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.
Of $8K in penalties contested before the Commission, $5K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-09-04.
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.
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 Hiope #8 shows 83% of 90 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: 2001-05-11, 25 years ago
83%
within 1.5 mg/m3
90
samples
4.74
dust max (mg/m3)
41 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 49 by the operator.
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.
Hiope #8 recorded 12.74 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2000.
Injury rate, 2000
ⓘ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.
12.74
total case rate
12.74
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 7.74 and the all-US-mining average was 5.64 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 8.87 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.
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)
2002
0
2001
11
51,127
2000
24
154,662
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Hiope #8 sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
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
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.