Charleston, Kanawha County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609107
Campbells Creek No 7 Mine has $556K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 20 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
28
Years on record
2007–2011
Latest incident
Aug 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
552
citations
147
significant & substantial
$556,493
proposed penalties
$339,962
paid to date
61% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $216,531 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.
552 citations across 4,408 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Campbells Creek No 7 Mine has $556K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 20 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.
$556K
proposed penalties
$340K
current assessed
$340K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
545 assessments are final orders; 20 contested dockets.
Of $347K in penalties contested before the Commission, $102K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-03-01.
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.
78citations taken to the federal commission · 14% of citations on record
Settled
72 · 92%
Vacated or withdrawn
6 · 8%
48%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 52 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
71%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$347K proposed, $102K 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 2012-08-03.
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 Campbells Creek No 7 Mine shows 98% of 545 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: 2012-02-23, 14 years ago
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
545
samples
6.21
dust max (mg/m3)
229 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 316 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.
Campbells Creek No 7 Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2011.
Injury rate, 2011
ⓘ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 3.83 and the all-US-mining average was 3.08 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.45 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2011
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010
3.79
3.79
0.000
2009
3.48
2.79
0.000
2008
8.67
3.71
0.000
2007 *
12.25
7.35
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)
2012
15
46,530
2011
57
302,875
2010
58
382,333
2009
106
588,305
2008
77
452,300
2007
34
311,658
2006
5
27,736
2005
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Campbells Creek No 7 Mine sits in Kanawha 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.
Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
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
An unplanned fire occurred on the roof bolt machine after welding operations. The initial hot spot check was clear, but upon returning for the second check the fire was discovered and extinguished with 12 minutes.
April 5, 2011WV · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
An unintentional roof fall occured on the above date at break 23 in the return. The fall did not impede travel nor ventilation and no one was injured. The fall measured 40ft. long, 19ft wide and 6ft heigh.
September 2, 2010WV · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Section foreman was conducting pre-shift exam for 3rd shift, when a rock fell from between the bolts striking him on top of the head. EE started missing work on Monday September 6 from his injuries.
June 29, 2010WV · Coalmotorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
The injured was using a slate bar to position a track rail as it was being pulled off the rail car. When the rail came off the car the slate bar landed on his right foot causing a fracture.
On the above date, EE was working on the company 610 scoop checking permissibility. He had finished adjusting the brakes and was putting the shield back on. As he pulled the shield, he felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. He went to the doctor on Monday and was diagnosed with a hernia.
Injury was driving a rubber tire ride along No. 4 beltline. His right front tire caught a rock which kicked his front tires to the right. This action caused the knob/ball on the steering wheel to hit the base of his right thumb.
August 25, 2009WV · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
The injured was cleaning an entry with a scoop. He backed out of the way for a shuttle car to pass, when another shuttle car came around the corner and ran into the back of his scoop. The injured didn't start missing work until 09/02/2009.
May 3, 2009WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE
Individuals involved were loading bulk dust in the scoop bucket with a forklift. The injured employee was attempting to cut the bulk just when the forklift operator pushed the tram pedal to reposition the forklift. The pallet struck the employee in his right leg.
The injured was tramming a scoop when he hit some bumps in the mine floor. These bumps jarred the injured, causing pain in his lower back. The injured continued work until the pain became too much. He started missing work on June 1, 2009 from the injury.
2008 · 10 incidents
October 22, 2008WV · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Injury was in the process of setting a belt head when the head became caught on a belt chain. The injured tried to free the head by using his hands. This resulted in a caught between injury that resulted in fracture to the left index and right index and middle fingers
October 20, 2008WV · Coalmotorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operatorDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
An unintentional roof fall (above anchorage) was found 500 ft out by the east mains section in one of the intake air entries. The fall was approx. 30 ft. long, 6 foot thick, and 19 ft. wide. The area will not be cleaned, all aproches are cribbed and dangered. The fall did not affect ventilation nor block the travel of the escapeway.
An Unintentional roof fall has occurred on the 002-0 MMU in the 4 left crosscut. The fall started in the unbolted area and continued out into the intersection. The approx. lenght of the fall is 60 ft. and 5 ft. high and the width of the intersection. No injuries occurred as a result of this fall.
May 28, 2008WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Injured was in the process of helping to set timbers on a pillering section. The injured and a co-worker had set a timber and were begining to set another, when the first timber fell, striking the injured on the right ear. This resulted in 11 sutures.
April 2, 2008WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Injured was standing behind a co-worker who was breaking the metal bands on a bundle of roof bolts. The co-workers grip slipped, this resulted the the co-workers elbow striking the injured in the mouth. The injured cracked one tooth, that was repaired on 4-3-08
Inured was in the process of moving Miner cable on 3-18-08, left work without reporting incident. Injured had a doctor?s visit on 04/23/08 with Dr. Frederick Armburst in which he was diagnosed with a intervertebral Disk Injury that was musculoligamentous in origin.
March 13, 2008WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Injured was exiting shuttle car and stepped awkwardly on a rock. Felt a burning sensation in left knee, injured continued to work until 4/4/08. Injured's last day worked was 4/4/08.
2007 · 7 incidents
November 9, 2007WV · Coalcontinuous miner operator, coal mole operatorFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Employee was operating a continuous miner in #7 entry at spad #681 when a rock measuring 4 x 4 x 5 inches thick struck him in the head. The rock slid down right arm onto the back side of legs knocking him unconscious.
August 21, 2007WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Employee was trying to use the head wrench on a roof bolter to bend a roof bolt when the head sprang off the roof bolt causing the roof bolt plate to strike his right hand.