Ferrell Quarry and Plant has $53K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1985–2011
Latest incident
Jan 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
87
citations
15
significant & substantial
$53,105
proposed penalties
$20,147
paid to date
38% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $32,958 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: 671 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2010-07-15.
On record since 2010.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Ferrell Quarry and Plant has $53K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$53K
proposed penalties
$20K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
86 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $43K in penalties contested before the Commission, $10K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-10-29.
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.
8citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
Settled
7 · 88%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 13%
33%
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 6 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
80%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$49K proposed, $10K 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 2012-03-26.
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.
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.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2009-04-22, 17 years ago
20%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
5
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz51 over
Show the individual readings (5)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2009-04-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
1.54
1.41
1.09
Front-end Loader Operator
2009-04-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.64
1.23
0.52
Truck Driver
2003-04-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.24
0.3
0.80
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-04-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
0.9
0.18
Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2003-04-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.22
0.99
0.22
Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2014
3
2013
4
2012
4
2011
4
2010
5
2009
5
2008
5
2007
6
2006
6
2005
6
2004
5
2003
6
2002
4
2001
4
2000
5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Ferrell Quarry and Plant sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
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
2014 Q2
318
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
1,114
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
1,555
1
0
643.1
2013 Q3
1,454
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
1,895
1
1
527.7
2013 Q1
1,866
2
1
1071.8
2012 Q4
1,755
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
1,974
1
0
506.6
Show 50 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2012 Q2
2,057
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
1,919
1
0
521.1
2011 Q4
1,980
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
1,557
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
1,580
4
0
2531.6
2011 Q1
1,812
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
1,939
1
0
515.7
2010 Q3
2,312
3
2
1297.6
2010 Q2
2,439
10
2
4100.0
2010 Q1
2,440
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
2,592
6
1
2314.8
2009 Q3
3,224
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
3,080
1
1
324.7
2009 Q1
2,424
2
0
825.1
2008 Q4
2,005
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
2,483
1
0
402.7
2008 Q2
2,299
4
1
1739.9
2008 Q1
2,320
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
2,240
7
0
3125.0
2007 Q3
2,033
7
1
3443.2
2007 Q2
2,683
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
2,122
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
2,402
1
0
416.3
2006 Q3
2,416
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,310
4
1
1731.6
2006 Q1
2,445
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
2,224
2
0
899.3
2005 Q3
2,388
2
0
837.5
2005 Q2
1,940
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
2,032
3
0
1476.4
2004 Q4
1,801
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
1,891
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,015
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
1,973
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
2,589
7
1
2703.7
2003 Q3
3,548
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
2,747
2
0
728.1
2003 Q1
2,706
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,525
1
0
396.0
2002 Q3
2,004
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
2,170
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
2,171
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
2,712
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,532
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
2,487
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
2,500
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,741
4
1
1459.3
2000 Q3
2,604
6
2
2304.1
2000 Q2
3,265
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
2,845
3
0
1054.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
16 on file
2011 · 1 incident
January 5, 2011WV · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE was working on the dust belt tail pulley, when the slate bar slipped and he hit his knee on the adjustment all thread. He continued working until the shift was finished.
EE was assisting driver in dumping excess material from over loaded truck. He was dislodging a rock from the tailgate and when it released, it hit him in the toe, fracturing the toe.
EE WAS MARKING SPACING FOR DIRLL HOLES WHEN HE REMOVED HIS HARD HAT TO ADJUST HIS EARMUFFS. A ROCK THEN FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL & STRUCK HIS HEAD.
1998 · 1 incident
June 13, 1998WV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS DISLODGING MATERIAL STUCK IN THE 6" CONVEYOR CHUTE AS HE STEPPED DOWN, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND HIT HIS KNEE ON A CONVEYOR ROLLER GUARD SUPPORT BOLT.
1996 · 1 incident
February 19, 1996WV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMP WAS DISLODGING FROZEN MATERIAL FROM CHUTE. BAR SLIPPED AND SPRUNG FROM EMP'S HAND AND STRUCKHIM IN THE SIDE OF THE FACE. THE RESULTING CUT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND. NO WORK T IME LOST.
1994 · 1 incident
August 12, 1994WV · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
INJURED WAS CHANGING THE SCREENS WHILE WORK WAS ALSO BEING PERFORMED ON BELT THAT FEEDS SCREEN. A HAMMER WAS KNOCKED OFF THE BELT AND THE WOODENHANDLE STRUCK HIM IN THE NEED.
1993 · 1 incident
February 11, 1993WV · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
THE VICTIM WAS HELPING TH EMECHANIC REMOVE A PISTON FROM A D-9 DOZER ENGINE. THE MECHANIC STRUCK THE DRIVING PIN AND THE SLEDGE HAMMER RICCOCHETED AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.
THE PICK POINT FRROM THE STATIONARY AIR HAMMER FELL OUT OF THE HAMMER AND INTO THE JAW OF THE ROCK CRUSHER, AFTER SECURING POWER TO THE CRUSHERINAME AND 2 OTHER MEN WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REMO REMOVING THE POINT WITH THE POINT SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS.IN ATTEMPTING TO CATCH THE POINT I NAME FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN THE SIDE OF THE JAW AND THE POINT.