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.
296 citations across 2,596 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mine No. 2 has $54K in proposed MSHA penalties and $14K 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.
$54K
proposed penalties
$54K
current assessed
$40K
paid to date
$14K
outstanding
291 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-11-25.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mine No. 2 shows 92% of 277 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: 2014-11-04, 11 years ago
92%
within 1.5 mg/m3
277
samples
8.96
dust max (mg/m3)
1
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
147 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 130 by the operator.
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.
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.
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)
2015
3
657
2014
11
26,169
2013
10
22,544
2012
10
28,617
2011
7
18,614
2010
8
22,659
2009
5
19,124
2008
4
5,993
2007
4
2,490
2006
2
410
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
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
2,289
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
4,996
6
1
1201.0
2014 Q3
4,956
9
0
1816.0
2014 Q2
5,254
14
1
2664.6
2014 Q1
4,717
8
0
1696.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2013 Q4
5,233
6
0
1146.6
2013 Q3
5,062
13
4
2568.2
2013 Q2
4,716
4
0
848.2
2013 Q1
4,442
9
0
2026.1
2012 Q4
4,587
3
0
654.0
2012 Q3
4,925
9
4
1827.4
2012 Q2
4,724
10
0
2116.9
2012 Q1
4,446
11
1
2474.1
2011 Q4
3,616
13
1
3595.1
2011 Q2
2,937
16
1
5447.7
2011 Q1
2,253
8
0
3550.8
2010 Q4
2,166
9
1
4155.1
2010 Q3
2,572
6
0
2332.8
2010 Q2
6,990
2
0
286.1
2010 Q1
1,828
13
2
7111.6
2009 Q4
2,516
18
8
7154.2
2009 Q3
2,598
15
3
5773.7
2009 Q2
2,492
22
5
8828.3
2009 Q1
2,273
7
0
3079.6
2008 Q4
1,914
6
4
3134.8
2008 Q3
2,100
7
3
3333.3
2008 Q2
622
13
2
20900.3
2007 Q1
1,510
17
8
11258.3
2006 Q4
420
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2012 · 3 incidents
November 17, 2012WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EE was running a 270 tractor that pulls coal in a ram car and had made a turn thru an intersection and had his right arm hanging out of the deck and over the bumper when the ram car bumped out against the tractor bumper it mashed his arm in between the two resulting in an injury he didn't think he hurt it but it started to swell up and decided to get it checked.
We were taking a 10' cut by 16' wide out of #5 heading where we were going under a hollow and as we were cleaning up the cut I saw some of the top drip from the rib and we stopped and backed miner out and was going to set some cribs but in about 10 mins. it started to fall from the face out.
We were starting a cut in #7 heading and was cutting 10' on right side (curtain side) on blowing vent. When the right corner cut thru into a unknown old mine, there was some water every-one evacuated no one was hurt and no equipment was damaged no ch4 or bad air was in old mine.
After taking a cut right hand break out of the #7 entry the miner moved to another cut and the bolter operater seen the place was working and backed the bolter out and called for the boss and the place started working more and then fell starting from the inter into the right brk. they had just started the fall was approx. 8 ft wide, 4-5 ft thick and about 25 ft long.
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