Mine No 1 has $145K in proposed MSHA penalties and $104K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2011–2015
Latest incident
Oct 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
256
citations
96
significant & substantial
$144,853
proposed penalties
$35,980
paid to date
25% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $108,873 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
51
inspections on record
2,449
inspection hours
10.5
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.
256 citations across 2,449 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine No 1 has $145K in proposed MSHA penalties and $104K 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.
$145K
proposed penalties
$140K
current assessed
$36K
paid to date
$104K
outstanding
253 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-12-07.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mine No 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.44 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 139 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
2015 Q4
8,028
5
1
622.8
2015 Q2
13,519
26
6
1923.2
2015 Q1
8,332
10
3
1200.2
2014 Q4
8,712
9
2
1033.1
2014 Q3
6,947
29
10
4174.5
2014 Q2
604
15
4
24834.4
2013 Q4
1,114
1
0
897.7
2013 Q3
11,072
18
2
1625.7
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2013 Q2
2,692
4
2
1485.9
2013 Q1
1,320
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
1,320
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
480
2
0
4166.7
2012 Q2
1,420
7
4
4929.6
2012 Q1
1,000
2
0
2000.0
2011 Q4
5,355
28
10
5228.8
2011 Q3
11,658
19
15
1629.8
2011 Q2
10,510
11
8
1046.6
2011 Q1
3,705
3
1
809.7
2010 Q4
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file
2015 · 2 incidents
October 5, 2015WV · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Was attempting to remove a rock that was fouled in the #3 head. While using a pry bar to lift the rock, the bar slipped as I was pushing down causing my right hand to strike and get pinched by the bar on the edge of the #2 tail guard.
January 12, 2015WV · Coalscoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was throwing rocks out of the feeder. He grabbed a hold of a big piece of sharp slate and threw it but before turning loose of it he caught his fingers between it and a solid piece of metal.
EE said he was looking back to see which scoop man was coming behind him. When a rock fell out the top and hit him in the back. He rolled out of the deck and grabbed the rock through it out of the deck against the rib got back in the miner and backed it out to take it to a new place. After a few minutes went by ee than said he was hurting and wanted to leave
October 20, 2014WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Employee was installing fly boards in the #5 entry after drilling his starter hole. He was attempting to put his stack together when a piece of draw rock came out of the top smashing his left middle finger against the top opening at his pusher resulting in a severe laceration.
September 24, 2014WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Had a double crack in 2 left that we were putting additional roof support up in the form of T3 straps (16 ft. long) when the boss left to go tend to the section for a moment. Employee attempted to install the T3 strap by himself, resulting in a strain of the back.
2011 · 7 incidents
October 17, 2011WV · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
September 9, 2011WV · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
DB Coal Mining, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Victim was riding on man trip with his foot vertical up and down. A low roof bolt was hanging from roof and caught his foot and rolled his foot up into the top between mine roof and man trip.
September 9, 2011WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
DB Coal Mining, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
In #6 entry the rock duster was in the scoop bucket. Employee was pushing the rock duster over in the scoop bucket when the rock duster slid over it struck him in the knee having his knee caught between the rock duster and the ram.
August 3, 2011WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerOTHER
DB Coal Mining, LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Got in a Yellow Jacket Nest and was bee stung.
July 22, 2011WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
DB Coal Mining, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE got finger fowled between roof bolt and roof bolt plate and cut finger.
July 11, 2011WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE
S/C dropped in hole and bounced up causing operator to hit head against top.
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