Richwood, Greenbrier County,
WV
·
Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4607376
Lost Flat Surface Mine has $4K 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
5
Years on record
1992–2019
Latest incident
Mar 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2012
16
citations
0
significant & substantial
$3,726
proposed penalties
$3,726
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
47
inspections on record
1,015
inspection hours
1.6
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.
16 citations across 1,015 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Lost Flat Surface Mine has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-08-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Lost Flat Surface Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.13 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 82 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
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2025 Q2
0
0
0
2025 Q1
0
0
0
2024 Q4
0
0
0
2024 Q3
0
0
0
2024 Q2
0
0
0
2024 Q1
0
0
0
2023 Q4
0
0
0
2023 Q3
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q2
0
0
0
2023 Q1
0
0
0
2022 Q4
0
0
0
2022 Q3
0
0
0
2022 Q2
0
0
0
2022 Q1
0
0
0
2021 Q4
0
0
0
2021 Q3
0
0
0
2021 Q2
0
0
0
2021 Q1
0
0
0
2020 Q4
0
0
0
2020 Q3
0
0
0
2020 Q2
0
0
0
2020 Q1
0
0
0
2019 Q4
0
0
0
2019 Q3
0
0
0
2019 Q2
2,731
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
6,313
1
0
158.4
2018 Q4
13,832
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
14,098
1
0
70.9
2018 Q2
12,175
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
8,482
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
5,756
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
0
2
0
2017 Q2
0
0
0
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
0
0
0
2016 Q3
0
1
0
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2016 Q1
12,295
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
8,192
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
4,719
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
1,474
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
169
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
556
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
456
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
1,027
1
0
973.7
2014 Q1
788
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
0
0
0
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2013 Q2
1,553
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
2,546
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
15,310
1
0
65.3
2012 Q3
18,289
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
15,051
1
0
66.4
2012 Q1
15,098
8
0
529.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2019 · 1 incident
March 30, 2019WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
Contractor was installing liner on the blade of dozer when a bolt broke that was supporting the metal plate. The plate dropped striking the contractor on the left foot. Result was a bruising and a fracture of minor bone in the left foot.
1995 · 1 incident
May 18, 1995WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerOTHER
THE INJURY OCCURRED WHILE PRISING W/A SLATE BAR TO ALIGN AN ENGINE PART. THE BAR SLIPPED FROM ITS POSITION TO EE S HAND HIT EDGE OF BUMPER. INJURY CONSISTED OF 8 STITCHES. TO THE RIGHT THUMB A REA. 1 DAY LOST TIME INJURY.
AN EMPLOYEE ARRIVED ONT HE WORK SITE AT APPROX 5AM AND DISCOVERED THE DK40 HIGHWALL DRILL IN FLAMES. THE FLAMES WERE EXTINQUISED IN LESS THAN 30 MIN WITH DDRY CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINQUISHES.
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