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Logan Fork Mine: 206 MSHA citations Coal

Logan Fork Coal Company · Underground
Seth, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609005

Logan Fork Mine has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $105 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2004–2006
Latest incident
Dec 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
206
citations
75
significant & substantial
$19,012
proposed penalties
$18,907
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $105 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Logan Fork Coal Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
30
inspections on record
1,718
inspection hours
12.0
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.
206 citations across 1,718 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Logan Fork Mine has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $105 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.
$19K
proposed penalties
$19K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$105
outstanding
199 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-04-12.
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.
37.3%
significant & substantial
0.5%
high negligence or reckless
37.0%
reasonably likely or greater
3.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 17.0% low, 82.5% moderate, 0.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Logan Fork Mine shows 92% of 247 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: 2007-03-28, 19 years ago
92%
within 1.5 mg/m3
247
samples
4.83
dust max (mg/m3)
117 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 130 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR134
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)29
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)24

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2006-11-16, 19 years ago
8.9
silica avg (%)
18
samples
15.4
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR16
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2005-09-01, 20 years ago
14%
over PEL
7
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)2
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2007 100% 12
2006 93% 72
2005 85% 72
2004 95% 86
2003 100% 5
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2006 6.1 3
2005 10.0 5
2004 9.1 10
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Logan Fork Mine recorded 24.34 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2006.

Injury rate, 2006
ⓘ 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.
24.34
total case rate
21.30
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 4.87 and the all-US-mining average was 3.91 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 5.26 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
2006 * 24.34 21.30 0.000
2005 * 7.73 7.73 0.000
2004 * 12.46 4.15 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
  1. Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. 2003 to 2007
  2. Logan Fork Coal Company 2007 to present
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)
2007 14 126,318
2006 26 430,282
2005 23 438,986
2004 22 286,981
2003 7 21,670
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Logan Fork Mine sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
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
2007 Q2 2,579 7 4 2714.2
2007 Q1 11,818 2 2 169.2
2006 Q4 14,926 5 2 335.0
2006 Q3 24,332 1 0 41.1
2006 Q2 13,827 16 4 1157.2
2006 Q1 12,657 16 6 1264.1
2005 Q4 15,116 8 3 529.2
2005 Q3 12,841 9 2 700.9
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q2 12,652 14 3 1106.5
2005 Q1 11,151 7 1 627.7
2004 Q4 12,335 8 2 648.6
2004 Q3 11,279 12 4 1063.9
2004 Q2 10,567 12 6 1135.6
2004 Q1 13,973 15 5 1073.5
2003 Q4 7,085 12 3 1693.7
2003 Q3 387 2 1 5168.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2006 · 10 incidents

December 4, 2006 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Struck by falling object

CABLE HOOK & METAL BROKE OFF OF MINER & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT LEG.

November 1, 2006 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING TURN BUCKLE ON T. BAR WHEN HE HIT HIS ELBOW AGAINST THE BOLTER.

July 31, 2006 WV · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ROCK DUSTING WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE MEASURING ABOUT 12" L X 5" W X 3" THICK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ELBOW.

July 29, 2006 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BELT CLAMP ON BELT. WHEN HE LIFTED THE CLAMP, HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.

June 7, 2006 WV · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Helping tighten a binder down, he bent over and pulled his back. Went home about 8:00 pm, returned to work next day, worked 2 days and then went to doctor on 6/10/06.

March 28, 2006 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting a torkshaft in on miner when he mashed his hand between metal.

January 26, 2006 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on the miner. He was using a chain rachet to pull on a bolt. The bolt broke and flew back striking employee.

January 16, 2006 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was running shuttle car - started around corner & hydraulic locked up causing car to hit rib.

2005 · 2 incidents

July 25, 2005 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR TO #1 ENTRY FROM FEEDER WHEN HE HIT A HOLE THROWING HIM INTO CANOPY.

January 11, 2005 WV · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Belt line broke - Employee was picking up structure to level it when he pulled something in the left side of his back.

2004 · 4 incidents

August 5, 2004 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was squatting on knees while working on panel box, when rub rail fell striking his left leg.

May 8, 2004 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting starter fluid in forklift when forklift started and bumped him in the back.

April 6, 2004 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Edge Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TAKING 4" WATER LINE DOWN WHEN HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN WATER LINE AND BELT STRUCTURE.