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.
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.
Of $10K in penalties contested before the Commission, $7K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-05-06.
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.
9citations taken to the federal commission · 10% of citations on record
Settled
8 · 89%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 11%
38%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 8 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
33%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$10K proposed, $7K 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 2009-12-28.
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 Mate Creek Loadout shows 100% of 68 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: 2009-10-21, 16 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
68
samples
0.69
dust max (mg/m3)
68 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
BULLDOZER OPERATOR22
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER15
WEIGHMAN7
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.
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.
Mate Creek Loadout recorded 12.59 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.
Injury rate, 2007
ⓘ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.
12.59
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 4.71 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 5.00 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
2007 *
12.59
0.00
0.000
2006 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2005 *
12.11
0.00
0.000
2004 *
12.71
6.35
0.000
2003 *
6.83
6.83
0.000
2002 *
6.54
0.00
0.000
2001 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2000 *
0.00
0.00
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
Year
Employees
2011
0
2010
0
2009
0
2008
3
2007
13
2006
13
2005
14
2004
15
2003
15
2002
16
2001
16
2000
15
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mate Creek Loadout sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
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
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
9
2
5859.4
2008 Q2
1,228
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
5,237
16
8
3055.2
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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
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
8,367
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
8,028
3
1
373.7
2006 Q2
8,178
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
8,200
1
0
122.0
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
0
0
0.0
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
1
0
136.9
2003 Q3
7,636
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
6,371
0
0
0.0
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
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
8,026
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
8,018
0
0
0.0
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
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
8,669
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
18 on file
2007 · 2 incidents
May 3, 2007WV · Coalquality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistantSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
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, 2005WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
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.
June 10, 1998WV · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverEXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
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, 1994WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
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.