Charles W Barger & Son Construction Co Inc · Struck against stationary object
EE was moving company truck. Truck rolled backwards down haul road and came in contact with berm. EE was thrown from vehicle.
CW Barger Operations,LLC Metal/Non-Metal
CW Barger Operations,LLC has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 1988–2021
- Latest incident
- May 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
171
citations
43
significant & substantial
$36,782
proposed penalties
$31,519
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,263 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
85
inspections on record
1,628
inspection hours
10.5
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.171 citations across 1,628 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
CW Barger Operations,LLC has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 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.$37K
proposed penalties
$32K
current assessed
$32K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
169 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 3,046 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 3,281 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,017 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,903 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 3,262 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,241 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 3,318 | 3 | 0 | 904.2 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,590 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 3,473 | 8 | 1 | 2303.5 |
| 2023 Q3 | 2,998 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 3,227 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 3,287 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 2,888 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 3,388 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 3,182 | 6 | 0 | 1885.6 |
| 2022 Q1 | 3,068 | 4 | 0 | 1303.8 |
| 2021 Q4 | 3,760 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 4,138 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 4,082 | 4 | 2 | 979.9 |
| 2021 Q1 | 3,803 | 3 | 0 | 788.9 |
| 2020 Q4 | 4,064 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 4,169 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 4,040 | 2 | 1 | 495.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 3,699 | 4 | 0 | 1081.4 |
| 2019 Q4 | 3,682 | 9 | 3 | 2444.3 |
| 2019 Q3 | 4,613 | 4 | 1 | 867.1 |
| 2019 Q2 | 4,223 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 3,773 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 3,625 | 2 | 0 | 551.7 |
| 2018 Q3 | 4,358 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 4,286 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 3,427 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 3,316 | 1 | 0 | 301.6 |
| 2017 Q3 | 3,777 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 4,370 | 3 | 0 | 686.5 |
| 2017 Q1 | 3,765 | 5 | 1 | 1328.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 3,974 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 4,552 | 4 | 0 | 878.7 |
| 2016 Q2 | 4,379 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 4,349 | 7 | 1 | 1609.6 |
| 2015 Q4 | 4,335 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 4,556 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 4,753 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 4,977 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 4,318 | 2 | 0 | 463.2 |
| 2014 Q3 | 4,840 | 1 | 1 | 206.6 |
| 2014 Q2 | 5,321 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 5,442 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 5,855 | 2 | 0 | 341.6 |
| 2013 Q3 | 4,995 | 6 | 5 | 1201.2 |
| 2013 Q2 | 5,661 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 5,261 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 4,603 | 3 | 2 | 651.7 |
| 2012 Q3 | 4,673 | 2 | 2 | 428.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 6,611 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 3,230 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 4,817 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 5,589 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 4,919 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 3,467 | 3 | 1 | 865.3 |
| 2010 Q4 | 4,203 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 3,901 | 7 | 2 | 1794.4 |
| 2010 Q2 | 3,886 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 3,541 | 2 | 2 | 564.8 |
| 2009 Q4 | 3,889 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 4,763 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 5,159 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 4,849 | 1 | 0 | 206.2 |
| 2008 Q4 | 4,784 | 3 | 0 | 627.1 |
| 2008 Q3 | 5,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 5,758 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 5,374 | 1 | 0 | 186.1 |
| 2007 Q4 | 5,774 | 5 | 1 | 866.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 5,968 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 6,681 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 4,751 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 5,470 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 5,654 | 1 | 1 | 176.9 |
| 2006 Q2 | 6,839 | 6 | 1 | 877.3 |
| 2006 Q1 | 6,481 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 5,630 | 1 | 0 | 177.6 |
| 2005 Q3 | 6,754 | 2 | 0 | 296.1 |
| 2005 Q2 | 7,769 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 6,693 | 6 | 2 | 896.5 |
| 2004 Q4 | 6,111 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 7,749 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 8,065 | 1 | 1 | 124.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 7,233 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 6,498 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 7,564 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 6,276 | 3 | 0 | 478.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 7,334 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 6,075 | 11 | 4 | 1810.7 |
| 2002 Q3 | 6,133 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 6,939 | 3 | 2 | 432.3 |
| 2002 Q1 | 6,388 | 6 | 2 | 939.3 |
| 2001 Q4 | 6,416 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 6,484 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 6,978 | 2 | 0 | 286.6 |
| 2001 Q1 | 6,316 | 2 | 0 | 316.7 |
| 2000 Q4 | 6,174 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 6,535 | 6 | 3 | 918.1 |
| 2000 Q2 | 6,634 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 5,920 | 9 | 0 | 1520.3 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file2021 · 1 incident
2017 · 3 incidents
Charles W Barger & Son Construction Co Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee stepped off loading dock at maintenance shop.
