Keith Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL ONE BREAK LEFT OF SPAD 56 IN #2 ENTRY STARTING AT INTERSECTION APPROX. 25 FT TOWARDS THE SECTION. THICKNESS 5 APPROX 18 INCH TO 36 INCH.
Mine No 1: 168 MSHA citations Coal
Resurrection Coal Company, Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
Darvin Rowe
Bradshaw,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606850
Mine No 1 has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 21
- Years on record
- 1985–2002
- Latest incident
- Jul 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
168
citations
41
significant & substantial
$13,665
proposed penalties
$4,372
paid to date
32% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,293 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
63
inspections on record
2,046
inspection hours
8.2
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.168 citations across 2,046 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine No 1 has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $9K outstanding across 0 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.$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$9K
outstanding
166 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-08-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.24.6%
significant & substantial
11.4%
high negligence or reckless
24.6%
reasonably likely or greater
5.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 1.8% none, 28.1% low, 58.7% moderate, 11.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mine No 1 shows 94% of 269 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2006-06-08, 20 years ago
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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.94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
269
samples
7.71
dust max (mg/m3)
129 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 140 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR123
- TRACTOR OPERATOR/MOTORMAN46
- BELT CLEANER29
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2006-01-10, 20 years ago7.7
silica avg (%)
15
samples
27.2
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR7
- BELT CLEANER6
Noise
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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: 2008-12-10, 17 years ago
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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.0%
over PEL
12
samples
Most-sampled occupations
- TRACTOR OPERATOR/MOTORMAN6
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR3
- AUGER OPERATOR1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.| Year | within 1.5 mg/m3 | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 100% | 17 |
| 2005 | 100% | 28 |
| 2003 | 94% | 36 |
| 2002 | 98% | 56 |
| 2001 | 91% | 70 |
| 2000 | 89% | 62 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year | silica avg (%) | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.9 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 2001 | 8.7 | 6 |
| 2000 | 0.8 | 1 |
Noise by year
| Year | over PEL | samples |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0% | 1 |
| 2005 | 0% | 3 |
| 2003 | 0% | 4 |
| 2000 | 0% | 4 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Darbet Inc 1984 to 1996
- Keith Coal Company Inc 1996 to 2004
- GBM Coal Company Incorporated 2004 to 2005
- Resurrection Coal Company, Inc. 2005 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 13,263 |
| 2005 | 5 | 12,229 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1,238 |
| 2003 | 3 | 13,118 |
| 2002 | 6 | 21,489 |
| 2001 | 6 | 25,783 |
| 2000 | 7 | 37,086 |
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
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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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 720 | 2 | 0 | 2777.8 |
| 2006 Q3 | 2,024 | 1 | 0 | 494.1 |
| 2006 Q2 | 1,841 | 8 | 3 | 4345.5 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,294 | 8 | 3 | 3487.4 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,064 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,510 | 3 | 0 | 1195.2 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1,587 | 2 | 0 | 1260.2 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q4 | 520 | 2 | 0 | 3846.2 |
| 2004 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,678 | 12 | 2 | 7151.4 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,833 | 2 | 0 | 1091.1 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,655 | 5 | 2 | 1883.2 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,625 | 9 | 5 | 5538.5 |
| 2002 Q2 | 1,785 | 6 | 2 | 3361.3 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2,973 | 4 | 3 | 1345.4 |
| 2001 Q4 | 2,655 | 8 | 5 | 3013.2 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,193 | 14 | 3 | 11735.1 |
| 2001 Q2 | 3,063 | 18 | 2 | 5876.6 |
| 2001 Q1 | 4,004 | 13 | 2 | 3246.8 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,959 | 16 | 1 | 5407.2 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,628 | 12 | 3 | 4566.2 |
| 2000 Q2 | 3,587 | 12 | 1 | 3345.4 |
| 2000 Q1 | 3,712 | 7 | 4 | 1885.8 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
21 on file2002 · 3 incidents
June 20, 2002
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Keith Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
EE WAS BURNING TRASH AND WAS BENT DOWN TO PICK UP SOME PLASTIC DRINING WATER BOTTLES NEXT TO THE FIRE WENT APPARNTLY A CAN EXPLODED OUT OF THE FIRE WHICH CAUSED BURNS TO HIS FACE NECK AND RIGH T EAR AND HE FELL BACKWARDS AND FRACTURED TO SMALL BONE IN HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.
