Collins Fork Slurry Impoundment has $4K 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
40
Years on record
1983–2011
Latest incident
Sep 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
22
citations
4
significant & substantial
$4,196
proposed penalties
$4,196
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 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.
Rate withheld: 1,000 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Collins Fork Slurry Impoundment has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
21 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-12-14.
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.
MSHA sampling at Collins Fork Slurry Impoundment shows 100% of 5 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: 2016-12-21, 9 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
5
samples
0.12
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
1 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 4 by the operator.
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2017
0
2016
0
2015
0
2014
2
2013
3
2011
1
2010
0
2009
0
2008
0
2007
0
2002
0
2000
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Collins Fork Slurry Impoundment sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% 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.
Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
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
While putting up boundary stakes on new property employee had a range pole in one hand and a machete in the other. As employee maneuvered on hillside using range pole and machete for balance he slipped, while catching his balance his left hand was cut by the machete requiring three (3) sutures in the left ring finger and seven (7) sutures in left middle finger.
1993 · 1 incident
June 11, 1993WV · Coalelectrician, linemanELECTRICAL
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A SHEAR PIN ON AN AYGER,EMPLOYEE REACHED INTO A COMPARTMENT WITH A GLOVED HAND TO RAKE OUT SOME LOOSE COAL.UPON CLEANING OUT THE LOOSE COAL THE EMPLOYEE OBSER VED THAT HE HAD CUT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
PULLING HOSES (HYDRAULIC) OUT OF A PILE OF HOSES WHILE WALKING BACKWARDS AND STUMBLED OVER 2 WOOD CRATES THAT WERE LAYING IN THE AISLE. STRUCK LEFT ELBOW ON CONCRETE FLOOR. (LACERATION TO LEFT ELBOW).
September 5, 1990WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HELPING TO REMOVE A CLEAN COAL CRUSHER ROLLER, THE ROLLER WAS MOVED OUT OF PO-ITION AND SET ON 2 JACKS, CHAIN BLOCKS WER RE-SET AT A 45 DEGREE PULL ANGLE TO LOWER ROLLER TO THE FLOOR, INJURED PLACED HAND ON END OF SHAFT TO HELP STEADY, ROLLER SWUNG OUT SUDDENLY, CATCHING LEFT HAND AGAINST METAL CHANNEL AT DOOR. LACERATION TO THE BASE OF RING AND MIDDLE FINGER REQUIRING SUTURES.
February 10, 1990WV · Coalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WORKING ON #2 WEMCO CENTRIFUGE.CHECKING BEARING PRE-LOAD BY ROLLING 30" DRIVE SHEAVE WHICH WAS HARD TO TURN.ANOTHER EMPL HELPED TURN SHEAVE.INJ RIGHT HAND ON OUTSIDE OF WEB AND LEFT HAND ON TO P OF SHEAVE WHEN IT ROLLED.LEFT HAND SLIPPED PINCHING LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN SHEAVE INNER WEB AND BUFFER RING.LACERATION TO LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND REQ SUTURES.
1989 · 4 incidents
October 25, 1989WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WHILE LOADING WOOD BOX FROM THE 5TH FLOOR HE WAS USING SAFETY BELT, WHEN HE PICKED WOOD BOX UP WITH HOIST AND GETTING READY TO TURN IT UP, THE BOX TO LEFT IT OUTSIDE THE BOX CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ANKLE JUST ABOVE HIS ANKLE BETWEEN METAL STEP AND WOOD BOX.
1984 · 1 incident
January 12, 1984WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS