Chicopee Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PINCHED FINGER WHILE CHANGING LEFT FRONT LIFTINGCYLINDER ON MINER.
Lilly Branch Surface Mine: 35 MSHA citations Coal
Chicopee Coal Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Paul K Moran
Dixie,
Nicholas County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608723
Lilly Branch Surface Mine has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $510 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1999–2001
- Latest incident
- May 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
35
citations
20
significant & substantial
$2,756
proposed penalties
$2,246
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $510 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
17
inspections on record
410
inspection hours
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: 410 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Lilly Branch Surface Mine has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $510 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.$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$510
outstanding
35 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-02-12.
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.57.1%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
57.1%
reasonably likely or greater
5.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 17.1% low, 82.9% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Lilly Branch Surface Mine shows 100% of 31 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: 2001-12-10, 24 years ago
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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.100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
31
samples
0.83
dust max (mg/m3)
31 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER6
- AUGER HELPER5
- AUGER OPERATOR5
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: 2001-12-10, 24 years ago
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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.0%
over PEL
11
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- AUGER HELPER2
- AUGER OPERATOR2
- BULLDOZER OPERATOR2
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100% | 19 |
| 2000 | 100% | 12 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0% | 5 |
| 2000 | 0% | 6 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Lilly Branch Surface Mine recorded 4.41 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.
Injury rate, 2001
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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.4.41
total case rate
4.41
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 8.13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 * | 4.41 | 4.41 | 0.000 |
| 2000 * | 3.20 | 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.
Ownership history
- Chicopee Coal Company Inc 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 39 | 33,071 |
| 2001 | 40 | 285,048 |
| 2000 | 28 | 274,427 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Lilly Branch Surface Mine sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q1 | 15,510 | 3 | 3 | 193.4 |
| 2001 Q4 | 26,883 | 1 | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2001 Q3 | 26,587 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 18,822 | 6 | 1 | 318.8 |
| 2001 Q1 | 18,314 | 8 | 3 | 436.8 |
| 2000 Q4 | 15,437 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 17,193 | 3 | 2 | 174.5 |
| 2000 Q2 | 13,969 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q1 | 15,920 | 4 | 3 | 251.3 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2001 · 2 incidents
Chicopee Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
STEPPING UP ON TRUCK LADDER AND TWISTED BACK.
2000 · 2 incidents
Chicopee Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
WILL BE REHABILITATED A WAY NEUTRAL. SIZE OF FALL 25' L -18W-5'6" HEIGHT. 48" RESIN STRATA-SHALE-WET.
Chicopee Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
EE WAS STRIKING PUNCH WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF PUNCH BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN FOREHEAD.
1999 · 1 incident
November 30, 1999
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Chicopee Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS PULLING BACKEN GUIDE PIN OUT OF PUSH BEAM AND HIS RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE GUIDE AND BEAM. EE RETURNED TO WORK 12-1-99 DOING RESTRICTED WORK HAND WAS SWOLLEN BUT NO BROKEN BON ES. WHEN SWELLING RECEIVED NORMAL FUNCTION DID NOT IMPROVE. DR ADVISED PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND ON 12-6-99 BOTH PARTIES DETERMINED RESTRICTED WORK COULD NOT BE PERFORMED.