Caretta, Mcdowell County,
WV
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608863
Mountain Fork No 1 has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2001–2008
Latest incident
Jan 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
141
citations
39
significant & substantial
$15,095
proposed penalties
$14,339
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $756 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
68
inspections on record
1,949
inspection hours
7.2
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.
141 citations across 1,949 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mountain Fork No 1 has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
138 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-06-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at Mountain Fork No 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.49 mg/m3 (96% compliant) across 305 samples.
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.
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
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2008 Q3
2,154
1
0
464.3
2008 Q2
13,331
4
3
300.1
2008 Q1
9,100
5
2
549.5
2007 Q4
12,372
6
3
485.0
2007 Q3
9,199
7
0
761.0
2007 Q2
10,409
1
0
96.1
2007 Q1
4,917
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2006 Q4
14,692
1
0
68.1
2006 Q3
14,789
3
1
202.9
2006 Q2
20,481
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
19,860
3
3
151.1
2005 Q4
21,578
5
2
231.7
2005 Q3
17,523
14
0
798.9
2005 Q2
15,152
13
4
858.0
2005 Q1
8,025
4
3
498.4
2004 Q4
8,842
12
3
1357.2
2004 Q3
7,079
6
2
847.6
2004 Q2
4,471
7
1
1565.6
2004 Q1
753
2
1
2656.0
2003 Q2
0
0
0
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q3
0
0
0
2002 Q2
915
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
8,300
15
5
1807.2
2001 Q4
7,422
8
3
1077.9
2001 Q3
6,622
16
3
2416.2
2001 Q2
5,270
5
0
948.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2008 · 1 incident
January 16, 2008WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Employee was running #2 Miner in the #6 Block, mining final left when a browl broke loose & fell on his left lower leg; sent employee to have x-ray, nothing broken.
July 31, 2007WV · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossPOWERED HAULAGE
The 3 wheeler mantrip operator lost a wheel bearing, causing the brakes to fail. When operator jumped off, he bruised his left shoulder & broke (1) rib bone.
Injured EE and co-worker were hanging miner cable, when the cable that the two men were hanging was pulled down by machine operator, pulling extra cable.
March 20, 2006WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerPOWERED HAULAGE
Hurt shoulder on ride going through low top on roadway.
2005 · 1 incident
September 13, 2005WV · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
C & A Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE INJURED EE WAS WALKING FROM THE POWER CENTER ENTRY TO CHECK THE DISCHARGE END OF THE FEEDER. WHEN HE WALKED ALONG THE EDGE OF THE FEEDER, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND THE CONVEYOR CHAIN CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT DRAGGING HIM ONTO THE FEEDER. THE FOREMAN WAS ABLE TO TO STOOP THE FEEDER.
FAULT IN STRATA THAT COULD NOT BE DETECTED DURING REGULAR BOLTING CYCLE AND ALSO HAD TENSION CRACKS IN THE ROOF. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WAS INSTALLED IN THE AREA.
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