Mining Incidents

Callisto Mine Coal

Coal-Mac LLC · Surface
Controlled by John Mitch Potter
Bim, Boone County, WV  ·  NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4608818

Callisto Mine has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2001–2007
Latest incident
Apr 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
152
citations
95
significant & substantial
$22,963
proposed penalties
$20,534
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,429 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
90
inspections on record
2,681
inspection hours
5.7
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.
152 citations across 2,681 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Callisto Mine has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K 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.
$23K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
147 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-07-31.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Callisto Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.14 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 200 samples.

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.
0.14
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.23
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
200
samples
Most recent sample: 2019-11-13.
Silica (quartz)
25.8
silica avg (%)
47.8
silica max (%)
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2019-08-19.
Noise
2%
over PEL
58
samples
Most recent sample: 2019-01-08.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 32 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 20 0 0 0.0
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
Show 89 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
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 38 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 108 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 119 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 448 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 9,481 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 16,674 3 1 179.9
2019 Q2 14,706 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 14,470 4 3 276.4
2018 Q4 9,184 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 8,429 1 1 118.6
2018 Q2 8,779 1 0 113.9
2018 Q1 7,671 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 7,496 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,794 2 0 345.2
2017 Q2 5,884 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 5,862 8 1 1364.7
2016 Q4 5,780 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 5,027 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 7,443 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 7,986 1 0 125.2
2015 Q4 1,765 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,119 8 2 3775.4
2015 Q2 3,729 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 7,781 1 0 128.5
2014 Q4 6,974 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 7,819 2 1 255.8
2014 Q2 6,836 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 7,539 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 6,010 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 1 1
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 650 1 0 1538.5
2009 Q2 870 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 5,874 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 13,904 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,984 2 0 670.2
2008 Q2 20,690 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 23,573 6 4 254.5
2007 Q4 24,064 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 41,067 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 31,041 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 33,807 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 28,726 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 32,043 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 22,047 2 2 90.7
2006 Q1 21,509 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 21,795 6 3 275.3
2005 Q3 17,415 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 27,163 8 4 294.5
2005 Q1 25,730 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 20,004 3 0 150.0
2004 Q3 27,243 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 35,899 11 11 306.4
2004 Q1 31,175 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 28,851 10 8 346.6
2003 Q3 37,201 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 37,909 6 5 158.3
2003 Q1 38,048 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 19,678 13 12 660.6
2002 Q3 34,699 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 33,186 13 7 391.7
2002 Q1 28,104 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 23,538 20 15 849.7
2001 Q3 18,546 3 3 161.8
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2007 · 1 incident

April 11, 2007 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thunderhill Coal, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was placing a choker strap on a slurry line. When he pulled on the strap, he heard and felt a pop in his elbow(R). He didn't miss any work until 5/2/2007, when he had outpatient surgery.

2006 · 2 incidents

August 13, 2006 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Thunderhill Coal, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Getting out of back of lube truck, tripped over a filter, falling on left hand injuring wrist.

January 27, 2006 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey STRIKING OR BUMPING
Thunderhill Coal, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee had an open knife in his pocket. He cut his arm(R) when he hopped down from a ledge to the drill bench.

2005 · 5 incidents

November 7, 2005 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Thunderhill Coal, LLC · Struck by flying object

Ee was grinding a small piece of steel on a truck bumper. He was wearing a full face shield; apparently the protection was unable to shield him from a small piece of some foreign matter entering eye.

October 28, 2005 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thunderhill Coal, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated that he was attempting to remove a rock from between the tailgate and the truck bed. When the rock dislodged, the tailgate swung back while he was holding onto pin and struck the latch.

August 16, 2005 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Thunderhill Coal, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee stated that while working on truck, metal went into right eye while hitting on truck with wrench.

March 31, 2005 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Thunderhill Coal, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS AWARDED 4.25% PPD BENEFITS FOR NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS.

2004 · 5 incidents

October 21, 2004 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Thunderhill Coal, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee stated that he was using grinder-felt something in eye.

July 25, 2004 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Thunderhill Coal, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A TANDEM AXLE DUMP TRUCK. HE FLIPPED THE TRUCK ON ITS PASSENGER SIDE.

July 17, 2004 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thunderhill Coal, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was assisting in aligning used truck tires so they could be lifted into a dump trailer with a forklift. The ee stated that he pulled something in his back. EE returned to work on 7-19-04, worked 4 hours, went home.

May 20, 2004 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Thunderhill Coal, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

A TREE FELL & HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIS HARDHAT & SHOULDER THAT WAS LODGED IN THE TREE HE WAS CUTTING DOWN. THE TREE KNOCKED HIM INTO HIS CHAINSAW CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND.

March 30, 2004 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thunderhill Coal, LLC · Struck by falling object

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT HOOD BRACE BACK INTO PLACE WHEN THE HOOD JUMPED OUT OF ITS SOCKET AND FELL ON EE.

2003 · 3 incidents

October 24, 2003 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOUNT THE 777D ROCK TRUCK. HE PLACED HIS LUNCH BOX ON THE BUMPER, THEN CLIMBED TO THE BUMPER. WHEN HE TRIED TO PLACE HIS LUNCH BOX ON THE CATWALK. HE DROPPED HIS BU CKET. WHILE ATTEPTING TO CATCH THE LUNCH BOX, HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

August 25, 2003 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator

EE WAS CLEANING WINDSHIELD ON LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF, HIS LEFT FOOT WAS CAUGHT BEHIND STEPS, TWISTING IT. HE ALSO PULLED HIS LEFT ARM AND TWISTED HIS NECK.

March 27, 2003 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Thunderhill Coal, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS AWARDED 0.18% PPD BENEFITS FOR NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS.

2002 · 1 incident

November 12, 2002 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Thunderhill Coal, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS CUTTING METAL WITH A TORCH WHEN THE METAL BLEW OUT, THROWING SLAG INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, BUT THE METAL WENT AROUND GLASSES TO GET TO HIS EYE.

2001 · 2 incidents

November 17, 2001 WV · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator MACHINERY
Thunderhill Coal, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DRILL ON BENCH. HE APPROACHED EDGE OF WALL TO DRILL THE LINE OF HOLES ON OUTSIDE EDGE. THE HIGHWALL KICKED OUT FROM UNDER THE DRILL AND THE DRILL ROLLED OVER.

July 2, 2001 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Thunderhill Coal, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS PIT AREA WHEN SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND & ARM.

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