McMillion Creek Mine #4 has $3K 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
1
Years on record
2009
Latest incident
Nov 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
23
citations
8
significant & substantial
$2,704
proposed penalties
$2,704
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 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.
Rate withheld: 352 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
McMillion Creek Mine #4 has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
23 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-08-02.
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.
MSHA sampling at McMillion Creek Mine #4 shows 100% of 32 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: 2012-05-15, 14 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
32
samples
0.71
dust max (mg/m3)
32 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
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.
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)
2013
0
2012
2
2011
5
6,040
2010
6
17,417
2009
9
31,406
2008
5
26,394
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
McMillion Creek Mine #4 sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.
Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
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
2013 Q1
0
0
0
2012 Q4
0
0
0
2012 Q3
825
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
784
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
943
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
1,051
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
2,049
2
2
976.1
2011 Q2
2,622
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2011 Q1
2,982
2
1
670.7
2010 Q4
2,014
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
3,475
1
0
287.8
2010 Q2
3,811
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
3,486
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
3,535
4
1
1131.5
2009 Q3
4,086
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
5,172
6
2
1160.1
2009 Q1
5,715
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
5,638
1
0
177.4
2008 Q3
5,497
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
0
2
1
2008 Q1
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file
2009 · 1 incident
November 4, 2009WV · Coalrotary bucket excavator operatorMACHINERY
Operator was assisting dozer with moving a large rock. He grabbed the rock with the bucket on a small corner of the rock. With subsequent pulling, a section of the rock broke off and flew through the windshield of the excavator, striking him in the hands and left knee.
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