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Graywolfe No. 2: 173 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by James River Coal Company
Man, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608219

Graywolfe No. 2 has $46K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1994–2006
Latest incident
May 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
173
citations
88
significant & substantial
$45,843
proposed penalties
$35,812
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,031 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Rockhouse Creek Development Corp.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
23
inspections on record
1,225
inspection hours
14.1
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.
173 citations across 1,225 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Graywolfe No. 2 has $46K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$46K
proposed penalties
$36K
current assessed
$36K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
172 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $22K in penalties contested before the Commission, $12K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-08-08.
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.
51.2%
significant & substantial
2.9%
high negligence or reckless
51.7%
reasonably likely or greater
12.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 15.7% low, 81.4% moderate, 2.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
7 citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
  • Settled 7 · 100%
86%
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 7 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
46%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$22K proposed, $12K 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 2006-11-28.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEVA 2006-662 Settlement Bulluck 2007 $12K → $9K
WEVA 2007-180 Settlement Bulluck 2008 $10K → $3K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Graywolfe No. 2 shows 87% of 143 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: 2006-07-19, 20 years ago
87%
within 1.5 mg/m3
143
samples
4.15
dust max (mg/m3)
70 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 73 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR73
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)26
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)12

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2006-07-26, 20 years ago
5.9
silica avg (%)
13
samples
12.0
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR9
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2006-05-09, 20 years ago
0%
over PEL
15
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)4
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR3
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)2
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2006 74% 47
2005 94% 63
2004 91% 33
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2006 6.7 8
2005 5.6 4
2004 0.5 1
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2006 0% 5
2005 0% 5
2004 0% 5
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Graywolfe No. 2 recorded 4.55 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2005.

Injury rate, 2005
ⓘ 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.
4.55
total case rate
2.27
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 5.11 and the all-US-mining average was 4.21 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 5.85 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.
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.
Ownership history
  1. Pe Dan Mining Company Inc 1992 to 1993
  2. Gray Wolf Mining Company 1993 to 2004
  3. Rockhouse Creek Development Corp. 2004 to present
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)
2006 29 41,955
2005 40 129,000
2004 34 72,349
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Graywolfe No. 2 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
2006 Q4 1,775 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 25,965 34 20 1309.5
2006 Q1 24,775 15 4 605.4
2005 Q4 24,784 14 11 564.9
2005 Q3 21,234 40 19 1883.8
2005 Q2 20,229 15 3 741.5
2005 Q1 21,743 7 4 321.9
2004 Q4 20,788 12 6 577.3
Show 1 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q3 19,247 9 4 467.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2006 · 2 incidents

January 27, 2006 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Rockhouse Creek Development Corp. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Straightening bolt and slipped forward pulling lower back.

2005 · 2 incidents

September 7, 2005 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rockhouse Creek Development Corp. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Loading pin plates, pin plates fell on right ring finger, broke finger cut it open.

2004 · 2 incidents

August 18, 2004 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rockhouse Creek Development Corp. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAITING FOR PINNER TO MOVE UP TO NEXT ROW, HE HAD LEFT FOOT LAID OUT BEHIND HIM WHEN PINNER PULLED UP AND RAN OVER FOOT.

August 10, 2004 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rockhouse Creek Development Corp. · Struck against stationary object

S/c was leaving miner and cut corner too close and got against rib.

1994 · 2 incidents

July 19, 1994 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Gray Wolf Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

HAD HAIR LINE CRACK IN ROOF FELL ABOUT 18IN THICK PULLED PIN ANCHOR BROKE SEVERAL PINS LATER ON ABOUT 30IN FELL ON 5TOP OF THE INITIAL FALL