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Laurel Run Coal

Scorpio Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Joe D Richards
Shinnston, Wv, Harrison County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608667

Laurel Run has $773 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
1
Years on record
1998
Latest incident
Dec 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
13
citations
1
significant & substantial
$773
proposed penalties
$773
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
21
inspections on record
330
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: 330 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Laurel Run has $773 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$773
proposed penalties
$773
current assessed
$773
paid to date
$0
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-03-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Laurel Run shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.39 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 73 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.
0.39
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.08
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
73
samples
Most recent sample: 2018-01-16.
Silica (quartz)
3.5
silica avg (%)
7.4
silica max (%)
6
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-09-20.
Noise
20%
over PEL
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-03-28.
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
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 2,547 2 0 785.2
2000 Q4 4,280 1 0 233.6
2000 Q3 6,202 8 1 1289.9
2000 Q2 5,516 1 0 181.3
2000 Q1 6,287 1 0 159.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1998 · 1 incident

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