Mining Incidents

Cedar Grove Mine Coal

Day LLC · Underground
Controlled by Patriot Coal Corporation
Bim, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608588

Cedar Grove Mine has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Apr 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
33
citations
7
significant & substantial
$2,483
proposed penalties
$2,483
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
36
inspections on record
344
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 344 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Cedar Grove Mine has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
32 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-06-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Cedar Grove Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 1.01 mg/m3 (65% compliant) across 23 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.
1.01
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.40
dust max (mg/m3)
65%
within 1.5 mg/m3
23
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-05-17.
Silica (quartz)
6.5
silica avg (%)
7.0
silica max (%)
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-04-11.
Noise
0%
over PEL
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-03-28.
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
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 1 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 1 0
Show 5 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 1 0
2000 Q2 11,241 12 3 1067.5
2000 Q1 13,308 18 4 1352.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2000 · 5 incidents

April 26, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Day Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS MAKING A SPLICE ON #3 MINER WAS MOVING FROM #4 ENTRY TO #3 ENTRY MINER CAUGHT BOLTER CABLE PULL CABLE DOWN ON HIS BACK.

April 12, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Day Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS KNOCKING BIT HOLDER OFF AFTER CUTTING IT WITH A TORCH AND A PIECE BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO LEFT LEG ABOVE KNEE.

January 21, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Day Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BENDING A 60" ROOF BOLTS AND PULL SOMETHING IN HIS LOWER BACK.

January 11, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Day Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER. HE SAID HE TURNED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE BUT DID NOT REPORT IT TO FOREMAN UNTIL 1-11-00 AT 3:20PM. HE CALLED WED 1-12-00 ABOUT 1:00PM TO TELL HE WOULD NOT BE AT W ORK.

January 4, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Day Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

DURING PRESHIFT EXAMINATIKON WITH FEDERAL INSPECTOR A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND. MEASURED 20'W BY 5' HBY 30' L.

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The full compliance file on Cedar Grove Mine

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