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: 421 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Crosscreek Mine has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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
19 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $112 in penalties contested before the Commission, $112 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-08-07.
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.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 100%
100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$112 proposed, $112 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2013-03-21.
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 Crosscreek Mine shows 100% of 42 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: 2012-08-07, 14 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
42
samples
0.68
dust max (mg/m3)
42 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 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.
Crosscreek Mine recorded 6.53 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2012.
Injury rate, 2012
ⓘ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.
6.53
total case rate
3.26
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.74 and the all-US-mining average was 2.96 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.13 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2012 *
6.53
3.26
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
6.50
3.25
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)
2017
0
2016
0
2015
0
2014
0
2013
0
2012
27
279,837
2011
17
124,389
2009
8
70,408
2008
29
407,660
2007
20
327,411
2006
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Crosscreek Mine sits in Brooke County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.5% 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.
Brooke County, West Virginia · Population 22,053
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$52,116
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
2017 Q2
0
0
0
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
0
0
0
2016 Q3
0
0
0
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
0
0
0
2014 Q3
0
0
0
2014 Q2
0
0
0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q4
0
0
0
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2013 Q2
0
0
0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
8,783
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
14,167
5
2
352.9
2012 Q2
15,835
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
22,476
1
0
44.5
2011 Q4
21,956
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
12,692
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
3,211
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
0
0
0
2009 Q3
0
0
0
2009 Q2
4,696
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
15,613
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
18,935
1
1
52.8
2008 Q3
21,468
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
22,742
1
0
44.0
2008 Q1
22,656
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
20,335
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
18,131
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
16,107
2
0
124.2
2007 Q1
6,951
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2012 · 2 incidents
March 31, 2012WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was standing on a ladder using a sledge beating a pin out of a hoe bucket when the pin came out and knocked the ladder out from under him. He fell on his side hurting his ribs.
February 23, 2012WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
Oxford Mining Co LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was using an air wrench to tighten bolts in the floor board of his dozer and pinched his finger. Had stitches put in.
2007 · 2 incidents
August 20, 2007WV · Coalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rainy, wet, muddy. Employee was climbing the ladder on his lube truck when his foot slipped off of the ladder causing all his weight to be on his right arm. IT shot a pain down his arm.
June 22, 2007WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
Was backing up to the edge of end dump fill and ran his right side tires off edge, causing end dump to roll over onto its top. His metal lunch box flew and hit him in the back of the head, causing a gash in head, requiring stiching.