Mine No 4: 43 MSHA citations
Coal
Delbarton,
Mingo County,
WV
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609225
Mine No 4 has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2009–2011
- Latest incident
- Jan 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
13
significant & substantial
$8,595
proposed penalties
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 648 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 4 has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
43 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-11-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
30.2%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
30.2%
reasonably likely or greater
16.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 27.9% low, 72.1% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mine No 4 shows 99% of 88 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
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.
Last sampled: 2010-12-17, 15 years ago
38 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 50 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR49
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)9
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)6
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2010-11-17, 15 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR5
Noise
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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: 2010-02-02, 16 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)4
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR3
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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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 by year
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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.
| Year |
within 1.5 mg/m3 |
samples |
| 2010 |
98% |
58 |
| 2009 |
100% |
30 |
Silica (quartz) by year
| Year |
silica avg (%) |
samples |
| 2010 |
3.7 |
4 |
| 2009 |
5.7 |
1 |
Noise by year
| Year |
over PEL |
samples |
| 2010 |
0% |
5 |
| 2009 |
20% |
5 |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Mine No 4 recorded 4.43 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2010.
Injury rate, 2010
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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.
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.96 and the all-US-mining average was 3.20 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.50 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.
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.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
| Year |
Employees |
Coal produced (tons) |
| 2011 |
39 |
26,662 |
| 2010 |
39 |
459,927 |
| 2009 |
38 |
183,565 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mine No 4 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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 |
| 2011 Q1 |
7,901 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 |
22,003 |
6 |
1 |
272.7 |
| 2010 Q3 |
19,787 |
4 |
0 |
202.2 |
| 2010 Q2 |
25,979 |
4 |
0 |
154.0 |
| 2010 Q1 |
22,441 |
6 |
2 |
267.4 |
| 2009 Q4 |
19,811 |
6 |
1 |
302.9 |
| 2009 Q3 |
14,518 |
10 |
4 |
688.8 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file
2011 · 1 incident
January 24, 2011
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C K Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface
He was getting a tire for the man trip when he slipped and fell (on ice). He did not cease work, he went to the doctor on 2/2/11. He still worked until 3/22/11 (that was his 1st day off work). He went to the hospital and they operated on his left shoulder on 3/22/11.
2010 · 2 incidents
November 11, 2010
WV · Coal
electrician, lineman
MACHINERY
C K Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances
EE was using a torch to cut bracket to change water hose,accidently cut hydraulic hose and threw oil in his face and hands (burns).
April 5, 2010
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C K Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
He was hanging a cable when a piece of draw rock fell and hit him in the back.
2009 · 1 incident
December 4, 2009
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C K Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
EE was standing beside of the roof bolter when a piece of draw rock hit him on the left shoulder