Mining Incidents

Mate Creek Loadout Coal

Controlled by Ruffner Woody
Red Jacket, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607484

Mate Creek Loadout has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $72 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1989–2007
Latest incident
May 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
88
citations
42
significant & substantial
$21,811
proposed penalties
$19,221
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,590 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
37
inspections on record
1,094
inspection hours
8.0
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.
88 citations across 1,094 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mate Creek Loadout has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $72 outstanding across 3 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.
$22K
proposed penalties
$19K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$72
outstanding
86 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-05-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mate Creek Loadout shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.15 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 68 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.
0.15
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.69
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
68
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-10-21.
Noise
7%
over PEL
29
samples
Most recent sample: 2009-10-14.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q3 1,536 12 2 7812.5
2008 Q2 1,228 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 5,237 19 11 3628.0
Show 32 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q4 6,973 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 7,575 6 0 792.1
2007 Q2 8,926 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 8,299 1 0 120.5
2006 Q4 8,367 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 8,028 5 3 622.8
2006 Q2 8,178 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 8,200 2 0 243.9
2005 Q4 7,680 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 7,970 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 8,843 1 0 113.1
2005 Q1 8,537 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 8,402 8 8 952.2
2004 Q3 7,133 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 8,146 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 7,794 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 7,303 4 2 547.7
2003 Q3 7,636 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,371 2 1 313.9
2003 Q1 7,953 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 7,516 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,722 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 8,374 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 6,983 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 7,493 1 1 133.5
2001 Q3 8,026 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 8,018 4 1 498.9
2001 Q1 7,538 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 9,418 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 8,823 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 9,110 1 1 109.8
2000 Q1 8,669 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2007 · 2 incidents

May 3, 2007 WV · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mate Creek Energy LLC · Fall down stairs

EE was coming down a set of steps from the loadout when he slipped on wet steps & fell, landing on his tailbone. The steps were wet due to rain.

March 2, 2007 WV · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mate Creek Energy LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was using a torch to cut some scrap metal. During the work he slipped and caught himself with his left hand. When he did this he placed his hand on some hot metal receiving a burn to his left palm. He went to the doctor where he was examined and given a pain shot. He returned to work his next scheduled shift at full capacity.

2005 · 2 incidents

August 22, 2005 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mate Creek Energy Of W Va Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON METAL CABLE & A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO LEFT THUMB

2004 · 2 incidents

June 25, 2004 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mate Creek Energy Of W Va Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRYING ROCK WITH SLATE BAR. SLATE BAR SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER ROCK. PINNED FINGER AGAINST CHUTE.

2003 · 1 incident

December 10, 2003 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger

EE WAS ASSISTING OTHER EE ON A END LOADER HEATER HE TURNED TO GET ANOTHER TOOL THEN AT THAT POINT SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HIS BACK.

2002 · 1 incident

July 12, 2002 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mate Creek Energy Of W Va Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON D-9N DOZER. A WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND HIS RIGHT HAND SID THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE BREAKING THE PINKY FINGER.

1999 · 1 incident

March 11, 1999 WV · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator OTHER
Mate Creek Energy Of W Va Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE AND HE RUBBEDIT. LATER, THE EYE BEGAN TO SWELL.

1998 · 2 incidents

December 21, 1998 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mate Creek Energy Of W Va Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A 416 BACKHOE AND HIS KNEE (LEFT) GAVE WAY, CAUSING HIM TO SLIP. THE EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE RAILING PREVENTING HIMSELF FROM FALLING.

1996 · 1 incident

April 22, 1996 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mate Creek Energy Of W Va Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF THE PUSH ARM OF A D9H AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE GROUND AND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT LEG.

1994 · 2 incidents

September 23, 1994 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mate Creek Energy Of W Va Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE GETTING ONTO RAIL CAR EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO HOIST CABL EWHICH HAD SLOACK IN IT. WHEN SLACK RAN OUT. CABLE STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S FOOT. EMPLO9YEE WENT FOR X-RAY NEXT DAY. RESULTS WERE NEGAT IVE. EMPLOYEE RETURNED O WORK ON NEXT SHIFT AVAILABLE RETURNED TO WORK ON NEXT SHIFT AVAILABLE.

February 18, 1994 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mate Creek Energy Of W Va Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP ON 3/4" DRIVE SOCKET, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN BOLTS ON COAL CRUSHER. EE BELT A SEVER PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

1992 · 1 incident

February 12, 1992 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mate Creek Energy Of W Va Inc · Struck by flying object

SPRAYING WITH HIGH PRESSURE HOSE SPLASHED WITH WATER AND COAL DUST IN FACE

1991 · 1 incident

August 14, 1991 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mate Creek Energy Of W Va Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE CLEANING EXCESS COAL FROM STOKER PLANT, SHOVEL FELL FROM SECOND FLOOR TO FIRST FLOOR, STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S THUMB.

1989 · 2 incidents

July 8, 1989 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Mate Creek Energy Of W Va Inc · Struck against stationary object

CLIMBED DOWN OFF CAT TRUCK, STEPPED ON ROCK CAUSING LEG TO TURN THUS SPRAINING RIGHT KNEE.

January 12, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mate Creek Energy Of W Va Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE THE RAILROAD CAR DOOR PRY BAR BEING USED SLIPPED FROM HOLD FALLING ONTO HEAD OF VICTIM CAUSING SLIGHT CUT REQUIRING THREE SUTURES ADMINISTERED AT WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HOSP ITAL.

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The full compliance file on Mate Creek Loadout

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.