Buckhannon, Upshur County,
WV
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608561
Burn Coal Inc Mine #1 has $97K in proposed MSHA penalties and $82K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
1999–2006
Latest incident
Feb 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
449
citations
146
significant & substantial
$97,068
proposed penalties
$15,045
paid to date
15% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $82,023 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.
449 citations across 3,019 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Burn Coal Inc Mine #1 has $97K in proposed MSHA penalties and $82K outstanding across 2 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.
$97K
proposed penalties
$97K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$82K
outstanding
426 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $1K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-12-20.
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.
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 Burn Coal Inc Mine #1 shows 88% of 463 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: 2005-11-02, 20 years ago
88%
within 1.5 mg/m3
463
samples
7.97
dust max (mg/m3)
206 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 257 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.
Burn Coal Inc Mine #1 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2005.
Injury rate, 2005
ⓘ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 5.11 and the all-US-mining average was 4.21 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 5.85 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
2005 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2004 *
14.46
14.46
0.000
2003 *
4.26
4.26
0.000
2002 *
16.48
16.48
0.000
2001 *
4.70
4.70
0.000
2000 *
15.32
7.66
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
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2006
0
2005
22
127,837
2004
20
117,099
2003
23
105,868
2002
12
30,768
2001
18
123,199
2000
12
99,305
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Burn Coal Inc Mine #1 sits in Upshur County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Upshur County, West Virginia · Population 23,758
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$51,859
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
A roof fall was discovered during the weekly examinations in the primary intake escapeway 1 block outby Station No 105. The fall measures approximately 30' ling x 17' wide x 5' high. The fall will not be cleaned up. An alternate primary escapeway entry will be designated and properly identified with reflective indicators.
A roof fall occurred on the piller lise of the a-1 panel in the pinch out of the block 38. The contusion miner was covered op. Height of fall can not be determined
October 20, 2005WV · Coalminer, prospector, necOTHER
A customer came to the mine to get a load of house coal. After being loaded, he walked around the truck and fell over at the driver side door. A witness saw him laying on the ground and tried to assist him; another called 911.
A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT 4:00PM BY A WEEKLY EXAMINE ON THE A RIGHT BREAKER ENTRY, E BLOCK, INBY SPAD HO622. THE FALL WAS 20' DEEP, 20' WIDE AND 7' HIGH. ROOF SUPPORT WAS 6' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS WITH 8" PLATES. DATE OF DEVELOPMENT WAS 12/30/02
2004 · 4 incidents
October 12, 2004WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE INTAKE AIR COURSE BY THE WEEKLY EXAMINER ON 9/8/04. THE FALL WAS 80' LONG, 18' WIDE, 10' HIGH. ROOF SUPPORT IN THIS AREA WAS 5' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. DATE OF DEVELOPMENT 10/13/2000.
March 31, 2004WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)POWERED HAULAGE
EE WAS PICKING UP A BUNDLE OF WOODEN WEDGES WHICH WAS PARTLY UNDER THE EDGE OF THE S/S SCOOP BUCKET. THE SCOOP BUCKET CAME DOWN AND SMASHED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.
January 21, 2004WV · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT 1:00 AM ON 12-01-03, 1 BLOCK INBY SPAD #117 IN #6 ENTRY OF THE MAINS, # 6 ENTRY WAS AN IDLE ENTRY. THE FALL WAS 50' LONG 10' HIGH, 18' WIDE IN A 4 WAY INTERSECTION. TH E ROOF SUPPORT WAS 4 AND 5" FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS. THE DATE OF DEVELOPMENT WAS 4-25-2000.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 11-14-03 IN THE ROOMS FROM 3 RIGHT TO 4 RIGHT TO THE #6 ENTRY AT SPAD NO. 751. THE FALL WAS 40' LONG, 16' WIDE, 12' HIGH, IN A 4 WAY INTERSECTION. ROOF CONTROL USED WAS 6" FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS WITH 2 ROWS OF POST. DATE OF DEVELOPMENT WAS OCT 24, 2003.
AT 7:20 PM ON 11/5/03 A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE ROOMS FROM 3 RIGHT TO 4 RIGHT, 2 BLOCKS INBY SPAD# 743 IN #7 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS IN A 3-WAY INTERSECTION. BOLTED WITH 6'FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS WITH STRAPS. THE FALL WAS 20'LONG, 16'WIDE, 10'HIGH. DATE OF DEVELOPMENT WAS OCT. 15, 2003.
EE WAS SETTING A SCREW ON THE SURFACE AT ODYSSEY ENERGY MINE #1. AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM UNHOOKING THE CABLES OFF THE SCREEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
August 22, 2002WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE
FILED FOR COMPLIANCE ONLY. ISLAND FORK CONSTRUCTION WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY INJURY UNTIL 7-12-02. FOREIGN BODY TO EYE. PIECE OF DIRT.
2001 · 1 incident
February 12, 2001WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Burn Coal Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS IN A SLIGHTLY BENT-OVER POSITION WALKING, WHEN HE TRIPPED ON THE MINER CABLE AND FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR ONTO HIS KNEES AND HANDS. EE CLAIMS HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE, RESULTING IN DISCOMFORT AND SORENESS. EE WORKED THE REMAINING FOUR HOURS OF HIS SHIFT.
2000 · 2 incidents
October 16, 2000WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
THE EE WAS INA SLIGHTLY BENT-OVER POSITION, REACHED IN AND PULLED UP ON THE BOOM SWING LEVER TO SWING BOOM OUTWARDS TOWARD THE RIB. IN DOING SO, A SHORT DRILL STEEL FELL FROM THE TRAY, WENT IN UNDER THE LEVER, PREVENTING THE LEVER TO SELF CENTER, THE BOOM KEPT SWINGING AND CAUGHT THE EE BETWEEN THE CANOPY AND COAL RIB, RESULTING IN CONTUSION, SPRAIN/STRAIN TO LEFT RIB CAGE AND MID
June 13, 2000WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE EE WAS IN A STANDING POSITION, REACHING FOR A 6" X 6" ROOF PLATE WHEN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH A SHARP EDGE ON THE ROOF PLATE RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE KNUCKLE ARE A.
ON 11/26/99, HEAVY RAIN SATURATED THE HIGHWALL RESULTING IN A DISLODGEMENT OF MATERIAL APPROX 10'HIGH, 8'DEEP, 25'WIDE, FALLING APPROX 35 TO 40 FEET, COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE #2 ENTRY CANOPY WHICH RESULTED IN A PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF THE CANOPY. NO EQUIPMENT OR PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT. THE MINE WAS IDLE DURING THIS OCCURRENCE.