Gilbert Creek Loadout has $31K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1992–2026
Latest incident
Feb 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
153
citations
38
significant & substantial
$31,068
proposed penalties
$25,152
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,916 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.
153 citations across 1,998 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Gilbert Creek Loadout has $31K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K outstanding across 3 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.
$31K
proposed penalties
$31K
current assessed
$25K
paid to date
$6K
outstanding
148 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $916 in penalties contested before the Commission, $750 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-27.
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.
5citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
Settled
5 · 100%
18%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$916 proposed, $750 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2016-01-06.
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 Gilbert Creek Loadout shows 100% of 169 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: 2026-08-12
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
169
samples
1.21
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.
146 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 23 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.
Gilbert Creek Loadout recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2006.
Injury rate, 2006
ⓘ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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.87 and the all-US-mining average was 3.91 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 5.26 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
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005 *
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
Year
Employees
2026
3
2025
3
2024
3
2023
2
2022
3
2021
0
2020
0
2019
2
2018
2
2017
3
2016
1
2015
1
2014
6
2013
8
2012
7
2011
5
2010
6
2009
7
2008
6
2007
5
2006
10
2005
10
2004
5
2003
4
2002
6
2001
6
2000
6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Gilbert Creek Loadout sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
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
1,503
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
992
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
1,560
25
7
16025.6
2025 Q3
1,080
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
1,430
14
1
9790.2
2025 Q1
1,500
2
1
1333.3
2024 Q4
940
8
0
8510.6
2024 Q3
1,800
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
1,920
9
1
4687.5
2024 Q1
1,280
1
0
781.2
2023 Q4
1,140
1
0
877.2
2023 Q3
1,180
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
1,280
4
0
3125.0
2023 Q1
1,920
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
1,890
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
1,800
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
1,300
4
2
3076.9
2022 Q1
251
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
0
0
0
2021 Q2
0
0
0
2021 Q1
0
0
0
2020 Q4
0
0
0
2020 Q3
0
0
0
2020 Q2
0
0
0
2020 Q1
519
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
740
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
1,435
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
1,171
2
1
1707.9
2019 Q1
1,440
1
0
694.4
2018 Q4
882
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
914
2
1
2188.2
2018 Q2
1,272
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
2,016
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
1,383
1
0
723.1
2017 Q3
1,340
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
2,306
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1,242
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
480
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
0
0
0
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2016 Q1
1,270
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
1,596
2
0
1253.1
2015 Q3
0
5
2
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
0
6
0
2014 Q3
1,176
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
4,172
2
0
479.4
2014 Q1
4,158
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
3,677
3
1
815.9
2013 Q3
3,696
2
0
541.1
2013 Q2
3,693
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
3,709
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
4,024
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
4,102
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
4,109
4
1
973.5
2012 Q1
3,488
2
0
573.4
2011 Q4
3,328
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
3,387
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
3,932
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
3,703
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
3,781
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
3,835
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
3,295
1
0
303.5
2010 Q1
4,123
5
0
1212.7
2009 Q4
4,257
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
4,159
1
0
240.4
2009 Q2
4,061
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
4,948
2
0
404.2
2008 Q4
5,832
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
4,484
1
0
223.0
2008 Q2
4,193
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
4,575
6
1
1311.5
2007 Q4
4,891
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
4,673
3
0
642.0
2006 Q4
6,902
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
6,689
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
6,872
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
6,884
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
6,894
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
6,882
4
2
581.2
2005 Q2
6,897
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
6,888
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
5,348
5
4
934.9
2004 Q3
4,671
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
3,034
1
0
329.6
2004 Q1
1,634
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
1,748
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
1,746
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,465
1
0
682.6
2003 Q1
2,562
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,247
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
2,515
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
2,463
1
0
406.0
2002 Q1
2,262
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
2,678
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,231
1
0
448.2
2001 Q2
1,908
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1,905
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
1,444
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
1,153
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
1,440
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
1,410
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
21 on file
2026 · 1 incident
February 12, 2026WV · Coalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tripped on uneven ground at pump area by creek. Fell onto 6" stone mostly on EE's left side. This happen while EE and another EE were fishing out suction hose from the creek with a backhoe to hook up suction hose for creek pump
2014 · 1 incident
August 18, 2014WV · Coalelectrician, linemanDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
CROSSING OVER BELT TO INSTALL PLYWOOD SUPPORT TO LAY ON SO A BOTTOM BELT ROLLER COULD BE INSTALLED, EMPLOYEE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL OFF SIDE OF STRUCTURE.
