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CV56: 21 MSHA citations Coal

Coal-Mac MET, LLC · Surface
Controlled by John Mitch Potter
Litcarr, Fayette County, WV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 1519663

CV56 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $429 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
—
Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
21
citations
4
significant & substantial
$3,098
proposed penalties
$2,065
paid to date
67% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,033 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Coal-Mac MET, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
39
inspections on record
461
inspection hours
n/a
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: 461 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

CV56 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $429 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$429
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $828 in penalties contested before the Commission, $224 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-07-12.
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.
21.1%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
21.1%
reasonably likely or greater
31.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 10.5% low, 89.5% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
0%
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%
73%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$828 proposed, $224 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 2013-03-15.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
KENT 2013-576 Settlement Feldman 2013 $828 → $224
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at CV56 shows 100% of 26 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: 2026-03-17
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
26
samples
0.24
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.
26 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER HELPER12
  • AUGER OPERATOR12
  • GROUNDMAN1

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.

Last sampled: 2026-03-17
29%
over PEL
28
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • AUGER HELPER13
  • AUGER OPERATOR13
  • GROUNDMAN1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2026 100% 2
2025 100% 4
2021 100% 2
2016 100% 4
2015 100% 2
2014 100% 4
2013 100% 6
2012 100% 2
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2026 50% 2
2025 0% 2
2021 0% 2
2016 33% 6
2015 0% 2
2014 17% 6
2013 67% 6
2012 0% 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Green Hill Mining Inc 2012 to 2020
  2. Civil, LLC 2020 to 2026
  3. Denali Energy Group LLC 2021 to 2023
  4. Smithfield Contracting LLC 2023 to 2024
  5. Coal-Mac MET, LLC 2026 to present
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)
2026 2 1,046
2025 2 497
2021 1 4,000
2017 2
2016 2 24,100
2015 2 31,102
2014 2 18,196
2013 2 33,072
2012 2 37,499
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

CV56 sits in Fayette County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.0% 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.
Fayette County, West Virginia · Population 39,987
3.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,672
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
2026 Q2 308 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 1,099 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,154 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 500 2 0 4000.0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q3 86 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 15 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 130 0 0 0.0
Show 19 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 1,469 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,690 4 0 1487.0
2016 Q1 420 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 529 1 0 1890.4
2015 Q3 733 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,312 1 0 762.2
2015 Q1 1,100 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,233 1 0 811.0
2014 Q3 852 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 678 1 0 1474.9
2014 Q1 889 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 474 2 0 4219.4
2013 Q3 116 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,533 1 0 652.3
2013 Q1 1,374 2 0 1455.6
2012 Q4 1,333 2 1 1500.4
2012 Q3 1,595 1 1 627.0
2012 Q2 383 0 0 0.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.