Josephine No. 2-Mead Portal Mine: 42 MSHA citations
Coal
Mead,
Raleigh County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609203
Josephine No. 2-Mead Portal Mine has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2007–2008
- Latest incident
- Jan 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
10
significant & substantial
$11,087
proposed penalties
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 447 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Josephine No. 2-Mead Portal Mine has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
42 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-02-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
23.8%
significant & substantial
2.4%
high negligence or reckless
23.8%
reasonably likely or greater
23.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.3% low, 83.3% moderate, 2.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Josephine No. 2-Mead Portal Mine shows 100% of 49 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2008-01-18, 18 years ago
25 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 24 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR24
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)8
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)7
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2008-01-29, 18 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR3
Noise
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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.
Last sampled: 2008-01-10, 18 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)2
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.
| Year |
within 1.5 mg/m3 |
samples |
| 2008 |
100% |
7 |
| 2007 |
100% |
42 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year |
silica avg (%) |
samples |
| 2008 |
4.4 |
1 |
| 2007 |
9.9 |
2 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
| Year |
Employees |
Coal produced (tons) |
| 2008 |
25 |
9,505 |
| 2007 |
31 |
94,763 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Josephine No. 2-Mead Portal Mine sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
| 2008 Q1 |
18,896 |
21 |
4 |
1111.3 |
| 2007 Q4 |
17,541 |
9 |
0 |
513.1 |
| 2007 Q3 |
20,255 |
3 |
1 |
148.1 |
| 2007 Q2 |
14,901 |
8 |
5 |
536.9 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
2008 · 1 incident
January 8, 2008
WV · Coal
discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC · Struck by falling object
Operator installed outside roof bolt and began to swing head in. A piece of rock 18"L X 8" W X 2" thick fell and struck his right hand which he had placed near the drill pot. He sustained a simple fracture to his ring and little finger of his right hand. Medical treatment was to splint (tape them together). This is to report medical treatment only.
2007 · 1 incident
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
While crossing the belt at the #2 tailpiece employee's right foot slipped off the tailpiece causing him to twist his right knee. He continued to work until the day of his surgery.