Kempton Job: 1 MSHA citation
Coal
Thomas Wv,
Preston County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607836
Kempton Job has $55 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
- 11
- Years on record
- 1991–2002
- Latest incident
- May 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
0
significant & substantial
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
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: 68 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Kempton Job has $55 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.
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-09-18.
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.
0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Kempton Job shows 100% of 7 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: 2000-09-20, 25 years ago
7 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR3
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER2
- REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE2
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) |
| 2001 |
0 |
|
| 2000 |
9 |
58,631 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Kempton Job sits in Preston County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Preston County, West Virginia · Population 34,204
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$61,373
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 |
| 2001 Q2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2001 Q1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| 2000 Q4 |
1,770 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 |
4,320 |
1 |
0 |
231.5 |
| 2000 Q2 |
3,080 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 |
5,760 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2002 · 1 incident
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
EE WAS OPERATING A D-9N DOZER WHEN SMOKE STARTED TO COME INTO THE CAB. HE STOPPED THE DOZER AND USED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TO PUT THE FIRE OUT BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE THOMAS FIRE DEPT WAS C ALLED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE.
1999 · 2 incidents
August 24, 1999
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
5% AWARD FROM WV OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS BOARD.
June 29, 1999
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE CALLED THE SHOP TO HAVE A MECHANIC COME TO THE JOB SITE TO ADJUST HIS CLUTCH. HE WAS TOLD THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE ON THE THEIR WAY. WITHOUT WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO ADJUST THE CLUTCH, HE MOVED THE TRUCK-JUMPED OUT-AND THE TRUCK UPSET.
1998 · 3 incidents
October 14, 1998
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE STEPPED DOWN OFF HIS LOADER AS HE HAVE ALWAYS DONE IN THE PAST AND FELT SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LEFT LEG.
June 10, 1998
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM HIS LOADER WHEN HE BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE.
March 2, 1998
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER TO HIS TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS HANDHOLD AND FELL BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS BACKSIDE.
1997 · 3 incidents
October 31, 1997
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
GPF-5% AWARD FROM WV WORKERS COMPENSATION.
October 13, 1997
WV · Coal
mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
GPF-14.30% AWARD FROM WV WORKERS COMPENSATION.
September 17, 1997
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
GPF-19.25% AWARD FROM WV WORKERS COMPENSATION.
1994 · 1 incident
July 6, 1994
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS RIDING ON PLATFORM OF HAY MULCHER WHERE PERSON WOULD STAND TO FEED HAY INTO MULCHER AND WAS DRAGGING HIS FEET ON ROAD SURFACE. HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON A LARGE ROCK IN HAUL ROAD AND WHEEL ON MULCHER CAUGHT HIS FOOT DRAGGING HIM UNDER THE WHEEL OF THE MULCHER. EE S LEGS WERE DRUG IN FRONT OF TIRE FOR APPROX. 5 FEET AND THEN WHEEL RAN OVER BOTH LEGS BRUISE TO BOTH LEGS.
1991 · 1 incident
July 17, 1991
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS GETTING UP ON LOADER USING LADDER & HANDRAIL. WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.