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Mine No 1: 100 MSHA citations Coal

Black Hawk Mining · Underground
Sophia, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608809

Mine No 1 has $9K 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
16
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
Nov 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
100
citations
58
significant & substantial
$8,645
proposed penalties
$8,645
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Black Hawk Mining's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
57
inspections on record
1,875
inspection hours
5.3
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.
100 citations across 1,875 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 has $9K 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
96 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-11-15.
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.
59.8%
significant & substantial
2.1%
high negligence or reckless
59.4%
reasonably likely or greater
29.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 4.2% low, 93.8% moderate, 2.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine No 1 shows 76% of 45 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: 2001-11-15, 24 years ago
76%
within 1.5 mg/m3
45
samples
3.21
dust max (mg/m3)
18 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 27 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR28
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)6
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)6

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2001-11-23, 24 years ago
5.2
silica avg (%)
3
samples
6.3
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR3
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 recorded 14.04 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.

Injury rate, 2001
ⓘ 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.
14.04
total case rate
14.04
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 8.13 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.
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. Black Hawk Mining 1999 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)
2002 6
2001 46 203,179
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 sits in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.0% 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.
Raleigh County, West Virginia · Population 73,666
4.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,055
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
2002 Q4 3,679 1 0 271.8
2002 Q3 6,156 3 3 487.3
2002 Q2 3,473 2 1 575.9
2002 Q1 3,194 4 1 1252.3
2001 Q4 35,902 22 16 612.8
2001 Q3 44,123 30 19 679.9
2001 Q2 19,714 34 15 1724.7
2001 Q1 0 0 0
Show 4 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2001 · 16 incidents

November 19, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Hawk Mining · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN NO.4 HEADING INBY LOD INBY SPAD #456. ROOF FALL MEASURED 100'LONG X 18'WIDE X 8'HIGH.

November 16, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Hawk Mining · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL NEAR SPAD #442. ROOF FALL MEASURES 90'LONG X 8'HIGH X 18'WIDE (CROSSCUT #6 TO #7 HEADINGS) ROOF FALL IN #6 ENTRY MEASURING 120' X 18' WIDE X 8' HIGH OUTBY SPAD #442.

November 10, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Hawk Mining · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A DRILL STEEL FROM THE HOLE. THE DRAW ROCK STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HIS LEFT HAND.

October 31, 2001 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Hawk Mining · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE TO ATTACH TO CHAIN HANGER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND RIGHT LEG.

September 28, 2001 WV · Coal FIRE
Black Hawk Mining · Accident type, without injuries

QA BELT FIRE OCCURRED AT THE #2 BELT DRIVE. THE FIRE LASTED APPROX. 40 MINUTES. APPROX 60' OF BELT WAS AFFECTED.

September 20, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Hawk Mining · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL MEASURING 150' LONG 18' WIDE AND 10' HIGH. FACE FELL FROM THE FACE IN #3 HEADING 2 BREAKS OUT BY. THE ROOF BOLTER WAS COVERED UP AND WILL BE LEFT.

September 19, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Hawk Mining · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE LAST OPEN BREAK FROM#1 ENTRY TOWARDS #2 ENTRY 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #307THE FALL MEASURED 50' LONG X 18' WIDE X 4' - 8' THICK.

August 31, 2001 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Hawk Mining · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS POSITIONED BESIDE SCOOP. WHEN SCOOP OPERATOR LOWERED BUCKET, EE'S LT. KNEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SCOOP BUCKET & TIRE.

August 13, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Hawk Mining · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE LAST OPEN BREAK FROM #3 ENTRY TO BETWEEN #4 AND #5 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 100' LONG BY 7-18 1/2' WIDE BY 6-8' THICK.

August 3, 2001 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Hawk Mining · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED INT HE #3 ENTYR AT SPAD #191 IN AN INTERSECTION. THE FALL CEASURED 20'W BY 25' LONG BY 6'-8' THICK.

July 3, 2001 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Hawk Mining · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSTALLING A 3 X 8 HEADER WHEN A PIECE OFROOF ROCK FELL STRIKING THE HEADER. THE HEADER WAS KNOCKED OFF OF IT'S SUPPORTS, STRIKING HIM ONTHE SHOULDER AND BACK.

June 4, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Hawk Mining · Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP CONTACTING BOLTER CANOPY & STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT LEG.

May 24, 2001 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Black Hawk Mining · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EE WAS STRUCK BY A RIB ROLL WHILE OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER.

May 23, 2001 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Hawk Mining · Struck by falling object

EE WAS HELPING WITH THE MINER CABLE ONE BREAK OUTBY SPAD #80.. AS THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS BEING RE-POSITIONED TO TURN DOWN #3 ENTRY, A RIB ROLL OCCURRED STRIKING HIM.