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Mine No 1: 49 MSHA citations Coal

Blue Ridge Mining, LLC · Underground
Controlled by M Natarajan
Iaeger, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609291

Mine No 1 has $7K 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
0
Years on record
—
Latest incident
—
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
49
citations
14
significant & substantial
$6,594
proposed penalties
$6,594
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
34
inspections on record
537
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: 537 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 $7K 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
49 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-08-01.
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.
28.6%
significant & substantial
18.4%
high negligence or reckless
28.6%
reasonably likely or greater
12.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 2.0% none, 18.4% low, 61.2% moderate, 18.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine No 1 shows 79% of 14 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: 2011-05-25, 15 years ago
79%
within 1.5 mg/m3
14
samples
5.18
dust max (mg/m3)
6 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 8 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR8
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)2
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR1

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2011-01-11, 15 years ago
9.4
silica avg (%)
1
samples
9.4
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
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: 2011-01-13, 15 years ago
0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)2
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
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 2011.

Injury rate, 2011
ⓘ 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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.83 and the all-US-mining average was 3.08 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.45 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. Gunz Energy Inc 2008 to 2008
  2. Regal Enterprises, Inc. 2008 to 2009
  3. Blue Ridge Mining, LLC 2009 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)
2015 1
2014 1
2013 1
2012 5
2011 12 3,676
2009 0
2008 0
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
2015 Q4 528 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 528 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 520 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 512 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 528 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 528 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 520 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 504 0 0 0.0
Show 17 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2013 Q4 520 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 528 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 520 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,024 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,056 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,568 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,224 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,712 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,144 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,171 1 0 854.0
2011 Q2 10,231 23 3 2248.1
2011 Q1 9,001 12 7 1333.2
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 0 8 2

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.