Mining Incidents

Mine 89 Coal

Alum Creek, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609379

Mine 89 has $4K 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
3
Years on record
2014–2015
Latest incident
Sep 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
21
citations
5
significant & substantial
$4,276
proposed penalties
$4,276
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2012
14
inspections on record
438
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: 438 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 89 has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
21 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-07-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine 89 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.14 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 36 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.
0.14
dust avg (mg/m3)
0.40
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
36
samples
Most recent sample: 2016-02-04.
Silica (quartz)
16.9
silica avg (%)
24.7
silica max (%)
3
samples
Most recent sample: 2015-01-29.
Noise
0%
over PEL
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2015-01-14.
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
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 1,563 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 6,596 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 12,201 7 1 573.7
Show 19 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q2 12,577 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 11,101 2 1 180.2
2014 Q4 10,849 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 11,680 9 2 770.5
2014 Q2 11,756 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 11,854 2 0 168.7
2013 Q4 9,463 1 1 105.7
2013 Q3 1,156 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2015 · 1 incident

September 22, 2015 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Long Flame Coal Corp · Fall from machine

Mechanic was installing the grill over radiator when EE lost footing and fell on the ground behind the blade hurting knee.

2014 · 2 incidents

November 17, 2014 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Long Flame Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Mechanic was trying to pull steel of drill into place, so it could be put into rack. AS the operator swung the rack in, the mechanic's foot was caught in a pinch point.

February 27, 2014 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Long Flame Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee exited tractor trailer cab and stepped on ice resulting in a sprained right ankle.

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The full compliance file on Mine 89

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.