Mining Incidents

Holden No 22 Surface Mine Coal

Rio Group Inc · Surface
Controlled by Richard H Abraham
HOLDEN, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608584

Holden No 22 Surface Mine has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $588 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1996–2002
Latest incident
Aug 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
43
citations
38
significant & substantial
$7,134
proposed penalties
$6,546
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $588 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
18
inspections on record
427
inspection hours
n/a
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: 427 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Holden No 22 Surface Mine has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $588 outstanding across 0 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$588
outstanding
43 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-03-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Holden No 22 Surface Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.60 mg/m3 (90% compliant) across 58 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.
0.60
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.06
dust max (mg/m3)
90%
within 1.5 mg/m3
58
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-02-21.
Silica (quartz)
19.4
silica avg (%)
24.8
silica max (%)
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-07-19.
Noise
18%
over PEL
11
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-07-16.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2004 Q1 8,179 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q2 25,816 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 17,245 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 16,666 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 19,408 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 18,383 2 0 108.8
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 29,591 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 28,000 18 18 642.9
2001 Q2 25,458 2 1 78.6
2001 Q1 25,805 19 19 736.3
2000 Q4 23,023 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 20,758 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 20,730 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 15,056 2 0 132.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2002 · 3 incidents

August 14, 2002 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rio Group Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPING OFF PUSH ARM ON DOZER, LEFT FOOT HOOKED IN TREAD PLATE AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE. EXPECTED TO RETURN ON 8/23.

July 1, 2002 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rio Group Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WET & RAINY CONDITIONS. SLIPPED & HIT HEAD.

April 8, 2002 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rio Group Inc · Fall from machine

WHEN EE WAS DISMOUNTING COAL TRUCK HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM ATTACHED LADDER. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL BACKWARD ONTO THE GROUND. THUS, RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS TO HIS RIGHT SIDE & A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT ARM.

2001 · 2 incidents

December 26, 2001 WV · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Rio Group Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER STATED SOMETHING BROKE ON TRUCK GOING DOWN HILL AND LET TRUCK FREE WHEEL AND BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP TRUCK, SO HE TURNED IT OVER.

May 26, 2001 WV · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Rio Group Inc · Struck against a moving object

AS TRUCK WAS CLIMBING HILL TO DUMP HIS LOAD TRUCK CAME OUT OF GEAR AND DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH BRAKESTO HOLD ON HILL, DRIVER STATED HE TRIED TO GET IT IN REVERSE BUT COULDN'T, LOST CONTROL AND WENT OVER EMBANKMENT.

1998 · 1 incident

January 15, 1998 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Land Investors Inc · Fall from machine

IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING THE WINDOWS ON THE 600 LOADER, OPERATOR STEPPED FROM THE DECK ONTO THE FENDER OF THE MACHINE. DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS THE EQUIPMENT SURFACES WERE WET. OPERATOR S F EET SLIPPED RESULTING IN A FALL OFF THE EQUIPMENT. OPERATOR LANDED ON RIGHT SITE WITH ARM UNDER HIM.

1997 · 5 incidents

July 15, 1997 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Land Investors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE REPORTED AN INJURY TO HIS LOWER LEFT BACK. EE WAS SUPPORTING THE FENDER OF THE WATER TRUCK SO THE MECHANIC COULD PUT THE BOLTS BACK IN IT.

June 24, 1997 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Land Investors Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING DOZER, PUSHING ROCK IN PREVIOUSLY SHOT MATERIAL,TRYING TO CORNER SOME BIG ROCKS OUT OF THE WAY. GOT A LARGE ROCK CAUGHT UNDER THE BLADE-RAISED THE BACK OF THE DOZER-ROCK SLIPPED-REAR OF DOZER ELL BACK TO ROUND-JOLTING HIS LOWER BACK.

June 19, 1997 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Land Investors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHANIC EE INSTALLING TRACK PIN IN E-280- EXCAVATOR, PIECE OF METAL SHEARED OFF-IMBEDDED IN LEFT WRIST LACERATION.

March 26, 1997 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Land Investors Inc · Fall from machine

FELL OFF TRACK OF DOZER, APPROX. 6 FT INJURING HIS BACK.

January 27, 1997 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Land Investors Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REMOVING PUMP FROM WA700 LOADER, PUMP SLIPPED DOWN AND STRUCK L HAND. INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS INJURED.

1996 · 1 incident

December 23, 1996 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Land Investors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING OIL DRUMS ON 12/23/96 WHEN HE INJURED LOWER BACK. EE CONTINUED TO WORK AND DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 12/30/96 WHEN HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT.

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The full compliance file on Holden No 22 Surface Mine

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