East Preparation Plant has $194 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
5
Years on record
1993–1996
Latest incident
Jul 1996
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
2
citations
2
significant & substantial
$194
proposed penalties
$194
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.
Rate withheld: 144 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
East Preparation Plant has $194 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.
$194
proposed penalties
$194
current assessed
$194
paid to date
$0
outstanding
2 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-05-07.
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 East Preparation Plant shows 100% of 4 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: 2004-12-01, 21 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
4
samples
0.15
dust max (mg/m3)
4 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
WATER CIRCUIT OPERATOR2
PUMPER1
UTILITY MAN1
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2006
0
2005
0
2004
0
2003
1
2002
1
2001
1
2000
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
East Preparation Plant sits in Grant 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.
Grant County, West Virginia · Population 10,972
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$61,530
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
EE WAS CHECKING THE COURSE COAL SCREEN IN THE EAST PREP PLANT. AS HE STEPPED BACK OFF ON TO A PIECE OF WIRE MESH THE WELD BROKE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 8-21-96 AND HAS SINCE BEEN OFF. DIAGNOSIS "FLOATER IN THE KNEE".
1994 · 2 incidents
March 10, 1994WV · Coalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
SMASHED FINGER ON LEFT HAND- WORKING ON GETTING SURGE BIN TO EMPTY. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN CHUTE PUNCHING OUT MATERIAL. MATERIAL CAME OUT CATCHING HIS FINGER AGAINST CHUTE. CHUCK OF ICE FLI PPED OVER (10 LB). 5 SUTURES. EMPLOYEE HAD GLOVES ON.