There were heavy rains all morning while we were working on equipment. After completing work on the D10R I was checking the fluid levels. When climbing off the dozer my foot missed the step on the push arm and began to slide. My feet went above my head and I fell 4-5 feet on my back.
Hughes Ferry Surface Mine No. 1 Coal
Long Flame Coal Corporation
· Surface
Controlled by
Andrew B Jordon
Nallen,
Fayette County,
WV
·
Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4609339
Hughes Ferry Surface Mine No. 1 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 2021
- Latest incident
- Oct 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
35
citations
7
significant & substantial
$9,631
proposed penalties
$4,471
paid to date
46% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,160 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
40
inspections on record
769
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: 769 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Hughes Ferry Surface Mine No. 1 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K 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.$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
34 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-03-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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MSHA sampling at Hughes Ferry Surface Mine No. 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.13 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 35 samples.
Health sampling
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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.0.13
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.55
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
35
samples
Most recent sample: 2023-06-29.
Silica (quartz)
1.6
silica avg (%)
1.6
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2021-09-20.
Noise
0%
over PEL
20
samples
Most recent sample: 2023-06-29.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q4 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 512 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 1,880 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 2,242 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 1,889 | 1 | 0 | 529.4 |
| 2022 Q4 | 2,156 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,719 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,771 | 1 | 0 | 564.7 |
| 2022 Q1 | 2,066 | 1 | 0 | 484.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 3,688 | 1 | 0 | 271.1 |
| 2021 Q3 | 3,594 | 2 | 0 | 556.5 |
| 2021 Q2 | 3,194 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 783 | 1 | 0 | 1277.1 |
| 2016 Q4 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 120 | 12 | 0 | 100000.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 4,210 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 3,309 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,509 | 1 | 1 | 662.7 |
| 2010 Q3 | 456 | 1 | 0 | 2193.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 755 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,128 | 1 | 1 | 886.5 |
| 2009 Q4 | 541 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2021 · 1 incident
Long Flame Coal Corporation · Fall from machine
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