Comfort, Kanawha County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609231
Coalburg No. 2 Mine has $168K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 15 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
2009–2012
Latest incident
Feb 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
284
citations
66
significant & substantial
$168,416
proposed penalties
$127,989
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $40,427 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.
284 citations across 2,850 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Coalburg No. 2 Mine has $168K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 15 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.
$168K
proposed penalties
$128K
current assessed
$128K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
279 assessments are final orders; 15 contested dockets.
Of $108K in penalties contested before the Commission, $67K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-07-26.
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.
60citations taken to the federal commission · 21% of citations on record
Settled
60 · 100%
89%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 44 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
37%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$108K proposed, $67K 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 2012-11-02.
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 Coalburg No. 2 Mine shows 96% of 371 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: 2012-01-18, 14 years ago
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
371
samples
4.63
dust max (mg/m3)
162 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 209 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.
Coalburg No. 2 Mine recorded 4.44 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.
4.44
total case rate
4.44
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above 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
4.44
4.44
0.000
2010
6.75
6.75
0.000
2009
6.72
5.04
0.000
2008 *
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)
2012
15
48,977
2011
61
564,967
2010
68
647,746
2009
58
599,857
2008
17
266,210
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Coalburg No. 2 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
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2012 Q3
2,347
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
3,766
1
0
265.5
2012 Q1
18,042
5
0
277.1
2011 Q4
33,673
9
1
267.3
2011 Q3
36,900
37
17
1002.7
2011 Q2
30,892
7
2
226.6
2011 Q1
33,820
18
3
532.2
2010 Q4
32,221
19
4
589.7
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2010 Q3
38,438
14
3
364.2
2010 Q2
37,608
26
5
691.3
2010 Q1
39,793
30
3
753.9
2009 Q4
35,122
47
4
1338.2
2009 Q3
36,157
14
4
387.2
2009 Q2
25,512
7
1
274.4
2009 Q1
22,342
2
1
89.5
2008 Q4
16,830
2
1
118.8
2008 Q3
12,712
8
3
629.3
2008 Q2
7,155
4
0
559.0
2008 Q1
886
2
2
2257.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
21 on file
2012 · 2 incidents
February 15, 2012WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Roof fall approximately 19'W x 20'L x 5-6'H in #2 entry 1 brk inby spad 324. The area had been bolted with 5' mechanical anchor resin assisted bolts. Fall creates no hazard.
February 5, 2009WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY