Marsh Fork Eagle Mine has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
23
Years on record
2004–2006
Latest incident
Oct 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
205
citations
57
significant & substantial
$39,882
proposed penalties
$38,864
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,018 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.
205 citations across 1,503 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Marsh Fork Eagle Mine has $40K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.
$40K
proposed penalties
$39K
current assessed
$39K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
198 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $19K in penalties contested before the Commission, $16K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-02-08.
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.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
19citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
Settled
10 · 53%
Stood as issued
9 · 47%
88%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 16 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
15%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$19K proposed, $16K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2007-07-06.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at Marsh Fork Eagle Mine shows 85% of 134 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: 2006-12-14, 19 years ago
85%
within 1.5 mg/m3
134
samples
6.17
dust max (mg/m3)
65 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 69 by the operator.
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.
Marsh Fork Eagle Mine recorded 6.04 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.
6.04
total case rate
4.03
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 *
6.04
4.03
0.000
2005 *
5.92
5.92
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)
2007
14
19,488
2006
40
322,558
2005
25
167,734
2004
23
63,205
2002
0
2001
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Marsh Fork Eagle Mine sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% 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.
Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
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
Fall occurred in the track entry at spad #112. Fall was 20'L x 20'W x 8'H. Intersection was bolted with 4' resin bolts. Fall was approx 3400' from face. Men were evacuated and area has been timbered. off. A cleanup plan has been posted and is being followed. There were no injuries.
September 20, 2006WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
A roof fall was discovered in return entry of #7 on 10-27-05 at 11:00 am the fall measured app 30' x 20' x 7' high. no personal injuries or machinery was involved. Prelimary investigation revailed that the fall was above the anchoraye point.
Size of fall was 60' long 20 wide 8' high. Fell in intake at spad #124 2000' from face. Ventilation was affected. Area will be rehabilitated. Passage of miners was not affected. No injuries. MSHA was notified immediately as well as state officials.
LOCATION IS SPAD #113, SECTION 001 APPROX 2000' FROM ACTIVE FACE IN THE BELT ENTRY. VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINERS WAS NOT AFFECTED. ALL AGENCIES WERE NOTIFIED.
FALL LOCATION IS SPAD #0143, #5 ENTRY APPROX 1500 FT FROM ACTIVE FACE. FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MINERS. SIZE OF THE FALL IS APPROX. 25' LONG, 20' WIDTH, 8' HEIGHT. MSHA INSPECTOR INVESTIGATED FALL ALONG WITH Co.
Employee was unloading top structure from car on track at #8 brk. Member slipped and fell striking his head on bottom with structure landing on his chest. Complained of shortness of breath.
While tramming a unihauler, the canopy caught a 1/2 header hanging down which broke the canopy loose and it fell off striking employee in the head and neck. Employee did not miss any work until 11/29/2004.
Employee was putting conveyor chain back together in miner. He was using a hammer to put the chain back together when the hammer slipped and hit his index finger.