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Miura No. 1: 69 MSHA citations Coal

Hanover Resources, LLC · Underground
Controlled by Douglas M Epling
Chelyan, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608956

Miura No. 1 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
6
Years on record
2003–2005
Latest incident
Jun 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
69
citations
42
significant & substantial
$8,574
proposed penalties
$8,574
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Hanover Resources, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
44
inspections on record
713
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: 713 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Miura No. 1 has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
66 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-09-29.
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.
63.6%
significant & substantial
4.5%
high negligence or reckless
63.6%
reasonably likely or greater
34.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 10.6% low, 84.8% moderate, 4.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Miura No. 1 shows 82% of 94 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: 2004-01-22, 22 years ago
82%
within 1.5 mg/m3
94
samples
3.07
dust max (mg/m3)
38 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 56 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR55
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)14
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)8

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2004-01-28, 22 years ago
7.4
silica avg (%)
6
samples
13.3
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR6
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: 2003-06-03, 23 years ago
20%
over PEL
5
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)2
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)1
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
2004 55% 11
2003 85% 61
2002 86% 22
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2004 5.2 1
2003 8.1 3
2002 7.4 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Miura No. 1 recorded 13.55 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2003.

Injury rate, 2003
ⓘ 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.
13.55
total case rate
6.78
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 5.87 and the all-US-mining average was 4.43 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 7.76 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.
Ownership history
  1. Hanover Resources, LLC 2002 to present
  2. Relgis, Inc. 2003 to 2004
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)
2010 0
2005 0
2004 9 23,837
2003 32 205,743
2002 22 61,640
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Miura No. 1 sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
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
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 295 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,650 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,547 4 0 2585.6
2004 Q2 1,898 0 0 0.0
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q1 4,748 6 5 1263.7
2003 Q4 13,742 5 2 363.8
2003 Q3 14,398 3 3 208.4
2003 Q2 13,505 17 8 1258.8
2003 Q1 17,384 2 1 115.0
2002 Q4 26,830 6 5 223.6
2002 Q3 15,291 11 8 719.4
2002 Q2 3,129 2 1 639.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2005 · 1 incident

2003 · 5 incidents

December 26, 2003 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
Relgis, Inc. · -

the #2 operator had stopped int he intersection while the feeder was being cleaned and was beside the frontend of s/c. the #1 s/c came from the miner to dump his load of coal and did not see t he #2 s/c in the intersection and hit it. the #2 s/c operator was at the front end of the s/c when it hit.

October 10, 2003 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Relgis, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING BUCKET OF MINER BITS & TWISTING. MUSCLE STRAIN.

July 29, 2003 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Relgis, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

SOMETIME BETWEEN 6 AND 9 PM WE HAD A ROOF FALL AT SPAD #240 IN THE RIGHT CROSS CUT OF THE #5 ENTRY OF THE NO 1 MAINS. I FELL FROM THE #5 ENTRY THROUGH THE CROSS CUT AND INTO THE #6 ENTRY ABOUT 10 FEET. FALL MEASURED 64'L X 18' 20'W X 4'THICK. NO PERSONNEL OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. AREA WAS TIMBERED OFF AND FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

February 7, 2003 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanover Resources, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CABLE WITH A KNIFE. HE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS KNEE.

January 16, 2003 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hanover Resources, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL WITH A BUGGY, RAN OVER A ROCK AND WAS SLAMMED INTO THE BUGGY'S TOP.