P I T A Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL ON #1 BELT INBY SPAD 1748 1 BRK. 20 FT BY 20 FT BY 6 FT HIGH.
Mine No 2 Coal
Century Energy Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
James E Trent
Herndon,
Wyoming County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608739
Mine No 2 has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $19K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 1998–2001
- Latest incident
- Jan 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
180
citations
78
significant & substantial
$24,601
proposed penalties
$4,300
paid to date
17% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $20,301 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
34
inspections on record
1,362
inspection hours
13.2
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.180 citations across 1,362 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine No 2 has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $19K outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$25K
proposed penalties
$24K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$19K
outstanding
178 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-02-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Mine No 2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.79 mg/m3 (84% compliant) across 118 samples.
Health sampling
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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
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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.0.79
dust avg (mg/m3)
5.40
dust max (mg/m3)
84%
within 1.5 mg/m3
118
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-02-26.
Silica (quartz)
4.2
silica avg (%)
8.8
silica max (%)
8
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-02-15.
Noise
13%
over PEL
8
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-04-24.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q1 | 10,274 | 15 | 8 | 1460.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 10,156 | 14 | 8 | 1378.5 |
| 2001 Q3 | 12,384 | 8 | 4 | 646.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 5,418 | 14 | 9 | 2584.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 5,412 | 6 | 1 | 1108.6 |
| 2000 Q4 | 14,015 | 29 | 8 | 2069.2 |
| 2000 Q3 | 22,285 | 40 | 19 | 1794.9 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q2 | 19,893 | 24 | 10 | 1206.5 |
| 2000 Q1 | 20,386 | 30 | 11 | 1471.6 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
16 on file2001 · 1 incident
2000 · 4 incidents
P I T A Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
2 BREAKS OUT BY SPAD 31765 INTERSECTION 20' WIDE25' LONG 2-6' THICK. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 42" AND 5' BLUE BOLTS. TIMBERS WERE SET IN CROSS CUT.
August 2, 2000
WV · Coal
scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
P I T A Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
EE WAS SUING A 32 OZ. HAMMER TRYING TO GET BEARING OFF TAIL PIECE AND MASHED RIGHT HAND AGAINST TIL PIECE BREAKING RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
February 10, 2000
WV · Coal
scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator
POWERED HAULAGE
P I T A Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE SCOOP OPERATOR PUSHING THE SC UP AN INCLINE. THE BUCKET OF THE SCOOP WENT OVER END OF SC. THE SCOOP OPERATOR HIT HIS HEAD ON MINE ROOF.
P I T A Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL 300' OUTBY SECTION. SURFACE CRACKS IN AREA ROCK MEASURES 6'W, 8'H, 60'LONG. FELL 1 BRK INBY SPAD #1568 TIMBERS. METAL STRAPS WERE USED IN AREA. (42" RESIN BOLTS)
1999 · 10 incidents
September 11, 1999
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P I T A Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING SHUTTLE CAR TIRE AND HUB ONTO BACK OF A SHUTTLE CAR.
P I T A Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS HANGING CABLE ON SIDE 14C MT MINER TWISTED UPPR PART OF BODY & STRAINED LOWER BACK
July 30, 1999
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P I T A Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
THE #1 BELT CONVEYOR HAD WENT OFF DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING ON THE SURFACE. EE A BELTMAN WAS REACHING FOR THE BELT STOP START SWITCH TO RESTART THE BELT & FELL. EE WAS WORKING UNDERGROUND AT THE A TAIPIECE
July 26, 1999
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P I T A Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EE SAID HE WAS PULLING PEIVE OF BOTTOM STRUCTOR OVER PVIL SOMETHING IN BACK THERE WERE NO WITNESS COULDN'T GET HOLD OF EE ABOUT ACCIDENT.
P I T A Mining Inc · Contact with electrical current
MOVING SCOOP CHARGER TAKING CABLE DOWN GOT HOLD OF BAD PLACE IN CABLE BURNT RIGHT HAND RING FINGER.
P I T A Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE SAID THAT HE WAS RIDING MANTRIP. IT BOUNCED UP AND EMPLOYEE CAME DOWN ON TAILBONE. DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ACCIDENT UNTIL 06/30/99. EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN.
April 13, 1999
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Falcon Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE SAID HE WAS PICKING UP 10-15 ROOF BOLTS LOADING ON ROOF BOLTER--STRAINED LOWER BACK.
February 11, 1999
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Blue Falcon Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object
EE HAD JUST LOADED HIS SC AND WAS ON HIS WAY BACK TO FEEDER WHEN HE TURNED DOWN ENTRY (#5) WHERE FEEDER WAS SITTING, HE HIT LAST CORNER & BRAKE. INJURY TO HIS LOWER BACK.
January 13, 1999
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Falcon Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS TRYING TO MINER A ROCK MEASURING 18" THICK 4' WIDE 3' LONG INJURY LOWER BACK.
Blue Falcon Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object
EE WAS SCOOPING NO.5 ENTRY, WHEN BAKCING OUT FROM FALL THE SCOOP HIT A HOLE AND BOUNCED. EE RECOVE WART UNDER HIS BALL AND INJURY HAD LOWER WHEN HE CARE DOWN ON 21.
1998 · 1 incident
Blue Falcon Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL 15'W-20'L-5'8' HIGH AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5' RESIN RODS WITH 6" STRAPS (METAL) MUD SEAMS WERE RUNNING 45DEG ANGLE WITH ENTRY 2 TIMBERS SET AT MID SEAMS. ROCK FELL 1ST OPEN CROSSCU T UNDERGROUND 90' FROM SURFACE
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The full compliance file on Mine No 2
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.