LP Mineral LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner was attempting to relocate a 4" pump discharge line when EE injured their lower back. Later determined to be a muscle strain.
Humphrey No. 7 Mine Coal
LP Mineral LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Thomas A Laurita; James L Laurita Jr
MAIDSVILLE,
Monongalia County,
WV
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4609267
Humphrey No. 7 Mine has $11K 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
- 5
- Years on record
- 2014–2024
- Latest incident
- Jul 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
77
citations
26
significant & substantial
$10,894
proposed penalties
$10,540
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $354 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
100
inspections on record
2,315
inspection hours
3.3
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.77 citations across 2,315 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Humphrey No. 7 Mine has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
74 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Humphrey No. 7 Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.06 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 220 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
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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.0.06
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.49
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
220
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-06-16.
Silica (quartz)
1.7
silica avg (%)
2.6
silica max (%)
2
samples
Most recent sample: 2020-10-13.
Noise
0%
over PEL
88
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-06-12.
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 | 5,946 | 5 | 3 | 840.9 |
| 2025 Q3 | 9,084 | 11 | 7 | 1210.9 |
| 2025 Q2 | 7,586 | 4 | 0 | 527.3 |
| 2025 Q1 | 8,556 | 1 | 0 | 116.9 |
| 2024 Q4 | 9,317 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 8,943 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 10,836 | 5 | 2 | 461.4 |
| 2024 Q1 | 11,426 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 11,604 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 11,415 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 11,236 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 11,284 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 9,183 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 9,382 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 9,401 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 8,006 | 1 | 1 | 124.9 |
| 2021 Q4 | 7,727 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 8,019 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 5,708 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 4,832 | 1 | 0 | 207.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 6,340 | 1 | 0 | 157.7 |
| 2020 Q3 | 7,680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 5,930 | 1 | 0 | 168.6 |
| 2020 Q1 | 6,160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 8,563 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 11,990 | 1 | 0 | 83.4 |
| 2019 Q2 | 11,647 | 5 | 5 | 429.3 |
| 2019 Q1 | 10,431 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 11,050 | 5 | 1 | 452.5 |
| 2018 Q3 | 10,770 | 5 | 0 | 464.3 |
| 2018 Q2 | 10,591 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 10,237 | 1 | 1 | 97.7 |
| 2017 Q4 | 9,070 | 2 | 1 | 220.5 |
| 2017 Q3 | 9,169 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 8,847 | 1 | 0 | 113.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 9,407 | 1 | 0 | 106.3 |
| 2016 Q4 | 10,142 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 11,590 | 1 | 0 | 86.3 |
| 2016 Q2 | 11,190 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 9,243 | 1 | 0 | 108.2 |
| 2015 Q4 | 8,525 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 8,804 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 8,680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 8,493 | 1 | 0 | 117.7 |
| 2014 Q4 | 8,597 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 9,530 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 8,712 | 1 | 0 | 114.8 |
| 2014 Q1 | 8,021 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 7,734 | 2 | 0 | 258.6 |
| 2013 Q3 | 8,104 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 7,804 | 4 | 2 | 512.6 |
| 2013 Q1 | 6,912 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 5,751 | 1 | 0 | 173.9 |
| 2012 Q3 | 5,801 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 5,542 | 1 | 0 | 180.4 |
| 2012 Q1 | 5,281 | 1 | 0 | 189.4 |
| 2011 Q4 | 4,883 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 5,017 | 1 | 0 | 199.3 |
| 2011 Q2 | 3,959 | 1 | 0 | 252.6 |
| 2011 Q1 | 4,273 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 3,402 | 1 | 0 | 293.9 |
| 2010 Q3 | 3,850 | 1 | 0 | 259.7 |
| 2010 Q2 | 3,321 | 3 | 2 | 903.3 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2,921 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 2,965 | 2 | 0 | 674.5 |
| 2009 Q3 | 3,265 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,045 | 1 | 0 | 956.9 |
| 2009 Q1 | 338 | 2 | 1 | 5917.2 |
| 2008 Q4 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2024 · 2 incidents
February 28, 2024
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
LP Mineral LLC · Fall onto or against objects
Maintenance Tech was performing maintenance on a D-8 Bulldozer. Miner slipped when trying to cross over the blade to add oil and fell on the blade brace. Miner injured left knee from the fall.
2022 · 1 incident
May 5, 2022
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
LP Mineral LLC · Fall onto or against objects
Miner had just completed adding oil to the Hitachi ZX450 excavator when EE stepped down onto the track. After stepping down onto the track. Then, slipped on the track, fell against the catwalk of the machine. EE completed EE's entire shift. It was not until the end of shift EE noted pain in EE's rib area. EE did not report the accident until the following morning (5/6/2022).
2017 · 1 incident
December 1, 2017
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
LP Mineral LLC · Struck against a moving object
Driver said EE was empty going towards coal load out when EE hit a pot hole in the road and hurt EE's back. Went to Dr. and took X-ray and found out EE had a compressed disk. Dr. had EE off three days or light duty work. Returned to driving on 12/7/2017 with no restrictions.
2014 · 1 incident
LP Mineral LLC · Accident type, without injuries
Contractor was feeding brush into burn pile. Operator said he heard something pop. Swung his excavator around to pick up another log and saw fire. He trammed away from burning pile. Not sure if hose blew or a hot cinder started fire. Name of contractor - Gibson Reclamation. Fire lasted about an hour. Granille Fire Dept. assisted.
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The full compliance file on Humphrey No. 7 Mine
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