EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DUMPING HIS LOAD AT THE DUMP AREA WHEN THE BED OF TRUCK STARTED DOWN IT JARRED HIM IN THE SEAT CAUSING PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.
Mountaineer Surface Mine No 1 Coal
Asset Mining LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Parkstone Energy LLC
Whitesville,
Boone County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608826
Mountaineer Surface Mine No 1 has $5K 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
- 1
- Years on record
- 2001
- Latest incident
- May 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
34
citations
27
significant & substantial
$4,548
proposed penalties
$4,548
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
11
inspections on record
223
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: 223 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mountaineer Surface Mine No 1 has $5K 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.$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
34 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-03-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at Mountaineer Surface Mine No 1 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.36 mg/m3 (97% compliant) across 35 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.0.36
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.85
dust max (mg/m3)
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
35
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-02-28.
Silica (quartz)
38.0
silica avg (%)
49.3
silica max (%)
4
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-02-20.
Noise
0%
over PEL
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-09-20.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q2 | 3,264 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 11,170 | 1 | 1 | 89.5 |
| 2001 Q4 | 17,226 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 22,160 | 9 | 7 | 406.1 |
| 2001 Q2 | 20,419 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Q1 | 20,990 | 12 | 10 | 571.7 |
| 2000 Q4 | 16,469 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 5,299 | 12 | 9 | 2264.6 |
| 2000 Q2 | 775 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2001 · 1 incident
Hanover Resources LLC · Struck against a moving object
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