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Mine No 1: 2 MSHA citations Coal

Murphy'S Branch Inc · Underground
Controlled by William G Skewes
Elbert, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607452

Mine No 1 has $219 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
11
Years on record
1988–1993
Latest incident
Feb 1993
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
2
citations
1
significant & substantial
$219
proposed penalties
$219
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
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Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
1
inspections on record
4
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: 4 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 No 1 has $219 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.
$219
proposed penalties
$219
current assessed
$219
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-09-10.
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.
100.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
100.0%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Navaro Mining Inc 1988 to 1988
  2. Mc Glothlin Coal Company 1988 to 1988
  3. Murphy'S Branch Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

February 16, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Murphy'S Branch Inc · Struck by powered moving object

WHILE TRAMING MACHINE AROUND TURN SWING JACK BROKE AND HEAD SWUNG AROUND HITTING HIM.

January 11, 1993 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Murphy'S Branch Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS UNLOADING MINER CABLE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

1992 · 3 incidents

December 21, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Murphy'S Branch Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS GOING TO GET ANOTHER BOLT WHEN THE ROCK STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK.SHOULDER AREA.

September 23, 1992 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Murphy'S Branch Inc · Struck by falling object

HE SARTED DRILLING HOLE FOR OUTSIDE BOLTS AND ROCK BROKE OUT AROUND DRILL STEEL AND CAUGHT FOOT. THE ROCK SLIDE OFF THE CANOPY AND BROKE IN 3 OR 4 PIECES AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT.

March 24, 1992 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Murphy'S Branch Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

GOT OUT OF DECK OF MINER TO MOVE CABLE.REACH INTO DECK TO TRAM MINER AND TRAM LEVER STUCK OR ONLY ONE SIDE TRAMMED.PINNED INJURED BETWEEN MINER AND RIB.

1990 · 2 incidents

April 16, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Murphy'S Branch Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROOF BOLT ER INSTALLING OUT SIDE CORNER PIN IN 1ST CUT IN #6 HDNG HAD HAND OVER TOP HEAD WHEN STEEL SLIPPED OFF & HEAD CONTINUED UPWARD & CAUGHT THUMB

1989 · 1 incident

July 18, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Murphy'S Branch Inc · Struck by falling object

OPER PINNING TOP WITH TWIN HEAD RMS BOLTER OPER HAD I NSTALLED RIB BOLT SWUNG HEAD TO INSDIE TO INSTALL NEXT BOLT ROCK APPROX 50 27 8 IN TRIANLGLE SHAPE FELL FROM ATRS AND FROM CANOPY TO RIB HITTING BACK OF SPLINT ON SENT MAN TO HOSP SM BONE IN LEG WAS BROKEN AND CALF MUSCLE BRUISED.

1988 · 3 incidents