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Mountain Fork No 2 Coal

C & A Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Edward A Asbury
Newhall, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609100

Mountain Fork No 2 has $355K in proposed MSHA penalties and $109 outstanding across 38 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2006–2012
Latest incident
Dec 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
417
citations
112
significant & substantial
$354,829
proposed penalties
$237,154
paid to date
67% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $117,675 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
81
inspections on record
3,449
inspection hours
12.1
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.
417 citations across 3,449 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mountain Fork No 2 has $355K in proposed MSHA penalties and $109 outstanding across 38 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.
$355K
proposed penalties
$237K
current assessed
$237K
paid to date
$109
outstanding
409 assessments are final orders; 38 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-01-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Mountain Fork No 2 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.53 mg/m3 (94% compliant) across 417 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.
0.53
dust avg (mg/m3)
9.54
dust max (mg/m3)
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
417
samples
Most recent sample: 2016-05-04.
Silica (quartz)
4.4
silica avg (%)
8.7
silica max (%)
15
samples
Most recent sample: 2016-05-16.
Noise
2%
over PEL
58
samples
Most recent sample: 2015-12-01.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
Show 72 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 2 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 2 0
2016 Q3 0 3 0
2016 Q2 3,082 7 3 2271.3
2016 Q1 4,011 4 1 997.3
2015 Q4 5,737 8 1 1394.5
2015 Q3 6,566 10 3 1523.0
2015 Q2 4,356 9 1 2066.1
2015 Q1 4,548 7 0 1539.1
2014 Q4 5,268 9 2 1708.4
2014 Q3 6,285 6 1 954.7
2014 Q2 4,602 12 2 2607.6
2014 Q1 5,465 40 5 7319.3
2013 Q4 1,346 2 0 1485.9
2013 Q3 304 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 8,185 8 3 977.4
2013 Q1 10,485 11 1 1049.1
2012 Q4 10,378 18 3 1734.4
2012 Q3 4,326 2 0 462.3
2012 Q2 15,377 24 5 1560.8
2012 Q1 17,283 22 9 1272.9
2011 Q4 15,220 16 6 1051.2
2011 Q3 13,638 3 2 220.0
2011 Q2 17,624 8 3 453.9
2011 Q1 12,374 18 7 1454.7
2010 Q4 16,536 22 10 1330.4
2010 Q3 12,043 32 16 2657.1
2010 Q2 7,020 21 7 2991.5
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 5,397 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,703 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,668 1 0 272.6
2009 Q1 7,078 30 4 4238.5
2008 Q4 8,715 12 6 1376.9
2008 Q3 4,900 31 9 6326.5
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 5 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 5,536 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,199 1 0 238.2
2006 Q2 4,385 7 2 1596.4
2006 Q1 3,340 3 0 898.2
2005 Q4 5,888 1 0 169.8
2005 Q3 1,092 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2012 · 3 incidents

December 3, 2012 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & A Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While shutting air lock door, the hinge broke resulting in the employee mashing his two fingers on his left hand

November 9, 2012 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator OTHER
C & A Coal Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN TURNING AROUND IN SHUTTLE CAR SEAT, EMPLOYEE PULLED GROIN AREA

January 22, 2012 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C & A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall measuring approximately 8'x18'x12' occurred during an idle shift. The fall was located in the No. 2 to No. 1 crosscut. 1 Crosscut inby spad No. 362. *The fall was discovered during the pre-shift exam on 1-23-12.

2011 · 3 incidents

May 31, 2011 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & A Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Pulling miner cable, felt pain in back and left knee

April 7, 2011 WV · Coal wireman, communications man POWERED HAULAGE
C & A Coal Company · Fall from machine

Employee assisting to unload roof bolts off a flatbed truck from Fairmont Supply Company. Employee gave truck operator signal to lift, and unexpectedly the arm of boom swung out striking employee and knocking him off the truck. Causing injury to ankle and wrist.

2010 · 1 incident

August 27, 2010 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C & A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall measuring 18' x 20' x 5' occurred 500' outby the No.1 face near spad No.399. *The fall will not be cleaned up.

2009 · 2 incidents

September 8, 2009 WV · Coal inspector FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
C & A Coal Company · Struck by falling object

The state mine inspector was sitting in a chair next to a file cabinet in mine office starting the inspection, when the office door bumped file cabinet causing some parts to a Donaldson Roofbolter to fall, striking inspector on top of the head.

January 6, 2009 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C & A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall measuring approximately 20' x 30' x 15' occurred 1 x-cut outby spad #149 between the #3 & #4 entry. This fall is approximately 40 x-cuts outby the active section in an area where men are not required to work or travel. The fall area has been dangered off and will not be cleaned up.

2006 · 1 incident

August 25, 2006 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
C & A Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The bolter operator was running the machine and when EE reached up to twist the roof bolt plate, his pinky finger on the right hand got caught under the plate, smashing the end of his finger from the back of the nail to the end of the finger.

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