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Mine No 1: 345 MSHA citations Coal

Glow Worm Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by MELISSA CLINE
Bradshaw, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604093

Mine No 1 has $410K in proposed MSHA penalties and $402K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
25
Years on record
1988–2002
Latest incident
Aug 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
345
citations
142
significant & substantial
$410,257
proposed penalties
$8,093
paid to date
2% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $402,164 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Glow Worm Coal Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
60
inspections on record
2,576
inspection hours
13.4
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.
345 citations across 2,576 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 has $410K in proposed MSHA penalties and $402K outstanding across 1 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.
$410K
proposed penalties
$410K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$402K
outstanding
341 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $365K in penalties contested before the Commission, $365K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-05-31.
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.
41.6%
significant & substantial
10.6%
high negligence or reckless
41.6%
reasonably likely or greater
23.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 17.0% low, 72.4% moderate, 9.4% high, 1.2% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
9 citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
  • Stood as issued 9 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 9 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$365K proposed, $365K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2008-09-17.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEVA 2008-1835 Default Lesnick 2010 $365K → $365K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine No 1 shows 92% of 266 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: 2006-11-17, 19 years ago
92%
within 1.5 mg/m3
266
samples
3.96
dust max (mg/m3)
133 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 133 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR134
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (OFF STANDARD)24
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)22

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2006-07-18, 20 years ago
6.9
silica avg (%)
26
samples
15.3
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR15
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

Noise
ⓘ 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: 2006-07-13, 20 years ago
0%
over PEL
10
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)2
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (OFF STANDARD)2
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
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
2006 100% 37
2005 100% 30
2002 94% 48
2001 89% 70
2000 88% 81
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2006 2.1 2
2005 4.5 1
2002 5.2 4
2001 9.5 8
2000 6.6 11
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2006 0% 5
2000 0% 5
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2002.

Injury rate, 2002
ⓘ 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
Below average. The US coal mining average was 6.89 and the all-US-mining average was 5.05 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 9.17 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.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2002 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2001 * 14.45 14.45 0.000
2000 * 25.74 22.06 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
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. Hawley Coal Mining Corp 1975 to 1985
  2. Alpine Development Company 1985 to 1986
  3. Holland Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
  4. San-West Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1991
  5. Lowco Inc 1991 to 1996
  6. C & S Mining Corp 1996 to 2003
  7. Brooke Mining Inc 2003 to 2004
  8. Riverside Energy Company, LLC 2004 to 2005
  9. Glow Worm Coal Company 2005 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)
2004 0
2003 0
2002 20 49,510
2001 23 68,095
2000 28 89,317
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
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
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 0 2 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 0 1 0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
Show 12 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4 360 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 11,672 15 7 1285.1
2002 Q2 11,947 9 0 753.3
2002 Q1 12,073 14 2 1159.6
2001 Q4 12,362 13 3 1051.6
2001 Q3 11,118 35 13 3148.0
2001 Q2 4,302 37 16 8600.7
2001 Q1 13,735 47 18 3421.9
2000 Q4 15,303 46 23 3005.9
2000 Q3 14,828 16 9 1079.0
2000 Q2 13,988 18 10 1286.8
2000 Q1 10,277 17 4 1654.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

25 on file

2002 · 1 incident

August 20, 2002 WV · Coal electrician, lineman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
C & S Mining Corp · Rubbed or abraded

CRAWLING FROM RIDE TO WORK ON EQUIPMENT - KNEE POPPED. REASON FOR REPORT LATE: REPORT WAS SENT TO THE WRONG OFFICE BY MISTAKE & NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL 9/2/02.

2001 · 3 incidents

November 26, 2001 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
C & S Mining Corp · Struck against stationary object

INSTALLING BELT STRUCTURE ON BELT LINE, WAS CROSSING BELT TO GET ANOTHER PIECE OF STRUCTURE. WHEN HE STEPPED OFF OF BELT HIS FOOT HIT ON WATER LINE & TWISTED KNEE.

August 13, 2001 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & S Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PUTTING A TIRE ON A ROOF BOLTER AND TORE A MUSCLE IN RIGHT ARM.

May 8, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
C & S Mining Corp · Struck against stationary object

WHILE CRAWLING STARTED TO TURN AND KNEE POPPED IT WAS VERY TENDER.

2000 · 8 incidents

October 23, 2000 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
C & S Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING DRILL OUT OF HOLE USING LEFT HAND AND ROTATION PULLING STEEL OUT OF HOLE. BURR ON STEEL CAUGHT GLOVE TWISTING ARM AND LEFT SHOULDER.

May 9, 2000 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C & S Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

CAP COAL DISLODGED FROM BETWEEN BOLTS, STRIKING INJURED ON BACK OF NECK AND SHOULDERS CAUSING BRUISE TO NECK AND SHOULDERS.

April 11, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C & S Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 54" THICK 13' WIDE 26' LONG NEAR SPAD 587 ON OLD NUMBER 4 BELT. CRIBS AND TIMBERS HAVE BEEN SET AROUND FALL. AREA IS NO LONGER BEING TRAVELED. OLD NUMBER 4 BELT IS NO LON GER IN USE.

March 16, 2000 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & S Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING ROOF BOLTS ON PINNER. TWISTED BACK.

February 16, 2000 WV · Coal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & S Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RIDING MANTRIP IN MINE CAME TO WATER HOLE WHERE PUMP STOPPED UP WAS GOING TO RIDE PUMP & GET PUMP PUMPING. GOT ON KNEES & RAISED UP CATCHING BACK AGAINST ROOF

1999 · 2 incidents

February 4, 1999 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
C & S Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BOLTS TOP AND HAD HAND ON PINNER STEEL. THE STEEL HAD A ROUGH PLACE ON IT CAUSING HIS GLOVE TO HANG ON STEEL AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ARM AND BROKE IT.

1998 · 2 incidents

March 19, 1998 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & S Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SCOOP OPER WAS MOVING CYNDER BLOCKS BY HAND WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST SCOOP BUCKET AND CYNDER BLOCK, MASHING HIS FINGER NAIL ON RIGHT HAND.

1997 · 4 incidents

December 31, 1997 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
C & S Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWISTED BACK WHEN CHANGING SEATS ON SHUTTLE CAR FOR DIRECTIONAL CHANGE.

December 29, 1997 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider OTHER
C & S Mining Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK WAS REPORT RELATED BACK TO US FROM MOTHER AND BROTHER.

November 14, 1997 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & S Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRAWLING AROUND MINER SETTING BITS, TWISTED KNEE.

April 9, 1997 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
C & S Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL OFF BELT LINE, EE RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER WAS CUT AND MASHED.

1996 · 4 incidents

December 6, 1996 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & S Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LIFT BELT CONVEYOR ROPE BACK UP ONTO STAND. STRAINED LOWER BACK.

August 1, 1996 WV · Coal safety director POWERED HAULAGE
C & S Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

RIDING MANTRIP OUTSIDE HITTING HOLE IN BOTTOM BOUNCING RIDE AND STRICKING R HIP ON RIDE

1988 · 1 incident

May 26, 1988 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
San-West Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE SCOOPING RIGHT RIB OF BREAK BETWEEN 2&3 HEADING SCOOP HIT OFF SET OF RIB AND JACKKNIFFED INTOT HE RIB THE SCOOP JUMPED FROM LOW TRAM TO HIGH TRAM CAUSING THIS ACCIDENT.