An unplanned roof fall occurred in the coalburg extension mine in the #3 entry. #3 brk at spad #242. No injuries were reported. The fall measured 50' long x 19' wide x 6' high. The area was developed on 5/2/08.
Coalburg Extension Coal
Mammoth Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc
Mammoth,
Kanawha County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609235
Coalburg Extension has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2008
- Latest incident
- May 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
66
citations
29
significant & substantial
$20,650
proposed penalties
$16,434
paid to date
80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,216 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
10
inspections on record
463
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 463 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Coalburg Extension has $21K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$21K
proposed penalties
$21K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
64 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-12-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Coalburg Extension shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.62 mg/m3 (92% compliant) across 37 samples.
Health sampling
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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
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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.0.62
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.52
dust max (mg/m3)
92%
within 1.5 mg/m3
37
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-01-29.
Silica (quartz)
12.0
silica avg (%)
15.6
silica max (%)
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-11-10.
Noise
0%
over PEL
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2008-12-06.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q4 | 2,070 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 2,070 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 2,160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 2,070 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 8,305 | 22 | 7 | 2649.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 23,157 | 10 | 5 | 431.8 |
| 2008 Q2 | 17,453 | 18 | 4 | 1031.3 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2008 · 1 incident
Mammoth Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
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