Birch River, Webster County,
WV
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607757
Mine No 16 has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1990–2004
Latest incident
Mar 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
137
citations
43
significant & substantial
$19,014
proposed penalties
$18,787
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $227 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
27
inspections on record
1,065
inspection hours
12.9
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.
137 citations across 1,065 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine No 16 has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$19K
proposed penalties
$19K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
136 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-02-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mine No 16 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.66 mg/m3 (92% compliant) across 119 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
2004 Q4
145
2
0
13793.1
2004 Q3
1,372
4
2
2915.5
2004 Q2
16,174
20
4
1236.6
2004 Q1
23,356
17
9
727.9
2003 Q4
31,555
11
5
348.6
2003 Q3
27,899
22
4
788.6
2003 Q2
30,315
24
8
791.7
2003 Q1
31,495
26
9
825.5
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4
26,764
7
2
261.5
2002 Q3
0
2
0
2002 Q2
0
0
0
2002 Q1
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
21 on file
2004 · 1 incident
March 22, 2004WV · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ROOF BOLTERS (MAKING UP ROOF BOLTS) IN THE FACE OF NO.5 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL MEASURING 41"X51"X0"-4" FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES HEAD AND BACK. THE ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN 4 PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORTS FULLY RESIN 4'BOLTS. EE SUFFERED INJURIES - LACERATIONS & AVULSIONS TO THE FOREHEAD & LEFT EAR AS WELL AS INJURIES TO NECK & BACK.
2003 · 5 incidents
September 8, 2003WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
2 EE'S WERE SPLICING THE SECTION BELT USING A RED DEVIL PULLER, AS ONE EE WAS RELEASING PRESSURE ON THE RED DEVIL THE OTHER EE PLACED HIS HAND AT THE LOCKING DEVICE TO UN-LOCK THE RED DEVIL WRENCH. THE WRENCH SNAPPED ON THE EE, FRACTURING THE METCARPAL BONE OF THE 1ST FINGER, RT. HAND. THE UNDERGROUND LOCATION WAS AT THE SECTION TAIL PIECE.
EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN THE LOW BACK AFTER STRIKING A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY WITH A SHUTTLE CAR. ON 8/5/2003 EMPLOYER WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT FROM A CHIROPA CTOR ON 7/16/2003.
April 2, 2003WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)OTHER
EE HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO AN UNKNOWN SUBJECT (BUG BITE) (CHEMICAL). EE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL DUTIES(BOLTING), LOADING BOXES OF GULE CARTRIDGES ON BOLTER WHEN REACT OCCURRED. CARTRIDGES WERE NOT DAMAGE. EE WAS TAKEN TO NEAREST MEDICALFACILITY WHERE MEDICAL PERSONNEL COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE REACTION. EE ONLY TEMPORARY REACTIONS & RET'D TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULE
January 6, 2003WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
THE RIGHT MINER WAS CAUGHT IN A PILLAR FALL THE FALL OCCURRED AT BLOCK 140 IN #6 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 20' HIGHX 20' WIDE X 60' LONG. THE FALL OCCURRED DUE TO SUB NORMAL ROOF CONECTION NOT DETECTABLE OR VISIBLE. NO INJURIES RESULTED FROMTHE FALL.
2002 · 3 incidents
December 10, 2002WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE STATES THAT HE & (2) TWO CO-WORKERS WERE ATTEMPTING TO FREE A WEDGED CONVEYOR CHAIN ON A CONTINUOUS MINER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER & BAR. THE BAR WHICH THE INJURED WAS HOLDING SLID UNDER THE CH AIN & THE INJURED'S LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE MINER AND THE BAR.
November 20, 2002WV · Coalelectrician, linemanDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
EE WAS UNING A TRACK JACK TO RAISE AND LEVEL AN BELT HEAD THE LIFTING BAR SLIPPED FROM THE TRACKJACK AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE NOSE. THE WOUND RESULTED IN A FRACTURE & LACERATION TO THE NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING ON THE TRACK NEAR THE MOUTH OF A-MAINS, WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE OVERCAST WHILE TRAVELING UNDERNEATH SUCH. THE OVERCAST IDENTIFIED IS THE A-MAINS BELT OVERCAST.
1993 · 8 incidents
December 7, 1993WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HAULING COAL ON B-1 SECTION IN 2ND OPEN BREAK BETWEEN #2 AND #3 ENTRY. UPON WHICH OPERATOR HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY STOWING NECK INTO CANOPY OF BUGGY, AT 10:15PM.
EE AND PARTNER WERE BOLTING UP A FLY BOARD. THE BOARD WAS PLACED AT OR THE CANOPY AND FELL FROM CANOPY STRIKING EE ACROSS THE FINGERS AND BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND.
January 13, 1993WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
OPERA TING SCOOP GOING DOWN HILL STRUCK HEAD ON CANOPY & BEGAN EXPERIENCING NECK PAIN THIS INJURY DID NOT RESULT IN LOST TIME UNTIL 01-29-91 & IS NOT OTHERWISE REPORTABLE
LIFTING HEADERS FOR INSTALLATION,BEGAN EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN.LOST WORKDAYS BEGAN 10-22.
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