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Mine No 2: 180 MSHA citations 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.
See Century Energy Corp's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
34
inspections on record
1,362
inspection hours
13.2
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.
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
ⓘ 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.
Of $4K in penalties contested before the Commission, $3K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-02-24.
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.
43.6%
significant & substantial
6.2%
high negligence or reckless
43.3%
reasonably likely or greater
29.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 10.1% low, 83.7% moderate, 6.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEVA20030006 Settlement Schroeder 2003 $4K → $3K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Mine No 2 shows 84% of 118 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: 2002-02-26, 24 years ago
84%
within 1.5 mg/m3
118
samples
5.40
dust max (mg/m3)
70 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 48 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR52
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)11
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)9

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2002-02-15, 24 years ago
4.2
silica avg (%)
8
samples
8.8
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR8
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: 2000-04-24, 26 years ago
13%
over PEL
8
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)4
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)3
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
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
2002 56% 16
2001 94% 34
2000 85% 68
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2002 3.4 2
2001 3.4 2
2000 5.0 4
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Mine No 2 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.

Injury rate, 2001
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 8.13 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2001 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2000 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Blue Falcon Mining Inc 1998 to 1999
  2. P I T A Mining Inc 1999 to 2000
  3. P I T A Mining Inc 2000 to 2001
  4. K & J Energy Inc 2001 to 2001
  5. Century Energy Corp 2001 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)
2002 12 34,851
2001 19 64,921
2000 35 105,962
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Mine No 2 sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
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
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
Show 2 earlier quarters
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 file

2001 · 1 incident

2000 · 4 incidents

September 7, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
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.

January 27, 2000 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
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.

August 21, 1999 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
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.

June 30, 1999 WV · Coal scoop car operator ELECTRICAL
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.

June 21, 1999 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
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.

January 9, 1999 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
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

October 13, 1998 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
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