January 20, 2004WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP THE TUNNEL AT THE GILBERT CREEK LOADOUT. WHILE SHOVELING COAL, HE TWISTED HIMSELF WHEN HE THREW THE COAL INTO THE BELT CAUSING PAIN & INJURY TO BACK, RIGHT HIP & LEG.
GOING DOWN STEPS TRIPPED FELL APPROX 10 STEPS (10 FT) ONTO THE PLATFORM RESULTING IN BACK, HIPAND HEAD INJURY. NO BROKEN BONES (FRACTURE) MUSCLE BRUISED ACCORDING TO EE.
EE WAS DROPPING RAILRAOD CARS HE REACHED BEHIND HIM TO TIGHTEN A BRAKE AS HE STEPPED BACK TO THEOTHER PLATFORM HIS FEET SLIPPED & HE FELL APPROX8 FT & HIT THE RAIL
THE EE WAS AWARDED (FINAL AWARD) 30% ON OR ABOUT1/15/99 WE HOWEVER WE NOT ADVISED OF THIS UNTIL WE RECD MAIL FROM OUR LAWYER ON 1/27/99. LETTER DATED 1/20/99 OCCUPATION PNEUMOCONIOIS DISCUSSED WITH SUPV LOGAN WV FIELD OFFICE CONCERNING
January 4, 1999WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CLOSING CAR DOORS WITH STEEL BAR(CONDITION WAS COLD & SNOW) BAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE LATCH AND EE FELL AGAINST THE COAL CAR CAUSING A CUT AND LARGE KNOT ON HIS HEAD OVER RIGHT EYE AND STITCHES.
1998 · 1 incident
July 14, 1998WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ON 6-4-98 EE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE DID NOT STOP WORK UNTIL 7-14-98. ON 7-8-98 HE WENT TO DR. AND WAS TOLD NOT TO RETURN TO WORK. HE DID HOWEVER WORK UNTIL 7-14-98 WHEN WE ADVISED HIM TO DR. SAI D NOT TO WORK THINKING HE MAY HAVE CRACKED VERTEBRAE. DR. ADVISED WOULD BE OFF 3 WEEKS FROM 7-14-98. WE WERE NOT ADVISED UNTIL 7-14-98 WHEN COMP ASKED FOR FORM.
1997 · 1 incident
July 23, 1997WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CLOSING DOORS ON RAILROAD CARS WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED ON LATCH CAUSING HIM TO FALL. WHEN HE FELL HE LANDED WITH LEFT LEG UNDER HIM AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THAT ALSO WAS HOLDING BAR FELL ON HIM.
MOVING ROCK TO THE FRONT OF THE COAL BIN TO LIFT THEM OUT--WHEN EE LIFTED ONE OF THE ROCKS, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE ORIGINALLY TOUGHT HE HAD PULLED A MUSCLE. EE REUTRNED TO THE DR. AND FO UND HE HAD A HERNIATED DISK.
WORKING ON RIALCAR THE DOOR WAS DAMAGED AND EMPLOYE EPUT A STEEL BAR IN THE DOOR TO LIFT IT UP SO THEY COULD PUT IN WOOD WEDGES INTO SECURE THE DOOR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUSED THE SHOULDER T O BE PULLED, THEREBY DISLOCATING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING RAILROAD CARS & FOUND ONE WITH A DOOR OPEN HE & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUT A BAR IN THE DOOR TO SHUT IT WHEN THEY STARTED PULLING DOWN THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO S LIP & FALL BREAKING HIS FOOT