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Mine 11: 64 MSHA citations Coal

Coal River Mining, LLC · Underground
Clothier, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609043

Mine 11 has $11K 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
8
Years on record
2006–2008
Latest incident
Jul 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
64
citations
15
significant & substantial
$11,448
proposed penalties
$11,448
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Coal River Mining, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
31
inspections on record
722
inspection hours
n/a
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: 722 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 11 has $11K 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
63 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-03-11.
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.
23.8%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
23.8%
reasonably likely or greater
6.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 34.9% low, 65.1% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine 11 shows 95% of 37 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: 2007-08-29, 18 years ago
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
37
samples
2.30
dust max (mg/m3)
0 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 37 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR31
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2007 97% 31
2006 83% 6
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Mine 11 recorded 19.07 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.
19.07
total case rate
15.26
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.
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
  1. Black Walnut Coal Company 2004 to 2006
  2. Jamison Mining LLC 2006 to 2012
  3. Coal River Mining, LLC 2012 to present
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)
2009 0
2008 0
2007 29 240,245
2006 9 55,484
2005 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mine 11 sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
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
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 0 5 0
2008 Q2 0 2 0
2008 Q1 0 1 0
2007 Q4 0 3 3
2007 Q3 14,587 6 2 411.3
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q2 20,372 14 4 687.2
2007 Q1 17,473 13 4 744.0
2006 Q4 13,068 13 1 994.8
2006 Q3 660 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 660 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 220 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 519 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 519 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2008 · 2 incidents

July 30, 2008 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jamison Mining LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Roof Fall 18' x 30' x 5' in the face of # 8 entry # 9 crosscut (LOB) The fall was above the anchorage of the permanent supports.

July 10, 2008 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jamison Mining LLC · Accident type, without injuries

Unintentional Roof Fall 5' x 18' x 80' above the anchorage point of the 4' foot fully grouted bolts in the no.1 left return entry at spad 260.

2007 · 5 incidents

July 9, 2007 WV · Coal brattice man/worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jamison Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Claims to have been lifting on metal tongue of supply car and felt pain and burning sensation in lower back. Injured was twisting and not in proper lifting position.

July 9, 2007 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jamison Mining LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured claims to have been picking up belt feeder trailing cable when he felt pain in stomach area. Injured did not report it to supervisor until 7/11/07 because he said he did not think injury was serious.

June 18, 2007 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Jamison Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While he was loading supplies, the roof bolter advanced to the nex row of bolts and trammed over left foot with rear tire.

May 8, 2007 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jamison Mining LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Exiting scoop deck and right foot slipped striking his left shin on the scoop deck. (SCSR caught on deck causing injured to slip.)

April 18, 2007 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jamison Mining LLC · Struck against stationary object

Was operating continuous miner. Got stuck up. Operator was attempting to hook up chain up to miner and cut left hand.

2006 · 1 incident

October 6, 2006 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Jamison Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Two employees were operating twin-head roof bolter when injured's hand became caught between coal rib and metal strap being installed. Strap was being raised to mine roof by other operator.