Coal River Mining LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee states that while grinding on a 777 cab, the grinder kicked back and struck his right hand.
Mine 5 Coal
Coal River Mining LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
James O Bunn; Franklin D Robertson
Alum Creek,
Lincoln County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609120
Mine 5 has $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2006–2012
- Latest incident
- May 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
46
citations
21
significant & substantial
$36,910
proposed penalties
$30,869
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,041 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
18
inspections on record
757
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: 757 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 $37K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.$37K
proposed penalties
$31K
current assessed
$31K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
46 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-01-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Mine 5 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.13 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 48 samples.
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.0.13
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.71
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
48
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-01-31.
Noise
12%
over PEL
26
samples
Most recent sample: 2012-01-31.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 810 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2011 Q4 | 5,708 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 15,963 | 2 | 1 | 125.3 |
| 2011 Q2 | 17,598 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Q1 | 29,312 | 3 | 1 | 102.3 |
| 2010 Q4 | 32,027 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 43,484 | 2 | 0 | 46.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 35,374 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 34,336 | 6 | 2 | 174.7 |
| 2009 Q4 | 35,256 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 28,932 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 35,624 | 7 | 5 | 196.5 |
| 2009 Q1 | 25,836 | 12 | 5 | 464.5 |
| 2008 Q4 | 19,986 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 20,336 | 3 | 1 | 147.5 |
| 2008 Q2 | 18,700 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 2,872 | 4 | 0 | 1392.8 |
| 2007 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q1 | 3,166 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 13,291 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 13,309 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 12,900 | 1 | 1 | 77.5 |
| 2006 Q1 | 13,386 | 3 | 2 | 224.1 |
| 2005 Q4 | 13,012 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file2012 · 1 incident
2010 · 2 incidents
November 18, 2010
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal River Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee states that while cleaning the right side windows, he stepped onto the boom and step. His foot slipped and he caught all of his weight with his left arm. He felt something in his shoulder(pain).
March 17, 2010
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal River Mining LLC · Fall from machine
Employee was exiting a 777 rock truck. He had 3 points of contact, backing down the ladder, with nothing in his hands. As his foot got to the second step from the bottom, he slipped and fell to the ground.
2009 · 2 incidents
August 21, 2009
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal River Mining LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Climbing down from a D9T, put left foot on ground and turned body to the left. Foot did not pivot causing the left knee to twist and pop. Currently on light duty.
February 12, 2009
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Coal River Mining LLC · Struck against a moving object
Running 16 motor grader, took a hard bounce which resulted in air ride set bottom olut causing back pain. Note: Employee came back to work the next shift and worked til 3/5/09, left job & went to doctor.
2008 · 1 incident
June 17, 2008
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal River Mining LLC · Fall from machine
Associate was climbing out of powder truck, when he fell and injured his back.
2006 · 2 incidents
August 2, 2006
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Hanover Resources, LLC · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A LIGHT PLANT. THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED OVER THE TUNG AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE BOOM.
June 27, 2006
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Hanover Resources, LLC · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP TO DUMP WHEN HE STARTED TO RAISE THE BED OF THE TRUCK, A ROCK KICKED OUT FROM UNDER THE RIGHT TIRE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO OVER TURN.
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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.