Charles W Barger & Son Construction Co Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Hearing loss detected upon administering annual hearing test.
January 17, 2017
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Charles W Barger & Son Construction Co Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Hearing loss detected upon administering annual hearing test.
2015 · 1 incident
August 19, 2015
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Charles W Barger & Son Construction Co Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Hooking up a shot, stepping into a lime dust pile, lime dust went into right eye.
2000 · 1 incident
March 27, 2000
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Charles W Barger & Son Construction Co Inc · Struck against stationary object
EE WHILE WORKING IN SHOP AREA NOT DIRECTLY LOCATED WITHIN MINING OPERATION, RECEIVED CUT TO PALM OF RIGHT HAND REQUIRING TWO (2) SUTURES. HE WAS LOOSENING A BOLT ON ENGINE BLOCK WHEN WRENCH SL IPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO HIT EDGE OF ENGINE BLOCK.
1996 · 2 incidents
September 25, 1996
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Charles W Barger & Son Construction Co Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS LIFTING BOXES OF POWDER AND FERTILIZER TO GROUND FROM BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK.
Charles W Barger & Son Construction Co Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object
THIS 52 YEAR OLD MINER WAS WELDING INSIDE OF A PRIMARY IMPACT CRUSHER. AS HE WAS MOVING HIS LEAD WIRE, HE PULLED ON IT TO GET MORE SLACK IN THELINE, AND AS HE PULLED ON THE LEAD, HE INADVERTE NTLY PULLED A ROCK FROM THE GRIZZLEY BARS DOWN INTO THE CRUSHER, WHICH STRUCK HIM ON HIS RT. THUMB. HE LATER GOT AN INFECTION FROM THE BRUISE-BRUSH BURN.
1991 · 1 incident
January 15, 1991
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
MACHINERY
Charles W Barger & Son Construction Co Inc · Flash burns (welding)
HELPING WELDER OTHER WELDER NEAR, ARC REFLECTION BURNED BOTH EYES
1990 · 2 incidents
July 30, 1990
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Charles W Barger & Son Construction Co Inc · Fall from machine
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF HIS TRUCK WHEN SLIPPED OFF STEP
Charles W Barger & Son Construction Co Inc · Flash burns (welding)
EMPL WAS HELPING WELDER HOLD STEEL IN POSITION TO BE TACHED CAUSING HIM TO LOOK & SEEL WHERE TO POSITION STEEL. ARC STRUCK & BURNED EYES.
1989 · 1 incident
January 9, 1989
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Charles W Barger & Son Construction Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL HELPING PUT BOLT IN PAD OF D-8 DOZER,BENG DOWN TO GET UNDER DOZER TWISTED SHOULDER OUT OF PLACE.
1988 · 2 incidents
December 27, 1988
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Charles W Barger & Son Construction Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE CRUSHER TRYING TO FREE A ROCK WHEEL TURNED JUST ENOUGHT TO KNOCK ROCK OUT ON EMPLOYEE FOOT.
July 28, 1988
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Charles W Barger & Son Construction Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TWO BOLTS FROM PLATE OF CRUSHER WRENCH SLIPPED CATCHING EMPLOYEE FINGER BETWEEN PLATE AND WRENCH.
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