Coal Mountain, Wyoming County,
WV
·
Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4609227
Double Camp No. 1 has $244K in proposed MSHA penalties and $55K outstanding across 36 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2008–2017
Latest incident
Apr 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
553
citations
96
significant & substantial
$244,491
proposed penalties
$146,312
paid to date
60% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $98,179 gap.
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.
553 citations across 2,707 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Double Camp No. 1 has $244K in proposed MSHA penalties and $55K outstanding across 36 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.
$244K
proposed penalties
$202K
current assessed
$146K
paid to date
$55K
outstanding
546 assessments are final orders; 36 contested dockets.
Of $213K in penalties contested before the Commission, $163K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-03-28.
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.
338citations taken to the federal commission · 61% of citations on record
Settled
303 · 90%
Stood as issued
33 · 10%
Vacated or withdrawn
2 · 1%
64%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 102 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
23%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$213K proposed, $163K 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 2013-01-07.
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 Double Camp No. 1 shows 93% of 258 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: 2017-06-22, 9 years ago
93%
within 1.5 mg/m3
258
samples
2.89
dust max (mg/m3)
1
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.
103 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 155 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.
Double Camp No. 1 recorded 2.98 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2017.
Injury rate, 2017
ⓘ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.
2.98
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.79 and the all-US-mining average was 2.48 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 5.65 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
2017 *
2.98
0.00
0.000
2012 *
5.77
5.77
0.000
2009 *
3.00
3.00
0.000
2008 *
10.25
10.25
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)
2024
0
2023
0
2022
0
2020
0
2019
0
2018
4
2017
32
120,179
2016
8
2015
2
2014
5
2013
3
271
2012
17
52,441
2011
42
98,305
2010
0
2009
32
99,431
2008
42
171,062
2007
2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Double Camp No. 1 sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
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
2024 Q2
0
1
0
2023 Q4
0
0
0
2022 Q2
0
0
0
2020 Q2
0
0
0
2020 Q1
0
0
0
2019 Q4
0
0
0
2019 Q2
0
0
0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2018 Q1
2,620
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
2,706
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
1,232
11
1
8928.6
2017 Q2
37,013
39
8
1053.7
2017 Q1
26,216
41
15
1563.9
2016 Q4
11,749
44
4
3745.0
2016 Q3
1,173
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2016 Q1
505
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
1,220
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
1,510
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
3,168
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
3,081
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
2,642
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
1,539
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
1,746
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
1,485
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
1,125
4
0
3555.6
2012 Q4
8,951
24
1
2681.3
2012 Q3
11,008
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
0
1
0
2012 Q1
14,730
5
0
339.4
2011 Q4
28,632
14
2
489.0
2011 Q3
26,101
36
12
1379.3
2011 Q2
1,456
44
11
30219.8
2010 Q4
0
3
0
2010 Q3
0
1
0
2010 Q2
0
2
0
2010 Q1
0
2
1
2009 Q4
6,827
1
0
146.5
2009 Q3
19,309
32
6
1657.3
2009 Q2
18,520
48
4
2591.8
2009 Q1
21,995
48
6
2182.3
2008 Q4
21,332
29
4
1359.5
2008 Q3
23,460
29
4
1236.1
2008 Q2
18,773
53
14
2823.2
2008 Q1
14,484
26
2
1795.1
2007 Q4
1,294
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2017 · 2 incidents
April 5, 2017WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Was putting cable behind anchor. The shuttle car lost power. Went and put power back in, and the stop, start switch was stuck and the cable started taking up and hit employee on the back of the legs and flipped employee. Employee landed on left wrist and head bounced off the bottom of the mine floor.
Area inby fan house had 2 mud seams come together with freezing and thawing weather. Area 3 ft. x 9 ft. x4.5 ft. thick raveled out and fell. Did not block air way or travel ways.
2016 · 1 incident
November 23, 2016WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)OTHER
Employee was un-hanging the bolter cable in the No. 6 cross-cut when a shuttle car caught the cable and jerked it from the hangers. The cable struck the employee and caused him to fall striking his right hip on the mine floor.
2011 · 1 incident
July 21, 2011WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
EE was making a spice on a shuttle car cable, when the scoop operator trammed the scoop around the corner and struck the EE. The EE was knocked over by the scoop.
February 10, 2008WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)OTHER