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Deep Mine No 5 Coal

Pen Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Pen Holdings Inc
Dunlow, Wayne County, WV  ·  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
26
citations
13
significant & substantial
$2,411
proposed penalties
$2,411
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
14
inspections on record
412
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: 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
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
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.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Deep Mine No 5 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.87 mg/m3 (79% compliant) across 63 samples.

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.
0.87
dust avg (mg/m3)
4.29
dust max (mg/m3)
79%
within 1.5 mg/m3
63
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-10-26.
Silica (quartz)
4.9
silica avg (%)
6.4
silica max (%)
6
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-10-06.
Noise
60%
over PEL
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-02-23.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2000 Q4 8,049 6 4 745.4
2000 Q3 25,717 9 5 350.0
2000 Q2 25,183 6 1 238.3
2000 Q1 22,851 5 3 218.8
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.

September 5, 2000 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
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.

July 8, 2000 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
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)

June 26, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
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

December 6, 1999 WV · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast HANDLING OF MATERIALS
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.

June 25, 1999 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pen Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

A ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STIRKING THE EE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER & LEG

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.

January 23, 1999 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
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

October 21, 1998 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
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.

July 20, 1998 WV · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
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.

May 29, 1998 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
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.

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