Roblee Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was prying on a pot on a continuous miner when he felt pain in his lower back and left hip.
Mine 108-I Pitt: 83 MSHA citations Coal
Roblee Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Robert R Jeran
Philippi,
Barbour County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609116
Mine 108-I Pitt has $29K 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
- 2007
- Latest incident
- Aug 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
83
citations
24
significant & substantial
$29,242
proposed penalties
$29,242
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
12
inspections on record
589
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 589 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine 108-I Pitt has $29K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$29K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
83 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-11-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.28.9%
significant & substantial
6.0%
high negligence or reckless
28.9%
reasonably likely or greater
14.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.6% low, 90.4% moderate, 6.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mine 108-I Pitt shows 92% of 88 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
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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: 2007-12-20, 18 years ago
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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.92%
within 1.5 mg/m3
88
samples
3.50
dust max (mg/m3)
30 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 58 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR40
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)9
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)6
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2007-11-19, 18 years ago3.3
silica avg (%)
5
samples
5.6
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
Noise
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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.
Last sampled: 2007-02-22, 19 years ago
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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.40%
over PEL
5
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)2
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
- ROOF BOLTER (TWIN HEAD) (INTAKE SIDE)1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 94% | 81 |
| 2006 | 60% | 5 |
| 2005 | 100% | 2 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Mine 108-I Pitt recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.
Injury rate, 2007
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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.0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below 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.
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.
Ownership history
- M & J Coal Company Inc 2005 to 2006
- Roblee Coal Company 2006 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24 | 24,742 |
| 2007 | 24 | 374,286 |
| 2006 | 5 | 2,447 |
| 2005 | 7 | 12,942 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mine 108-I Pitt sits in Barbour County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.8% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Barbour County, West Virginia · Population 15,454
6.8%
Mining share of county employment
$48,347
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q1 | 4,037 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 11,339 | 14 | 0 | 1234.7 |
| 2007 Q3 | 12,198 | 18 | 11 | 1475.7 |
| 2007 Q2 | 13,471 | 33 | 8 | 2449.7 |
| 2007 Q1 | 12,298 | 10 | 3 | 813.1 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,499 | 5 | 2 | 3335.6 |
| 2006 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Q4 | 2,743 | 3 | 0 | 1093.7 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.