Amonate, Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608707
Hiope #8 has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1998–2000
Latest incident
Jun 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
55
citations
28
significant & substantial
$18,747
proposed penalties
$4,708
paid to date
25% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $14,039 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
38
inspections on record
1,094
inspection hours
5.0
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.
55 citations across 1,094 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Hiope #8 has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14K outstanding across 1 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.
$19K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$14K
outstanding
54 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-09-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Hiope #8 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.89 mg/m3 (83% compliant) across 90 samples.
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.
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
2002 Q1
0
0
0
2001 Q4
0
0
0
2001 Q3
0
0
0
2001 Q2
6,407
4
2
624.3
2001 Q1
11,895
15
14
1261.0
2000 Q4
11,325
12
5
1059.6
2000 Q3
12,801
8
6
625.0
2000 Q2
11,212
9
1
802.7
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1
11,749
6
0
510.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2000 · 5 incidents
June 16, 2000WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
INJURED WAS SAWING TIMBERS WITH HYDRAULIC CHAIN SAW. CHAIN CAME OFF WRAPPING AROUND PERSON'S RIGHT HAND AND FINGERS. THE WORST OF INJURY APPEARED TO BE TO MIDDLE FINGER NEXT TO KNUCKLE (SWELLI NG AND BLEEDING).
ROOF BOLTS BEING INSTALLED IN NO. 3 ENTRY BY OPERATOR ON RIGHT SIDE OF EQUIPMENT. ROCK FELL MEASURING 16" BY 16, STRIKING OPERATOR IN RIGHT UPPER LEG. OPERATOR WAS THEN TRANSPORTED OUTSIDE TO RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION.
January 20, 2000WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE PREPARING TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT IN THE FACE OF #1 ENTRY, A FRAGMENT OF ROCK APPROX 3 FT WIDE, 4 FT IN LENGTH, AND 6 IN THICK. DISLODGED FOM THE TOP AND STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT LEG, BREAKI NG IT JUST ABOVE THE ANKLE.
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The full compliance file on Hiope #8
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and
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