Glow Worm Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
An unintentional roof fall occured in the #2 entry. Approximatly 100 feet out by the fall the fall was above bolts average. No one was injured on this occurence.
Copperhead No. 1 Coal
Richmond Works, Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
Timothy Lester
Itmann,
Wyoming County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608897
Copperhead No. 1 has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $20K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2003–2008
- Latest incident
- Apr 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
156
citations
39
significant & substantial
$29,445
proposed penalties
$9,158
paid to date
31% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $20,287 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
59
inspections on record
1,811
inspection hours
8.6
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.156 citations across 1,811 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Copperhead No. 1 has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $20K outstanding across 2 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.$29K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$20K
outstanding
154 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-12-30.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Copperhead No. 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.43 mg/m3 (97% compliant) across 234 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.0.43
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.40
dust max (mg/m3)
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
234
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-01-28.
Silica (quartz)
5.8
silica avg (%)
19.5
silica max (%)
12
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-01-08.
Noise
20%
over PEL
20
samples
Most recent sample: 2005-08-15.
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 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q1 | 3,380 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 2,250 | 20 | 8 | 8888.9 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,500 | 5 | 3 | 3333.3 |
| 2005 Q4 | 4,105 | 2 | 0 | 487.2 |
| 2005 Q3 | 4,189 | 2 | 0 | 477.4 |
| 2005 Q2 | 4,062 | 1 | 0 | 246.2 |
| 2005 Q1 | 4,427 | 1 | 0 | 225.9 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q4 | 4,384 | 3 | 0 | 684.3 |
| 2004 Q3 | 4,134 | 5 | 2 | 1209.5 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,424 | 7 | 3 | 4915.7 |
| 2004 Q1 | 5,713 | 7 | 0 | 1225.3 |
| 2003 Q4 | 7,507 | 6 | 2 | 799.3 |
| 2003 Q3 | 7,200 | 4 | 1 | 555.6 |
| 2003 Q2 | 6,843 | 8 | 1 | 1169.1 |
| 2003 Q1 | 4,288 | 7 | 2 | 1632.5 |
| 2002 Q4 | 3,577 | 6 | 1 | 1677.4 |
| 2002 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2008 · 2 incidents
Glow Worm Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
Upon mining the #2 heading. The mining machine cut into an auger hole. The auger hole was determined to contain no water or gasses. No auger holes were projected on mine maps. No injrues occured as a result.
2005 · 1 incident
September 21, 2005
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
C.R.W. Coals, Inc. · Rubbed or abraded
EE STATED THAT CRAWLING IN LOW/WET CONDITIONS WAS CAUSING HIS KNEE TO HURT
2003 · 1 incident
June 17, 2003
WV · Coal
PUSHING UP ROOF BOLT WITH WRENCH, THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK EE ON HEAD.
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