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Cabin Mine: 340 MSHA citations Coal

Double H Mining Co., Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Terry Hovatter
Gormania, Grant County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608473

Cabin Mine has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $18K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1998–2006
Latest incident
Nov 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
340
citations
80
significant & substantial
$33,364
proposed penalties
$15,002
paid to date
45% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $18,362 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Double H Mining Co., Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
89
inspections on record
2,876
inspection hours
11.8
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.
340 citations across 2,876 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Cabin Mine has $33K in proposed MSHA penalties and $18K 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.
$33K
proposed penalties
$33K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$18K
outstanding
333 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-12-06.
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.
23.8%
significant & substantial
2.1%
high negligence or reckless
23.6%
reasonably likely or greater
8.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.1% low, 92.8% moderate, 2.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Cabin Mine shows 94% of 345 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: 2006-11-17, 19 years ago
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
345
samples
5.35
dust max (mg/m3)
170 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 175 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR178
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)24
  • ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (RETURN SIDE)17

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2006-09-01, 19 years ago
5.9
silica avg (%)
33
samples
17.7
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR5
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2006-06-01, 20 years ago
0%
over PEL
36
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR7
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)5
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR4
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2006 94% 34
2005 91% 55
2004 99% 68
2003 99% 75
2002 100% 12
2001 87% 23
2000 88% 78
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2006 3.9 1
2005 3.9 6
2004 4.6 3
2003 4.5 10
2002 12.8 5
2001 6.0 1
2000 5.5 7
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2006 0% 1
2005 0% 8
2004 0% 5
2002 0% 5
2001 0% 12
2000 0% 5
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Cabin Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2006.

Injury rate, 2006
ⓘ 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 4.87 and the all-US-mining average was 3.91 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 5.26 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
2006 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2005 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2004 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2003 * 4.53 4.53 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.
Ownership history
  1. Blackwater Mining Inc 1995 to 1998
  2. Difficult Mining Inc 1998 to 2002
  3. GMS Mine Repair & Maintenance, Inc. 2002 to 2002
  4. Loyal Forman and Son Inc. 2002 to 2003
  5. Double H Mining Co., Inc. 2003 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)
2010 0
2006 22 98,587
2005 30 175,819
2004 31 200,266
2003 29 130,987
2002 26 34,529
2000 15 26,343
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Cabin Mine sits in Grant County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Grant County, West Virginia · Population 10,972
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$61,530
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
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q4 5,787 4 3 691.2
2006 Q3 8,422 9 2 1068.6
2006 Q2 11,996 5 2 416.8
2006 Q1 8,165 3 1 367.4
2005 Q4 13,978 16 5 1144.7
2005 Q3 14,131 29 7 2052.2
2005 Q2 15,100 5 2 331.1
Show 11 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q1 14,268 18 5 1261.6
2004 Q4 14,392 7 2 486.4
2004 Q3 14,359 6 3 417.9
2004 Q2 14,330 16 4 1116.5
2004 Q1 14,405 11 4 763.6
2003 Q4 13,150 14 3 1064.6
2003 Q3 13,306 4 1 300.6
2003 Q2 10,753 5 1 465.0
2003 Q1 6,958 4 2 574.9
2002 Q4 8,240 9 4 1092.2
2000 Q2 7,013 58 11 8270.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2006 · 2 incidents

2003 · 3 incidents

June 4, 2003 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Double H Mining Co., Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE AND OTHER MEN WERE TAKING SLACK OUT OF THE BELT, THE HANDLE OF GRIP HOIST SLIPPED HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.

2002 · 1 incident

November 2, 2002 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Loyal Forman and Son Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

OPERATOR WAS HELPING CHANGE HYDRALIC PUMPS DUAL BOOM BOLTER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER.HE WORKED AND WENT TO THERAPY UNTIL 1-16-03 AND HAD SURGERY ON HIS RODERCUP ADN IS STILL OFF ON WORKERS COMP.

2001 · 2 incidents

April 2, 2001 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Difficult Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS PULLING A PIECE OF BELT BY HAND WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER MIDDLE BACK AND ABDOMEN.

April 2, 2001 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Difficult Mining Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG WENT THROUGH COVERALLS AND ON LOWER RIGHT LEG CAUSING A 2ND DEGREE BURN.

2000 · 6 incidents

November 11, 2000 WV · Coal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Difficult Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ CALLED MINE MONDAY 11/13/00 & SAID HE INJURED HIS SHOULDER SATURDAY SHOVELING BELT. INJ WAS DISCHARGED SATURDAY FOR IRREGULAR WORK. THIS REPORT IS BECAUSE OF A CITATION FROM MSHA. IT WAS F ELT AT THE TIME HE DONE THIS BECAUSE HE WAS DISCHARGED THAT IS WHY NO REPORT WAS FILED

November 7, 2000 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Difficult Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS PULLING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM TAIL PIECE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN UPPER LEFT SIDE OF BACK. RESULTING IN BACK SPASAMS.

September 18, 2000 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Difficult Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS CLEANING UNDER BELT DRIVE WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE TWISTED RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO LEFT KNEE.

June 16, 2000 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Difficult Mining Inc · Fall from machine

INJURED WAS UNLOADING POST FROM TRUCK INTO FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BETWEEN TRUCK AND FRONT END LOADER. CAUSING BRUISES RIGHT RIBS LEFT SHOULDER.

June 13, 2000 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Difficult Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED WAS PULLING MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK RESULTING IN PULLED MUSCLES.

March 31, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Difficult Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN HE STARTED TO DRILL A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING OPERATOR ON HEADCAUSING BRUISED MUSCLES.

1998 · 2 incidents

December 8, 1998 WV · Coal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Difficult Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS CHANGING HEAD JACK ON MINER. PUT HIS FINGER IN HOLE TO ALIGN WHEN JACK SLIPPED AND FELL ON FINGER CAUSING AMPUTATION OF FINGER TIP.

September 21, 1998 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Difficult Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AND HAD HIS HAND ON GRAB HANDLE AND FINGER WAS ON TOP OF CANOPY WHEN SHUTTLE CAR BOUNCED CATCHING RIGHT FINGER BETWEEN CANOPY & MINE ROOF TEARING NAIL LOOSE.