Cabin Creek, Kanawha County,
WV
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Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4608849
Dry Branch Surface No 1 has $9K 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
12
Years on record
2003–2013
Latest incident
Dec 2013
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
51
citations
23
significant & substantial
$8,731
proposed penalties
$8,731
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 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.
51 citations across 1,324 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Dry Branch Surface No 1 has $9K 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
51 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-08-01.
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.
MSHA sampling at Dry Branch Surface No 1 shows 100% of 108 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: 2016-11-30, 9 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
108
samples
0.81
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.
92 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 16 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.
Dry Branch Surface No 1 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2015.
Injury rate, 2015
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.76 and the all-US-mining average was 2.72 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 5.22 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
2015 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2014 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
4.79
4.79
0.000
2006 *
4.25
4.25
0.000
2005 *
2.35
2.35
0.000
2004 *
5.46
5.46
0.000
2003 *
3.80
3.80
0.000
2002 *
0.00
0.00
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)
2026
0
2025
0
2024
0
2023
0
2022
0
2021
0
2020
0
2019
0
2018
0
2017
1
2016
6
20,342
2015
20
112,819
2014
25
135,565
2013
10
1,331
2009
2
2008
7
31,339
2007
37
272,546
2006
38
370,941
2005
35
344,013
2004
30
248,941
2003
21
173,130
2002
19
143,471
2001
13
46,550
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Dry Branch Surface No 1 sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
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
0
0
0
2026 Q1
0
0
0
2025 Q4
0
0
0
2025 Q3
0
0
0
2025 Q2
0
0
0
2025 Q1
0
0
0
2024 Q4
0
0
0
2024 Q3
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
0
0
0
2024 Q1
0
0
0
2023 Q4
0
0
0
2023 Q3
0
0
0
2023 Q2
0
0
0
2023 Q1
0
0
0
2022 Q4
0
0
0
2022 Q3
0
0
0
2022 Q2
0
0
0
2022 Q1
0
0
0
2021 Q4
0
0
0
2021 Q3
0
0
0
2021 Q2
0
0
0
2021 Q1
46
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
0
0
0
2020 Q3
0
0
0
2020 Q2
0
0
0
2020 Q1
0
0
0
2019 Q4
0
0
0
2019 Q3
0
0
0
2019 Q2
0
0
0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q4
0
0
0
2018 Q3
0
0
0
2018 Q2
0
0
0
2018 Q1
0
0
0
2017 Q4
0
0
0
2017 Q3
0
0
0
2017 Q2
762
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
2,348
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
2,510
2
0
796.8
2016 Q2
2,293
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
5,042
1
0
198.3
2015 Q4
7,603
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
8,765
4
0
456.4
2015 Q2
12,221
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
17,642
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
14,399
4
1
277.8
2014 Q3
15,563
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
16,223
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
16,000
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
2,580
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
495
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
948
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
1,281
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
1,382
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
1,198
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
1,775
1
0
563.4
2008 Q2
5,815
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
7,295
4
0
548.3
2007 Q4
17,178
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
20,921
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
22,926
3
2
130.9
2007 Q1
22,519
3
3
133.2
2006 Q4
22,812
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
23,784
4
1
168.2
2006 Q2
23,923
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
23,601
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
22,063
4
1
181.3
2005 Q3
20,125
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
21,351
3
1
140.5
2005 Q1
21,645
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
17,590
1
1
56.9
2004 Q3
20,035
2
1
99.8
2004 Q2
21,808
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
13,863
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
11,989
1
1
83.4
2003 Q3
14,244
5
4
351.0
2003 Q2
12,458
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
13,917
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
11,293
2
1
177.1
2002 Q3
12,784
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
8,610
1
1
116.1
2002 Q1
8,956
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
7,495
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
6,707
2
2
298.2
2001 Q2
2,861
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file
2013 · 1 incident
December 3, 2013WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was removing steel hydraulic tubes when the injury occurred. He was using a 1/2" hydraulic air gun. He was lifting and twisted the tubes over his head to clear from the work area. He strained his lower back and had to seek treatment. He missed the following day and returned to work on December 5, 2013.
2007 · 2 incidents
April 26, 2007WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
Employee s were installing track pads on new rails. His need to rotate tracks. Other ee manted exc. to rotate track and the leg on his coveralls booked swing control. When other ee startd machine and raised bucket machine swung to the right and pinned EE between bucket and tracks. EE suffered no broken bones. He only suffered a bruise to his left thigh.
2006 · 3 incidents
August 9, 2006WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was installing belly pans on D11R & twisted his leg/knee. He worked from 8/9/06 till his doctor on 8/22/06 advised him to take a week off & rest his knee.
May 13, 2006WV · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE was operating truck #107, hualing coal from pit to stockpile area. EE stopped his truck on hualroad to urinate, as he was standing he lost his balance and fell to the ground.
February 22, 2006WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
*REPORTED 10/17/05* THE EMPLOYEE WORKED FROM 10/4/05 THRU 10/17/05 WITHOUT REPORTING THE INJURY TO THE FOREMAN. DOZER MAN BACKED INTO TRENCH & WAS TOSSED BACKWARD INTO HIS SEAT.
February 11, 2005WV · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS OPERATING HYDRO SEEDER. HE STATED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING GRADE WHEN MACHINE POWERED OUT. EE PLACED THE MACHINE IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. EE PANICKED AND JUMPED OUT. THE MACHINE ROLLED APPROX. 40 FT. AND STOPPED. EE HAS A SLIGHT HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF HIS TIBIA.
August 16, 2004WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE ATTEMPTED TO LOAD A LARGE ROCK ON A ROCK TRUCK, HE GOT THE 992C REAR WHEELS OFF OF THE GROUND AND ATTEMPTED TO LOAD THE ROCK ON 103 773 ROCK TRUCK. HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE LOADING OF THE R OCK AND DROPPED ROCK WHICH STRUCK THE 103 773 ROCK TRUCK. WHEN HE DROPPED THE ROCK, THE REAR WHEELS CAME DOWN ON THE GROUND JARRING HIM AROUND IN THE CAB, DID NOT HAVE SEAT BELT ON AND DID NO
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