Bull Creek Prep & Refuse Disp Facility has $138K in proposed MSHA penalties and $75K outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2009–2018
Latest incident
Jun 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
342
citations
155
significant & substantial
$138,295
proposed penalties
$62,446
paid to date
45% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $75,849 gap.
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.
342 citations across 3,579 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bull Creek Prep & Refuse Disp Facility has $138K in proposed MSHA penalties and $75K outstanding across 4 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.
$138K
proposed penalties
$138K
current assessed
$62K
paid to date
$75K
outstanding
338 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-11.
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.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
7citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
Settled
5 · 71%
Stood as issued
2 · 29%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
53%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $1K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2024-12-29.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Bull Creek Prep & Refuse Disp Facility shows 99% of 264 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: 2026-06-25
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
264
samples
5.55
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
181 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 83 by the operator.
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.
Bull Creek Prep & Refuse Disp Facility recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2023.
Injury rate, 2023
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.17 and the all-US-mining average was 2.10 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 3.54 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
9.90
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
9
2025
8
2024
8
2023
9
2022
10
2021
9
2020
5
2019
9
2018
9
2017
10
2016
9
2015
11
2014
11
2013
2
2012
5
2011
8
2010
7
2009
10
2008
8
2007
7
2006
7
2005
6
2004
4
2003
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Bull Creek Prep & Refuse Disp Facility sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
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
ⓘ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
2026 Q2
5,894
1
1
169.7
2026 Q1
6,232
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
5,021
5
0
995.8
2025 Q3
4,563
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
3,806
20
7
5254.9
2025 Q1
5,856
1
1
170.8
2024 Q4
2,365
14
4
5919.7
2024 Q3
1,880
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
2,591
18
8
6947.1
2024 Q1
517
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
5,821
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
5,938
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
5,955
23
12
3862.3
2023 Q1
5,584
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
5,115
6
2
1173.0
2022 Q3
5,856
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
6,289
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
5,795
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
5,307
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
6,909
3
2
434.2
2021 Q2
5,934
10
4
1685.2
2021 Q1
5,133
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
3,485
9
2
2582.5
2020 Q3
1,182
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
1,078
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
2,234
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
4,476
16
5
3574.6
2019 Q3
5,499
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
6,503
9
7
1384.0
2019 Q1
6,872
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
6,522
5
4
766.6
2018 Q3
6,435
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
7,265
6
1
825.9
2018 Q1
6,362
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
4,966
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
1,913
31
14
16204.9
2017 Q2
6,567
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
6,038
5
2
828.1
2016 Q4
5,350
5
4
934.6
2016 Q3
4,776
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
3,493
6
0
1717.7
2016 Q1
5,898
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
6,104
6
0
983.0
2015 Q3
5,382
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
6,491
12
9
1848.7
2015 Q1
7,444
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
7,858
4
2
509.0
2014 Q3
8,882
5
2
562.9
2014 Q2
9,056
5
4
552.1
2014 Q1
5,407
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
48
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
592
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
960
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
960
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
488
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
1,416
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
3,360
4
2
1190.5
2012 Q1
6,756
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
4,326
4
3
924.6
2011 Q3
4,240
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
3,478
2
0
575.0
2011 Q1
3,552
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
3,624
7
5
1931.6
2010 Q3
4,315
5
3
1158.7
2010 Q2
7,529
3
2
398.5
2010 Q1
4,738
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
4,297
2
0
465.4
2009 Q3
4,648
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
5,185
6
2
1157.2
2009 Q1
6,685
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
5,939
4
2
673.5
2008 Q3
5,416
1
1
184.6
2008 Q2
4,875
4
2
820.5
2008 Q1
6,642
1
0
150.6
2007 Q4
4,137
1
1
241.7
2007 Q3
3,462
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
4,637
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
5,301
8
4
1509.1
2006 Q4
3,902
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
4,315
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
4,268
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
3,590
4
3
1114.2
2005 Q4
4,030
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
3,807
3
2
788.0
2005 Q2
3,095
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
4,522
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
3,745
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
2,924
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,907
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1,549
1
0
645.6
2003 Q4
0
1
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2018 · 1 incident
June 20, 2018WV · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Driver was attempting to raise the hood on coal truck. As driver was lifting hood from left side it caught on something. When it suddenly stopped driver had immediate pain to left shoulder.
MSHA inspector discovered a small fire in the berm beside a coal stockpile. The high sulfur coal in the berm has spontaneously ignited due to an increase in the ambient temperature. Burning material was spread, watered, and compacted to extinguish fire. The adjoining stockpile was watered and spread out to eliminate some build up of heat.
2014 · 1 incident
January 17, 2014WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
A piece of slag being chipped from a recently welded piece of metal went into employee's left eye. Medical treatment was received requiring prescription eye drops there is no lost time with this accident.
Hit hand with hammer between the thumb and index finger on left hand while hand was placed on pipe. Requiring stitches between left thumb and index finger on left hand. Employee returned to work next scheduled work day. No lost time
2011 · 1 incident
September 30, 2011WV · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Location: Auto Coal Sampler at the crusher plant. Checking secondary sweep on sampler. Had his hand in the secondary, secondary made a sweep and pinned arm and hand in the belt.
2009 · 1 incident
March 23, 2009WV · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While cleaning up maintenance yard, Injury lifted a piece of metal and felt pain in his groin area. No medical treatment or missed time. It was reported as an incident only. However, it appears that a hernia has resulted in this strain and he just sought medical treatment on 10/3/09.
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