Mining Incidents

HWM Job #24 Coal

Dingess, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608810

HWM Job #24 has $738 in proposed MSHA penalties and $55 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
May 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
7
citations
3
significant & substantial
$738
proposed penalties
$683
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $55 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
27
inspections on record
580
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: 580 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

HWM Job #24 has $738 in proposed MSHA penalties and $55 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.
$738
proposed penalties
$738
current assessed
$683
paid to date
$55
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-02-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at HWM Job #24 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.51 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 37 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.
0.51
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.44
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
37
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-07-22.
Silica (quartz)
5.4
silica avg (%)
5.4
silica max (%)
1
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-02-14.
Noise
27%
over PEL
11
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-07-11.
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
2003 Q1 2,974 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,674 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 10,886 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 18,611 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 15,133 1 0 66.1
2001 Q4 14,142 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 15,435 2 0 129.6
2001 Q2 14,637 2 1 136.6
Show 5 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q1 15,833 1 1 63.2
2000 Q4 15,314 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 11,902 1 1 84.0
2000 Q2 17,796 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 10,982 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2002 · 1 incident

May 20, 2002 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mining Technologies Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE AN ELECTRICAL PLUG, WHEN HE GOT DIRT IN HIS EYES FROM OFF A PAIR OF GLOVES.

2001 · 1 incident

2000 · 1 incident

October 3, 2000 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mining Technologies Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE SLIPPED AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHILE ASSISTING IN CHANGING CARS ON HIGHWALL MINER SYSTEM.

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The full compliance file on HWM Job #24

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.