What are Brushy Chilton A Mine's MSHA penalties?

Brushy Chilton A Mine has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties on record, with $0 currently outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

What is the respirable coal dust exposure at Brushy Chilton A Mine?

MSHA sampling at Brushy Chilton A Mine shows 95% of 22 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

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Brushy Chilton A Mine: 54 MSHA citations Coal

Marfork Coal Company Inc · Underground

Controlled by Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc

Whitesville, Raleigh County, WV · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4608997

Brushy Chilton A Mine has $6K 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: 3
Years on record: 2004
Latest incident: Jul 2004

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2003

citations

significant & substantial

$6,319

proposed penalties

$6,319

paid to date

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

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

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Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2003

inspections on record

390

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: 390 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.

$6K

proposed penalties

$6K

current assessed

$6K

paid to date

outstanding

54 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2004-07-26.

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.

46.3%

significant & substantial

5.6%

high negligence or reckless

46.3%

reasonably likely or greater

44.4%

permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs

Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.7% low, 90.7% moderate, 5.6% 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: 2004-07-02, 22 years ago

95%

within 1.5 mg/m3

samples

1.78

dust max (mg/m3)

5 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 17 by the operator.

Most-sampled occupations

CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR17
SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)2
ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)1

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2004-04-07, 22 years ago

17.4

silica avg (%)

samples

22.7

silica max (%)

Most-sampled occupations

CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2

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

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

Ownership history

Marfork Coal Company Inc 2003 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)
2010	0
2009	0
2008	0
2007	0
2006	0
2005	0
2004	4	92,383
2003	3	12,949

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.

Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666

4.0%

Mining share of county employment

$52,055

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
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

Show 22 earlier quarters

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
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
2005 Q1	35	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	69	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	2,155	3	2	1392.1
2004 Q2	3,084	26	14	8430.6
2004 Q1	3,520	15	6	4261.4
2003 Q4	686	2	1	2915.5
2003 Q3	1,422	7	1	4922.6

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2004 · 3 incidents

July 15, 2004 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Marfork Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #5 ENTRY 2 CROSSCUTS INBY SPAD #230. FALL WAS 40' X 20' X 8' - 10' HIGH. NO INJURIES. 48" RESIN ROOF BOLTS WERE BEING USED.

June 17, 2004 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Marfork Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE HELPING TO SET A TIMBER ON THE IN-BY CORNER OF 6XL CROSSCUT, A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 30" X 40" X 6" FELL HITTING EE ON THE HEAD. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO RALEIGH GENERAL HOSPITAL AND DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURED VERTABRE.

February 4, 2004 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Marfork Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS STANDING IN THE SUPPLY YARD WATCHING THE FORK LIFT LOADER RAILS WHEN HE SUDDENLY LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HIP.

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Brushy Chilton A Mine has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

MSHA sampling at Brushy Chilton A Mine shows 95% of 22 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)

Brushy Chilton A Mine sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% of county employment.

Reportable incidents

2004 · 3 incidents

Related mines

Other mines operated by Marfork Coal Company Inc

Other mines in WV

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.