MT-11 Surface Mine has $74K in proposed MSHA penalties and $101 outstanding across 13 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2007–2010
Latest incident
Aug 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
130
citations
69
significant & substantial
$74,410
proposed penalties
$60,621
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $13,789 gap.
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: 952 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
MT-11 Surface Mine has $74K in proposed MSHA penalties and $101 outstanding across 13 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.
$74K
proposed penalties
$61K
current assessed
$61K
paid to date
$101
outstanding
129 assessments are final orders; 13 contested dockets.
Of $60K in penalties contested before the Commission, $42K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-02-14.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
88citations taken to the federal commission · 68% of citations on record
Settled
85 · 97%
Stood as issued
3 · 3%
79%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 62 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
31%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$60K proposed, $42K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2011-04-14.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at MT-11 Surface Mine shows 100% of 46 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: 2011-02-14, 15 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
46
samples
0.76
dust max (mg/m3)
46 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE15
BULLDOZER OPERATOR11
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER10
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.
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.
MT-11 Surface Mine recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2010.
Injury rate, 2010
ⓘ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.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below 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.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2010
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008 *
4.12
2.06
0.000
2007 *
9.11
9.11
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
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.
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)
2011
17
78,256
2010
39
682,289
2009
37
635,004
2008
39
697,607
2007
10
57,793
2006
24
230,462
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
MT-11 Surface Mine sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
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
ⓘ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
10,059
5
2
497.1
2010 Q4
23,038
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
26,902
16
10
594.8
2010 Q2
24,748
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
25,749
14
9
543.7
2009 Q4
16,032
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
21,212
15
8
707.1
2009 Q2
28,373
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q1
27,195
12
4
441.3
2008 Q4
26,480
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
26,008
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
21,270
18
10
846.3
2008 Q1
23,248
2
1
86.0
2007 Q4
10,927
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
7,022
4
4
569.6
2007 Q2
3,991
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
8
6
5
750000.0
2006 Q4
20,012
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
18,827
3
0
159.3
2006 Q2
9,661
2
0
207.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file
2010 · 1 incident
August 27, 2010WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was removing a tooth from a 988 loader bucket using an 8lb hammer knocking tooth from side to side when a sliver of metal broke away from tooth striking employee on his left leg front thigh area. Foreign body was removed from employee.
2007 · 1 incident
March 1, 2007WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY