HWM 61 has $215K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K outstanding across 10 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2014–2019
Latest incident
Mar 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
131
citations
43
significant & substantial
$215,371
proposed penalties
$124,758
paid to date
58% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $90,613 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
45
inspections on record
2,036
inspection hours
6.4
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.
131 citations across 2,036 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
HWM 61 has $215K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K outstanding across 10 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.
$215K
proposed penalties
$134K
current assessed
$125K
paid to date
$9K
outstanding
118 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-06-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at HWM 61 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.26 mg/m3 (99% compliant) across 74 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
2019 Q3
2,129
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
6,379
11
5
1724.4
2019 Q1
7,049
31
13
4397.8
2018 Q4
6,429
3
0
466.6
2018 Q3
7,789
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
7,900
2
0
253.2
2018 Q1
8,245
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
6,855
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2017 Q3
7,286
1
1
137.2
2017 Q2
3,987
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
4,648
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
4,730
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
4,701
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
2,682
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
820
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
1,220
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
4,595
15
3
3264.4
2014 Q4
4,320
7
4
1620.4
2014 Q3
7,951
7
0
880.4
2014 Q2
7,641
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
10,427
4
0
383.6
2013 Q4
10,958
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
11,544
2
0
173.3
2013 Q2
10,422
1
0
96.0
2013 Q1
13,610
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
12,099
3
0
248.0
2012 Q3
13,965
12
4
859.3
2012 Q2
10,965
3
0
273.6
2012 Q1
11,184
5
1
447.1
2011 Q4
7,753
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
8,694
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
10,729
7
3
652.4
2011 Q1
9,979
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
11,438
8
2
699.4
2010 Q3
0
9
7
2010 Q2
10,704
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
5,343
0
0
0.0
Fatalities at this mine
2 recorded
March 7, 2019WV · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorFatality · MACHINERY
Victim was assisting with extracting the highwall miner cars. EE had been shoveling dirt/mud off the deck of the miner. EE was standing at the rear of the deck while a car was being extracted and for unknown reason head came forward and was caught between the car and a support post. Suffered crushing injuries to the head.
October 7, 2014WV · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorFatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Employee apparently entered into highwall miner hole in an attempt to retrieve a cutter chain. While at the chain, the employee was struck by rock from roof.
Reportable incidents
3 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2019 · 1 incident
January 30, 2019WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
EE was using a hand held drill to clear dirt and other material from the hole that the pin goes into in order to connect two highwall miner cars. The drill bit hung in the pin hole and the drill twisted causing the injury.
Victim is groundman/padman on highwall miner. Was using a hand operated drill with an auger bit. Bit got bound; handle on drill hit the back of employee's hand when it spun around. Two bones fractured by the impact (metacarpal bones leading to the index & middle fingers). Victim was taken to the hospital by the foreman; hand was put in a cast.
While exiting the rear of a pick up truck the employee's left foot slipped off the rear bumper of the vehicle causing him to fall to the ground.
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