Lease 1 Surface Mine has $16K 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
6
Years on record
2005–2008
Latest incident
Aug 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
83
citations
45
significant & substantial
$15,877
proposed penalties
$15,877
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 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.
Rate withheld: 555 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Lease 1 Surface Mine has $16K 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
81 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-09-11.
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.
MSHA sampling at Lease 1 Surface Mine shows 100% of 21 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: 2009-09-14, 16 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
21
samples
0.66
dust max (mg/m3)
21 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER5
AUGER OPERATOR3
REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE3
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.
Lease 1 Surface Mine recorded 6.36 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2008.
Injury rate, 2008
ⓘ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.
6.36
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 4.41 and the all-US-mining average was 3.61 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.91 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
2008 *
6.36
0.00
0.000
2006
5.49
1.37
0.000
2005 *
5.13
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)
2010
0
2009
10
59,382
2008
16
127,955
2007
11
39,479
2006
62
398,147
2005
19
49,792
2004
12
33,971
2003
6
84,287
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Lease 1 Surface Mine sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
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
2010 Q1
0
0
0
2009 Q4
0
0
0
2009 Q3
0
5
1
2009 Q2
6,600
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
13,330
19
3
1425.4
2008 Q4
13,916
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
12,009
5
0
416.4
2008 Q2
3,915
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2008 Q1
1,593
2
0
1255.5
2007 Q4
2,645
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
2,682
2
0
745.7
2007 Q2
2,604
1
1
384.0
2007 Q1
10,700
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
37,862
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
35,998
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
38,781
33
27
850.9
2006 Q1
32,956
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
23,808
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
10,633
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
3,303
5
4
1513.8
2005 Q1
1,256
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
2,352
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
2,473
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
7,115
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
7,992
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
2,120
1
0
471.7
2003 Q3
6,029
3
2
497.6
2003 Q2
0
0
0
2003 Q1
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file
2008 · 1 incident
August 25, 2008WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
I don't think EE was using 3 point contract. EE said he was climbing of fthe 740 Lizzard Truck and slipped and hit his lep on hand rail and knocked out his tooth. I looked around area of truck and did not see any blood or a tooth where he said it happened.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE #42 HIGHWALL MINER DOING MAINTENANCE TAKING THE RIGHT ANGLE CONVEYOR OFF. HE WAS HITTING THE PIN TRYING TO KNOCK IT OUT WITH A SLATE BAR, WHEN THE PIN CAME OUT IT THREW THE SLATE BAR UPWARD STRIKING EMPLOYEE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE KNOCKING HIM UNCONCIOUS.
October 20, 2006WV · Coalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TOWARDS THE LADDER THAT LEADS UP TO THE SECOND LEVEL, WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE SUMP CYLINDER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED BECAUSE OF THE WET WEATHER CONDITIONS & WHEN HE SLIPPED HE FELL ONTO THE UNCOVERED DODGE COUPLING ON THE #2 HORIZONTAL MOTOR. HE CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB. THE CUT WAS APPROX. 1" LONG.