Lens Creek Mine No 1 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $121 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1994–2001
Latest incident
Aug 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
33
citations
27
significant & substantial
$3,563
proposed penalties
$3,442
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $121 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: 616 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Lens Creek Mine No 1 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $121 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$121
outstanding
33 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-09-29.
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 Lens Creek Mine No 1 shows 100% of 44 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: 2003-07-14, 23 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
44
samples
0.84
dust max (mg/m3)
41 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 3 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.
Lens Creek Mine No 1 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2004.
Injury rate, 2004
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 5.57 and the all-US-mining average was 4.33 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 6.79 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
2004 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2003 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2002 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2001 *
2.42
2.42
0.000
2000 *
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)
2006
0
2005
8
2004
25
173,342
2003
35
244,248
2002
29
228,467
2001
35
349,008
2000
40
456,729
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Lens Creek Mine No 1 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
2006 Q1
0
0
0
2005 Q4
3,257
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
3,212
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
3,492
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
8,034
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
7,998
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
12,878
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
16,729
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2004 Q1
19,524
2
2
102.4
2003 Q4
20,729
1
1
48.2
2003 Q3
22,649
4
2
176.6
2003 Q2
17,445
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
18,839
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
15,111
1
0
66.2
2002 Q3
17,869
2
2
111.9
2002 Q2
15,761
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
17,965
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
17,698
1
1
56.5
2001 Q3
21,085
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
18,824
2
1
106.2
2001 Q1
24,880
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
20,387
2
2
98.1
2000 Q3
23,374
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
21,329
3
3
140.7
2000 Q1
25,326
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file
2001 · 2 incidents
August 8, 2001WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS ON KNEES INSTALLING FRONT SECTION OF THE OIL PAN ON A 777C WHEN THE LEFT KNEE POPPED AND BEGAN HURTING BEHIND KNEE CAP. EE DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT UNTIL 8/10 & RETURNED TO WORK 8/13.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK AS HE CLIMBED THE STEPS UP TO HIS 777C ROCK TRUCK AT THE BEGINNING OF SHIFT. PAIN WORSENED AS DAY PROGRESSED. AT 10:30 HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO SA ME GENERAL DIVISION BY COMPANY PERSONNEL.
1999 · 1 incident
March 9, 1999WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS NEAR WELDER AND MUST HAVE LOOKED AT WELDER WHEN WELDING. HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE DISCOMFORT UNTIL AM ON THE FOLLOWING DAY WHEN HIS EYES BEGAN TO HURT. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 6-5-9 6 AND RETURNED TO WORK ON 6-7-96.
January 20, 1996WV · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS LIFTING GEAR TO REINSTALL INTO DRILKTECH SP400 DRILL WITH BOOM ON SERVICE TRUCK. THE BEAR BECAME UNATTACHED FROM ITS HOLDING SLING AND FELL APPROX 8" ONTO EE'S FOOT, BREAKING HIS FOOT.
March 10, 1995WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF LADDER ON CATERPLLER 777C ROCK TRUCK. FELL TO GROUND FRACTURING HIS SCAPULA (SHOULDER BLADE). EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHECK WATER LEVEL IN RADIATOR.
1994 · 1 incident
August 29, 1994WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE PERFOREMING MINOR REPAIRS TO HYDRAULIC TANK ON DIDN BULLDOZER SLIPPED & FELL OFF IDLE MACHINE EMPLOYEE PUT DOWN HIS LEFT HAND TO CATCH HIMSELF & SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT WRIST DOING SO
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