	0	0	0
2007 Q2	0	0	0
2007 Q1	0	0	0
2006 Q4	0	0	0
2006 Q3	0	0	0
2006 Q2	0	0	0
2006 Q1	0	0	0
2005 Q4	0	0	0
2005 Q3	0	0	0
2005 Q2	0	0	0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.

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Brier Creek No 1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

MSHA sampling at Brier Creek No 1 shows 91% of 11 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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.

Silica (quartz)

Brier Creek No 1 sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% of county employment.

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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.