Mine No. 1 has $126K in proposed MSHA penalties and $19K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2015–2023
Latest incident
Aug 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
169
citations
45
significant & substantial
$126,402
proposed penalties
$47,040
paid to date
37% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $79,362 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
57
inspections on record
2,655
inspection hours
6.4
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.
169 citations across 2,655 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine No. 1 has $126K in proposed MSHA penalties and $19K outstanding across 3 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.
$126K
proposed penalties
$66K
current assessed
$47K
paid to date
$19K
outstanding
168 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-11-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mine No. 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.23 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 367 samples.
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.
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
2025 Q4
25,328
10
2
394.8
2025 Q3
9,552
3
0
314.1
2025 Q2
8,642
2
1
231.4
2025 Q1
8,025
1
0
124.6
2024 Q4
3,162
2
0
632.5
2024 Q3
7,370
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
26,278
7
3
266.4
2024 Q1
29,058
3
3
103.2
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
24,929
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
20,674
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
20,275
8
3
394.6
2023 Q1
22,727
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
22,921
7
1
305.4
2022 Q3
28,725
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
29,252
8
1
273.5
2022 Q1
29,311
5
0
170.6
2021 Q4
29,399
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
37,348
13
3
348.1
2021 Q2
42,104
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
43,612
12
2
275.2
2020 Q4
40,942
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
45,695
2
0
43.8
2020 Q2
40,938
4
2
97.7
2020 Q1
23,718
7
3
295.1
2019 Q4
24,766
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
14,162
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
15,734
3
0
190.7
2019 Q1
7,858
2
0
254.5
2018 Q4
4,614
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
9,159
3
0
327.5
2018 Q2
21,450
1
0
46.6
2018 Q1
21,737
3
1
138.0
2017 Q4
20,979
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
20,701
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
20,413
3
0
147.0
2017 Q1
20,956
8
2
381.8
2016 Q4
20,361
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
1,628
6
4
3685.5
2016 Q2
12,734
2
0
157.1
2016 Q1
18,778
2
1
106.5
2015 Q4
13,856
4
1
288.7
2015 Q3
16,597
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
19,654
2
1
101.8
2015 Q1
18,376
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
19,160
3
0
156.6
2014 Q3
15,423
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
17,404
3
0
172.4
2014 Q1
18,773
4
3
213.1
2013 Q4
17,579
1
0
56.9
2013 Q3
18,143
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
19,113
4
1
209.3
2013 Q1
16,179
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
12,469
1
0
80.2
2012 Q3
12,581
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
12,712
3
1
236.0
2012 Q1
12,241
4
2
326.8
2011 Q4
10,683
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
9,503
7
2
736.6
2011 Q2
8,075
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
8,371
2
1
238.9
2010 Q4
6,342
2
0
315.4
2010 Q3
6,697
1
1
149.3
2010 Q2
7,092
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
4,253
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
5,019
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
4,419
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
3,177
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
1,868
1
0
535.3
2008 Q4
535
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file
2023 · 1 incident
August 21, 2023WV · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Onyx Energy, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee stated hand slipped on access ladder on rear of water truck and EE's wedding ring got caught and cut EE's finger.
2021 · 1 incident
January 18, 2021WV · Coalblaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkeySLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Employee was using an impact wrench to remove a bolt from belt skirting when the socket broke. A small piece of metal flew back striking employee on cheek and then metal went under the safety glasses and penetrated employee's eyelid.
A timber cutter for Virco Inc. was cutting a tree on a mine site located in Mercer County WV. As EE was cutting the tree there was another tree lodged up against the tree that EE was cutting. When the tree fell it pulled the other tree down hitting the timber cutter in the back. (broken arm)(broken shoulder)(broken ribs)(cut on hand).
2015 · 1 incident
May 28, 2015WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Replacing control valve on D11. Used swivel socket to take out bottom bolts. Had socket on impact. Safety ring came off the socket and the pin came out cutting his left hand through his safety glove.
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