Cedar Grove #1 Mine has $157K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14K outstanding across 22 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2011–2014
Latest incident
Jan 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
254
citations
88
significant & substantial
$157,291
proposed penalties
$120,018
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $37,273 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.
254 citations across 2,976 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Cedar Grove #1 Mine has $157K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14K outstanding across 22 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.
$157K
proposed penalties
$134K
current assessed
$120K
paid to date
$14K
outstanding
246 assessments are final orders; 22 contested dockets.
Of $99K in penalties contested before the Commission, $70K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-02-04.
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.
79citations taken to the federal commission · 31% of citations on record
Settled
39 · 49%
Stood as issued
39 · 49%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 1%
84%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 73 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
29%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$99K proposed, $70K 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 2013-03-11.
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 Cedar Grove #1 Mine shows 90% of 477 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: 2014-01-29, 12 years ago
90%
within 1.5 mg/m3
477
samples
10.25
dust max (mg/m3)
227 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 250 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.
Cedar Grove #1 Mine recorded 5.68 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2014.
Injury rate, 2014
ⓘ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.
5.68
total case rate
5.68
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 2.93 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 5.02 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
2014 *
5.68
5.68
0.000
2013
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012
4.40
2.93
0.000
2011
6.63
1.66
0.000
2009 *
0.00
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
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2026
0
2025
0
2024
0
2023
0
2022
0
2021
0
2020
0
2019
0
2018
0
2017
0
2016
0
2015
0
2014
12
61,160
2013
75
465,789
2012
60
409,320
2011
53
327,940
2010
7
12,985
2009
29
166,036
2008
1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Cedar Grove #1 Mine sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
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
0
0
0
2026 Q1
0
0
0
2025 Q4
0
0
0
2025 Q3
0
0
0
2025 Q2
0
0
0
2025 Q1
0
0
0
2024 Q4
0
0
0
2024 Q3
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
0
0
0
2024 Q1
0
0
0
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
0
0
0
2020 Q3
0
0
0
2020 Q2
0
0
0
2020 Q1
0
0
0
2019 Q4
0
0
0
2019 Q3
0
0
0
2019 Q2
0
0
0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q4
0
0
0
2018 Q3
0
0
0
2018 Q2
0
0
0
2018 Q1
0
0
0
2017 Q4
0
0
0
2017 Q3
0
0
0
2017 Q2
0
0
0
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
0
0
0
2016 Q3
0
0
0
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
0
0
0
2014 Q3
0
0
0
2014 Q2
0
0
0
2014 Q1
35,180
12
1
341.1
2013 Q4
34,820
17
1
488.2
2013 Q3
38,790
11
5
283.6
2013 Q2
42,004
16
5
380.9
2013 Q1
39,575
12
3
303.2
2012 Q4
32,810
16
4
487.7
2012 Q3
34,435
16
11
464.6
2012 Q2
33,598
11
4
327.4
2012 Q1
35,596
7
1
196.7
2011 Q4
34,602
14
6
404.6
2011 Q3
30,098
17
5
564.8
2011 Q2
28,554
23
7
805.5
2011 Q1
27,330
24
12
878.2
2010 Q4
9,230
12
6
1300.1
2010 Q3
899
3
1
3337.0
2010 Q2
767
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
1,076
2
0
1858.7
2009 Q4
1,198
1
1
834.7
2009 Q3
16,050
20
12
1246.1
2009 Q2
19,400
8
1
412.4
2009 Q1
15,054
1
0
66.4
2008 Q4
210
1
0
4761.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file
2014 · 1 incident
January 6, 2014WV · Coalelectrician, linemanELECTRICAL
Employee was unplugging scoop battery bell when cable arched. He turned to leave the area (a normal movement) and twisted his knee. He finished his shift with no complaints, and came outside. Due to a reconstructive knee surgery from a earlier injury, he requested a report be filled out for precautionary measures.
2012 · 4 incidents
September 14, 2012WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)OTHER
Employee was helping roof bolt crew re-route roof bolt cable. As they were moving the cable, a shuttle car came around a turn striking the employee into the rib.
August 14, 2012WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was trying to get a piece of stuck drill steel out of the drill chuck. As he was pulling on the drill steel, he something felt something pop in his back causing him to fall to the ground.
Member was helping re-enter hi=line cable into the #5 belt head kva. member was holding the lead out of the way for the electrician. A malfunction in the #1 box allowed that particular lead to become energized, causing the member to receive a shock.
January 22, 2011WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)