April 3, 2002
WV · Coal
motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Keith Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EE WAS OPERATING THE MANTRIP GOING TO THE SECTION AT THE START OF THE SHIFT, WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL APPARENTLY HIT A SMALL ROCK IN THE ROAD AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN AND JERKED HIS ARM RATHER QUICKLY RESULTING IN A PAIN THAT HE FELT UP HIS RT. ARM. HE WORKED THE REST OF THE SHIFT, THEN WENT TO THE DR. 4-4-02.
2000 · 1 incident
Keith Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
EMPLOYEES WERE PILLARING AND HAD PULLED INTO A FRESH BLOCK AND GOT 1 LEFT HAND LIFT AND THEN LOADED 3 CAR ON RIGHT LIFT, WHEN THE TOP STARTEDWORKING AND THE MEN LEFT THE MINER; THEN THE TOP FELL IN FROM A LARGE SLIP IN TOP COVERING THE MINER COMPLETELY.
1998 · 3 incidents
Keith Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EE WAS PULLING ROCK OUT OF THE FEEDER AND PULLEDSOMETHING IN HIS ARM.
August 7, 1998
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Keith Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EE WAS WORKING AS A MINER HELPER PULLING MINER CABLE IN WET, DAMP CONDITIONS. AS HE WAS PULLINGTHE CABLE HE STRAINED HIS BACK. THE PAIN PROGRESSED THROUGHOUT THE SHIFT WHICH IT STARTED OUT MILDY
Keith Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
WENT TO START BELT AND BELT WAS FOULED UP AND WOULDNT MOVE. CRAWLED BELT LINE AND ABOUT 400 FT INBY DRIFT I FOUND THE ROCK FALL IN 1 BELT.
1997 · 3 incidents
Keith Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
GOING THRU A CHECK CURTAIN SOMETHING CAME OFF THE CURTAIN HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
April 18, 1997
WV · Coal
motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Keith Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MEN WAS WORKING ON A BELT DRIVE, REPLACING THE BOTTOM FRONT ROLLER ,EE BEGAN PULLING THE ROLLER THREW THE DRIVE, WHEN IT SLIPPED CUTTING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROLLER & THE FRAME OF THE DRIVE
Keith Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
WAS PUTTING A PUMP MOTOR ON THE 245 MINER AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
1996 · 2 incidents
May 13, 1996
WV · Coal
motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Keith Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EE WAS OPERATING A 270 MOTOR HAULIGN COAL TO THE DUMPING POINT. MOTOR BOUNCED HIM AGAINST THE DECK OF THE MOTOR HE SAID THAT HURT HIM.
January 10, 1996
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
OTHER
Darbet Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE HAD PINNED 1ST PLACE AND BACKED PINNER OUT TO EAT A SANDWICH AND WAS TALKING TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THEN FELL OVER DEAD. HE WAS BROUGHT OUTSIDE WITHIN MINUTES HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON A RRIVAL AT WELCH EM HOSPITAL AT 12:49 PM. DO TO WAITING ON MEDICAL EXAMINERS REPORT TO PROPERLY FILL OUT THIS FORM. WE RECEIVED REPORT ON 2-8-96,I AM SENDING A COPY OF MEDICAL REPORT.
1994 · 2 incidents
November 12, 1994
WV · Coal
motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Darbet Inc · Struck by falling object
WORKING ON A BOOMHOLE FOR NO.3 BELTDRIVE EE WAS HELPING IN TAMPING HOLES IN THE TOP AND WHILE UNDER SUPPORTED ROOF A ROCK GAVE LOOSE FROM IN BETWEEN THE PINS WHICH STRUCK HE IN THE BACK RESULT ING IN A INJURY TO THE BACK.
Darbet Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
REMOVING PANEL COVER FROM SCOOP COVER SLIPPED & CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER ONLEFT HAND AGAINST FRAME OF SCOOP
1993 · 2 incidents
August 13, 1993
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Darbet Inc · Contact with electrical current
WHILE HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL RECEIVED ELECTRIC BURN FROM WELDER WHILE THEY WERE TACKING STEEL
January 13, 1993
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Darbet Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING 5 GALON CAN OFF OF TRUCK.
1991 · 1 incident
Darbet Inc · Accident type, without injuries
MINE FIRE-UNKNOWN
1990 · 1 incident
February 6, 1990
WV · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Darbet Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WORKING ON MINER AND WAS LIFTING ON RIPPER CHAIN- STRAINED BACK.
1989 · 1 incident
Darbet Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLING CABLE, TRIPPED AND TWISTED KNEE.
1985 · 2 incidents
Darbet Inc · Struck by falling object
A ROCK FALL IN MINE CAUSING INJURY TO ARM AND RIGHT HIP & BACK-WAS PULLING ROCK.
April 22, 1985
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Darbet Inc · Fall from machine
STEPPED OFF DRILL SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.