Deep Mine No 5: 26 MSHA citations
Coal
Dunlow,
Wayne County,
WV
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608661
Deep Mine No 5 has $2K 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
- 17
- Years on record
- 1998–2000
- Latest incident
- Oct 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
13
significant & substantial
$2,411
proposed penalties
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 412 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Deep Mine No 5 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
26 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-10-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
50.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
50.0%
reasonably likely or greater
3.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Deep Mine No 5 shows 79% of 63 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2000-10-26, 25 years ago
34 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 29 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR30
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)5
- ELECTRICIAN4
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2000-10-06, 25 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR4
Noise
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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: 2000-02-23, 26 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)1
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Deep Mine No 5 recorded 14.67 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2000.
Injury rate, 2000
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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.
Above average. The US coal mining average was 7.74 and the all-US-mining average was 5.64 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 8.87 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.
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.
Ownership history
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Pen Coal Corp
1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
| Year |
Employees |
Coal produced (tons) |
| 2000 |
31 |
555,607 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Deep Mine No 5 sits in Wayne County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 0.7% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
Wayne County, West Virginia · Population 38,498
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$55,539
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
| 2000 Q4 |
8,049 |
3 |
1 |
372.7 |
| 2000 Q3 |
25,717 |
8 |
4 |
311.1 |
| 2000 Q2 |
25,183 |
6 |
1 |
238.3 |
| 2000 Q1 |
22,851 |
4 |
2 |
175.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file
2000 · 6 incidents
October 7, 2000
WV · Coal
scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pen Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
WHILE BUILDING A STOPPING THE EMPLOYEE DROPPED AN OMEGA BLOCK ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
Pen Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
THE EMPLOYEE INJURED HOS LOWER BACK WHILE HANGING A ROOF BOLTER CABLE.
August 26, 2000
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Pen Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
WHILE BOLTING THE TOP THE DRILL STEEL DROPPED FROM THE HOLE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Pen Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE PUTTING OIL THE FORKLIFT THE EE STRETCHED AND FELT PAIN IN THE STOMACH AREA. (EE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 8-21-00--STARTED MISSING WORK ON 8-21-00)
Pen Coal Corp · Fall from ladders
WHILE HANGING PINE CABLE FROM A LADDER, THE LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING THE EE TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
May 20, 2000
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pen Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE MINE YARD THE EE FELL & INJURED HIS RIGHT ARM. EE CONT TO WORK BUT STARTED MISSING ON 10/16/00
1999 · 7 incidents
Pen Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING MINER CABLE OUT OF MUD.
August 5, 1999
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Pen Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object
WHILE OPERATING THE SHUTTLE CAR. THE EMPLOYEE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY AND JARRED HIM AGAINST THE CANOPY.
Pen Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
A ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STIRKING THE EE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER & LEG
Pen Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
COAL YELL FROM THE RIB STRIKING THE EE ON THE LEFT FOOT.
February 25, 1999
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pen Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE HELPING HANG A MINER CABLE.
Pen Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE.
January 8, 1999
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Pen Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object
WHILE OPERATING THE SHUTTLE CAR THE EMPLOYEE RUN INTO THE RIB JARRING HIM AGAINST THE CAB.
1998 · 4 incidents
Pen Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED EIGHT BRREAKS INBY THE MINE DRIFT OPENING IN THE TRACK AND BELT ENTRIES. THE FALL MEASURED 80' IN LENGTH,M 19' WIDE AND 4-6' HIGH.
Pen Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
WHILE HANGING CURTAIN FOR VENTILATION A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STRIKING THE EE ON THE RIGHT HAND.
Pen Coal Corp · Fall from machine
EE INJURED HIS BACK WHEN HE FELL BACKWARDS AFTER STEPPING UP ON THE ROOF BOLTER.
May 18, 1998
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Pen Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
WHILE THE EE WAS PINNING TOP OF A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT ARM.