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.
144 citations across 1,728 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2011-01-11.
On record since 2011.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
MT-34/Peg Fork has $63K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 6 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.
$63K
proposed penalties
$55K
current assessed
$51K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
142 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $21K in penalties contested before the Commission, $13K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-08-05.
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.
14citations taken to the federal commission · 10% of citations on record
Settled
14 · 100%
50%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 14 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
38%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$21K proposed, $13K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2013-04-05.
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-34/Peg Fork shows 98% of 65 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: 2013-01-15, 13 years ago
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
65
samples
3.38
dust max (mg/m3)
51 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 14 by the operator.
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-34/Peg Fork recorded 20.74 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2013.
Injury rate, 2013
ⓘ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.
20.74
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 3.94 and the all-US-mining average was 2.99 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.56 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.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2013 *
20.74
0.00
0.000
2012
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2007 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2006
2.77
1.38
0.000
2005
3.09
3.09
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)
2016
0
2015
0
2014
0
2013
17
316,437
2012
47
793,229
2011
46
763,899
2010
48
560,291
2009
16
175,664
2008
2
8,532
2007
29
332,940
2006
58
707,929
2005
50
846,478
2004
28
218,670
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
MT-34/Peg Fork 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
2016 Q3
0
0
0
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2014 Q3
0
0
0
2014 Q2
0
0
0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q4
883
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
1,193
1
0
838.2
2013 Q2
8,714
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
27,785
3
2
108.0
2012 Q4
26,103
1
1
38.3
2012 Q3
27,731
2
0
72.1
2012 Q2
29,241
8
1
273.6
2012 Q1
31,389
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
30,168
10
5
331.5
2011 Q3
29,487
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
28,951
9
2
310.9
2011 Q1
31,958
5
2
156.5
2010 Q4
30,208
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
30,413
5
5
164.4
2010 Q2
31,905
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
31,697
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
27,003
5
5
185.2
2009 Q3
8,234
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
0
0
0
2009 Q1
0
0
0
2008 Q4
0
0
0
2008 Q3
0
0
0
2008 Q2
320
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
1,998
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
13,699
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
19,247
2
2
103.9
2007 Q2
20,654
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
16,304
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
36,033
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
34,935
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
37,378
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
36,200
1
1
27.6
2005 Q4
36,751
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
30,194
5
5
165.6
2005 Q2
31,173
1
1
32.1
2005 Q1
31,227
7
7
224.2
2004 Q4
28,167
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
11,895
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
2013 · 4 incidents
October 7, 2013WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Employee was using a hammer to drive a ball stud in to a cylinder on a 9777D when his hammer glanced off of a hydraulic hose causing him to hit his hand. Puncture would between thumb & point finger on left hand. Employee received 5 stitches. Ret'd to work next day.
Employee was cleaning the windows and he was climbing around dozer on the track to clean back window when ee slipped and fell hurting his right knee cap.
February 26, 2005WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY