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Mine No 2: 67 MSHA citations Coal

Turpin Enterprises Inc · Underground
Controlled by Steve Havrilesko
Roderfield, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607764

Mine No 2 has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
34
Years on record
1992–2001
Latest incident
Apr 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
67
citations
13
significant & substantial
$6,380
proposed penalties
$88
paid to date
1% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,292 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Turpin Enterprises Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
31
inspections on record
754
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: 754 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 2 has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$88
paid to date
$6K
outstanding
60 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-06-20.
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.
21.7%
significant & substantial
1.7%
high negligence or reckless
23.3%
reasonably likely or greater
3.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 23.3% low, 75.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 1.7% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine No 2 shows 79% of 61 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: 2001-05-30, 25 years ago
79%
within 1.5 mg/m3
61
samples
4.25
dust max (mg/m3)
37 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 24 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR30
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)7
  • SECTION FOREMAN6

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2001-02-12, 25 years ago
8.4
silica avg (%)
8
samples
17.4
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR4
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: 2000-06-14, 26 years ago
0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR1
  • SECTION FOREMAN1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ 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 by year
ⓘ 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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2001 74% 23
2000 82% 38
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2001 5.2 3
2000 10.3 5
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Spice Creek Energy Inc 1989 to 1991
  2. Ltw Mining Inc 1991 to 1992
  3. Shannon Coal Company Inc 1992 to 1994
  4. Cross Roads Mining Inc 1994 to 1995
  5. Mountaineer Mining Management Inc 1995 to 1995
  6. Eastern Contracting Inc 1995 to 1996
  7. Bottomline Management Inc 1996 to 2000
  8. Turpin Enterprises Inc 2000 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)
2001 1
2000 11 26,194
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mine No 2 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
2001 Q2 10 36 5 3600000.0
2000 Q4 1,920 8 3 4166.7
2000 Q3 3,133 6 1 1915.1
2000 Q2 3,726 2 0 536.8
2000 Q1 2,719 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

34 on file

2001 · 1 incident

April 16, 2001 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Turpin Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

MANTRIP RIDE - DRIVING THE MANTRIP W/BELT & BELT MATERIAL IN RIDE. ROCK CAME OUT OF TOP, HIT HIS ARM, DOVE OUT RIDE, TWISTED BACK, RIDE WAS COVERED UP. #1 BELT

2000 · 3 incidents

December 28, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Turpin Enterprises Inc · Struck against a moving object

SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR DRIVING FROM FEETER TO FACE GOING TO MINER TO GET A LOAD OF COAL. RAN OVER ROCK ON ROADWAY. THEN EE TOLD ME HIS BACK IS HURTING.

August 16, 2000 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Turpin Enterprises Inc · Struck against a moving object

WAS MOVING A (3) WHEEL MAN TRIP IN REVERSE, OUTSIDE WHEN FRONT WHEEL STRUCK A ROCK AND TURNED STEERING WHEEL QUICK AND STRUCK EE'S LEFT WRIST AND HAND.

August 2, 2000 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Turpin Enterprises Inc · Fall from machine

WAS WORKING ON 31 TAIL PIECE, SPLICING BELT. SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE BOTTOM FLOOR.

1999 · 1 incident

March 17, 1999 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bottomline Management Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING SHUUTLE CAR, RAN OVER TIMBER THAT BOUNCED UP, HITTING BACK AND LEG.

1998 · 14 incidents

December 7, 1998 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Bottomline Management Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE SETTING IN DECK OF MINER CUTTING COAL, A PEIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON RIGHT SHOULDER, INJURING RIGHT SHOULDER.

November 19, 1998 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bottomline Management Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE GETTING OUT OF MANTRIP, TWISTED RT KNEE.

October 9, 1998 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bottomline Management Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE SHOVELING BELT, HURT BACK AND RIGHT SIDE.

September 17, 1998 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bottomline Management Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE RUNNING BOLTER,DRILL STEEL KICKED SLUG OUT OF TOP, HITTING HIM ON LEG.

September 9, 1998 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bottomline Management Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHLE RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR, HIT HOLE IN BOTTOM AND HURT BACK.

June 9, 1998 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bottomline Management Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR, HIT HOLE IN BOTTOM AND HURT BACK.

March 23, 1998 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bottomline Management Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE RUNNING SCOOP CAUGHT A PEICE OF 2" PIPE, IT SPRUNG BACK AND HIT HIM IN HEAD.

February 26, 1998 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bottomline Management Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING SEATS ON SHUTTLE CAR TWISTED ANKLE AND HURT BACK.

February 19, 1998 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bottomline Management Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL. 30'L, 8" TO 36" THICK, 10' TO 18'W. AT/IN LAST OPEN CROSS-CUT FROM #5 CROSS-CUT INTO #6 ENTRY ON THE 4TH LEFT, 002-0 SECTION.

February 19, 1998 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bottomline Management Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE GETTING ROCK OUT OF FEEDER, GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCK AND ROOF. BREAKING BON EIN RIGHT HAND.

February 13, 1998 WV · Coal electrician, lineman OTHER
Bottomline Management Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEART ATTACK WHILE SHOVELING SUMP ON HAUL ROAD.

1997 · 7 incidents

January 27, 1997 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bottomline Management Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE SAID HE HURT OLD INJURY - KNEE & HURT OTHER KNEE TRYING TO STAY OFF OTHER KNEE.

1996 · 5 incidents

December 27, 1996 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bottomline Management Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARRYING A BAG OF ROCKDUST AND LOST BALANCE TO KEEP FROM FALLING HURT BACK.

November 11, 1996 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bottomline Management Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLEANING DRILL STEEL MASHED FINGER.

October 7, 1996 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bottomline Management Inc · Struck against a moving object

RIDING IN MANTRIP, HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY AND HURT LOWER BACK.

August 23, 1996 WV · Coal scoop car operator OTHER
Bottomline Management Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ROCK DUSTING BELT A BAT FLEW AT HIM. AND HE DODGED THE BAT AND PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK.

June 28, 1996 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Bottomline Management Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE WALKING UP NO.3 BELT EE STEPPED ON A PIECEOF BELT AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

1995 · 2 incidents

July 18, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cross Roads Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

BOLT BROKE IN LEVELING ARM ALLOWING ARM TO FALL.OPERATOR HAD HAND LAYING ON DRILL POT AND WHEN ARM HIT IT, IT CUT TIP OF FINGER OFF ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

June 16, 1995 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider OTHER
Cross Roads Mining Inc · Rubbed or abraded

CRAWLING AROUND ON MINE FLOOR ALONG BELT LINE WHEN KNEE POPPED.

1992 · 1 incident

March 2, 1992 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ltw Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

TRAMMING TRACTOR THROUGH WATERHOLE ON MAIN HAULWAY AND GOT BOUNCED INTO THE TOP MASHING LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK.