Mining Incidents

Mine #5 Coal

Select Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by James B Simpkins
Wharncliffe, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608713

Mine #5 has $1K 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
10
Years on record
1999–2000
Latest incident
Apr 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
12
citations
6
significant & substantial
$1,016
proposed penalties
$1,016
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
18
inspections on record
360
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: 360 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 #5 has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
11 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-05-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine #5 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.70 mg/m3 (91% compliant) across 32 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.
0.70
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.66
dust max (mg/m3)
91%
within 1.5 mg/m3
32
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-05-23.
Silica (quartz)
7.8
silica avg (%)
8.2
silica max (%)
3
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-04-26.
Noise
25%
over PEL
4
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-03-20.
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
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 892 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 7,580 4 1 527.7
2000 Q1 5,384 8 5 1485.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2000 · 8 incidents

April 20, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Select Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY (INTAKE) AT BREAK #33 ON 3 MAINS AT SPAD #381. THE FALL WAS APPROX 30'L, 20'W, AND APPROX 10' TO 12'THICK. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

March 6, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Select Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

DURING EXAMINATION OF RETURN ENTRY, A ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN 8TH LEFT PANEL BETWEEN XCUT 3&4. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 50' IN LENGTH, 19' WIDE, AND 6-8' THICK. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED IN TH IS FALL.

February 19, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Select Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

DURING INSPECTION OF INTAKE ESCAPEWAY, FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY FOREMAN. FALL WAS APP. 100' IN LENGTH, 16' WIDE AND 10' TO 12' THICK. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

February 18, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Select Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

MINER WAS CUTTING IN #5 ROOM ON 9TH LEFT PANEL OFF #5 MAINS. THE TOP STARTED DRIPPING AND FALLING, THE CONT. MINER WAS COVERED WITH APP. 8'OF ROCK AND CONTINUED TO FALL AND COVERED #1 SHUTTLE CAR. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

February 15, 2000 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Select Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE FROM PALLET TO FLAT CAR AND TURNED TO THROW IT ON CAR. TWISTED HIS BACK.

January 26, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Select Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STANDING NEXT TO OFFSIDE FRONT OF BOLTER CHANGING BITS WHEN OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING MACHINE TO SPOT BOLT. EE'S RT. FOOT WAS CAUGHT UNDER RT. FRONT TIRE.

January 17, 2000 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Select Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS MINER HELPING ON CONT. MINER SECTION AND PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT FOOT.

January 10, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Select Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL AT BREAK 36 #3 MAINS, IN INTERSECTION OF #4 TO 5 HEADING WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE ONSHIFT INVESTIGATION. APPROX. 40' X 20' X 6-7' THICK FELL IN INTERSECTION. DID NOT AFFECT PASSAG E OF MEN, AIR, OR EQUIP. FALL WAS CRIBBED & DANGERED OFF. CALLED IN TO MSHA LOGAN 1-10-2000.

1999 · 2 incidents

July 21, 1999 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Select Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY, LAST OPEN CROSSCUT ON THE 001MMU. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 20 FT LONG, 30 FT WIDE, AND 7 FT HIGH. NO PERSONNEL OR EQUIPMENT WERE INJURED OR AFFECTED.

June 27, 1999 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Select Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE POINT HAS OCCURRED IN THE #22 XCUT OF THE #2 MAINS WITH #5 ENTRY, 1 XCUT INBY SPAD #233 MEASURING APPROX. 70' LONG X 18' WIDE X 7' HIGH. VENTILAT ION WAS NOT BLOCKED NOR PASSAGE OF MEN. NO INJURIES INVOLVED.

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The full compliance file on Mine #5

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.