Isaban Deep Mine No. 3 has $161K in proposed MSHA penalties and $23K outstanding across 12 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2009–2011
Latest incident
Jun 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
226
citations
72
significant & substantial
$160,993
proposed penalties
$93,093
paid to date
58% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $67,900 gap.
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.
226 citations across 1,230 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2011-04-05.
On record since 2011.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
Isaban Deep Mine No. 3 has $161K in proposed MSHA penalties and $23K outstanding across 12 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.
$161K
proposed penalties
$116K
current assessed
$93K
paid to date
$23K
outstanding
223 assessments are final orders; 12 contested dockets.
Of $119K in penalties contested before the Commission, $75K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-05-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
46citations taken to the federal commission · 20% of citations on record
Settled
46 · 100%
72%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 43 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
37%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$119K proposed, $75K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2012-06-26.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Isaban Deep Mine No. 3 shows 95% of 149 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2012-03-14, 14 years ago
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
149
samples
4.29
dust max (mg/m3)
61 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 88 by the operator.
Noise
ⓘThe share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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 by year
ⓘ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.
Isaban Deep Mine No. 3 recorded 4.23 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2011.
Injury rate, 2011
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
4.23
total case rate
4.23
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.83 and the all-US-mining average was 3.08 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.45 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2011 *
4.23
4.23
0.000
2010 *
14.30
7.15
0.000
2008 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2019
0
2018
0
2017
0
2016
0
2015
0
2013
0
2012
3
2011
53
112,011
2010
16
32,735
2009
2
2008
17
17,448
2007
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Isaban Deep Mine No. 3 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 Q2
0
0
0
2019 Q1
0
0
0
2018 Q4
0
0
0
2018 Q3
0
0
0
2018 Q2
0
0
0
2018 Q1
0
0
0
2017 Q4
0
0
0
2017 Q3
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2017 Q2
0
0
0
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
0
0
0
2016 Q3
0
0
0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q2
0
0
0
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
0
0
0
2012 Q3
80
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
568
1
0
1760.6
2012 Q1
1,671
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
17,898
13
3
726.3
2011 Q3
27,308
46
25
1684.5
2011 Q2
24,978
36
8
1441.3
2011 Q1
24,419
34
6
1392.4
2010 Q4
20,848
31
13
1487.0
2010 Q3
5,574
11
3
1973.4
2010 Q2
784
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
768
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
722
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
560
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
717
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
2,257
4
0
1772.3
2008 Q4
18,892
24
6
1270.4
2008 Q3
14,584
11
1
754.3
2008 Q2
2,589
7
4
2703.7
2008 Q1
0
0
0
2007 Q4
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2011 · 2 incidents
June 27, 2011WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Unloading roof bolt supplies out of scoop bucket onto #2 roof bolter when the scoop bucket pressure leaked off slowly onto the top of the left foot causing pain to developed in his left foot. The injured refused medical treatment and refused to be transported to medical facility for treatment.
December 2, 2010WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
After excessive rainfall and flooding the # 3 belt entry of the mine was blocked & canopy was crushed when materials fell from the highwall. Also, fan was hit but no damage to it except alarm & chart system.