Little White Oak has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $973 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
33
Years on record
1983–1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
22
citations
3
significant & substantial
$3,073
proposed penalties
$2,100
paid to date
68% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $973 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
107
inspections on record
1,008
inspection hours
2.2
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.
22 citations across 1,008 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Little White Oak has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $973 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$973
outstanding
20 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-09-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Little White Oak shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.06 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 10 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.
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
INJURED WAS SITTING IN TRUCK WAITING TO BE LOADED & THE BUCKET OF THE ENDLOADER HIT THE TRUCK & CAUSED HIM TO MOVE SUDDENLY & THEN HE STARTED FILLING A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
1988 · 3 incidents
October 7, 1988WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HE KNOCKED POWER ON PUMP THAT IS IN A SMALL BUILDING THAT HAS A WALKWAY THAT FLOATS ON THE POND WHEN HE KNOCKED THE POWER AND STARTED OUT THE WALKWAY THE SUCTION LINE BLEW OFF THE PUMP AND STR UCK HIM ON THE LEG AND FRACTURED HIS LEG
WAS WORKING ON 5 MOVING BELT AND CAUGHT SLATE BAR IN BELT, WHICH CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN BAR AND TAKE UP FRAME OF BELT, AND LACERATED AND BROKE BONE IN THUMB.
WAS DRIVING COA5 TRUCK & WAS RESTING HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL & HIT A BUMP JERKING STEERING WHEEL OUT OF HIS HAND & W HEEL STRUCK HAND THAT WAY LAYING ON WHEEL.
September 17, 1987WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
INJ WAS OPERATI3G A CAT TRUCK HAULING SLATE, AND HE WAS COMING DOWN A HILL DURING A HEAVY RAIN AND HIT HIS BRAKES AND STARTED SLIDING AND WENT INTO A DITCH AND TRUCK TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE. HE DID NOT GET 2URT UNTIL HE CLIMBED OUT OF TRUCK AND SLIPPED AND FELL AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE BED OF THE TRUCK
February 13, 1987WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED STATED 2E WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HAUL ROAD AND HIT A HOLE IN ROAD, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS BACK HURTING. DOCTOR STATED HE HAD AGGRAVATED AN OLD INJURY, AND THAT HE HAD SEVERE ARITHITIS. NO TREATMENT JUST 9EST.
1985 · 1 incident
May 28, 1985WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HAVING TROUBLE WITH TAILGATE ON TRUCK AND AS MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON IT GATE SLAMMON ON INTER FINGER ON LEFT HAND CAUSING A FRACTURE AND LACERATION OF FINGER.
INJ WAS WORKING AT REWIRING AERIAL TRAM AND WHILE STANDING ON THE GROUND TALKING TO I NAME HE LEANED OVER AND PUT HIS HAND ON THE RAIL FOR THE SLATE BUCKETS AND A SLATE BUCKET CAME AROUND AND RAN OVER HIS INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER ON RT HAND
April 11, 1984WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJ WAS GOING TO WORK ON DISCONNECT BOX FOR STORAGE FEEDER THEY WENT AND PULL POWER MAIN PANEL BUT THEY KNOCK THE WRONG POWER INDIVIDUAL WAS DISCONNECTING LEADS WITH ALLEN WRTENCH AND WRENCH G GOT GROUNDED AGAINST BOX RESULTING IN INJURY TO EMPLOYEE
January 26, 1984WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSTRIKING OR BUMPING
MEDICAL ATTENTION ONLY-NO LOST TIME WHILE HOOKING LINCOLN WELDER TRILER HITCH-INJURED GOT RT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN TRAILER HITCH ON PICK-UP TRUCK & WELDER & CUT HIS FINGER
1983 · 9 incidents
October 8, 1983WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED WAS TRAMMING A FRONT END LOADER TO WHITE OAK WHEN HE WAS APPROACHING A CURVE ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME AROUND THE CURVE CAUSING INJURED TO CUT TO THE RIGHT & IN DOING SO HE LOST CONTROL & LOADR OVERTURNED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE.
May 2, 1983WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED STATED HE WAS PUTTING UP CAR DOORS AND HIS BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS NECK
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