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.
247 citations across 2,142 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
MT-41 has $129K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 11 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.
$129K
proposed penalties
$112K
current assessed
$112K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
240 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
Of $42K in penalties contested before the Commission, $23K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-10-04.
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.
19citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
Settled
18 · 95%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 5%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 16 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
47%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$42K proposed, $23K 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2012-04-23.
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-41 shows 95% of 279 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: 2012-07-12, 14 years ago
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
279
samples
10.73
dust max (mg/m3)
135 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 144 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-41 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2012.
Injury rate, 2012
ⓘ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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.74 and the all-US-mining average was 2.96 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.13 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
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
* 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)
2013
0
2012
27
312,095
2011
44
394,727
2010
52
511,944
2009
29
264,327
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
MT-41 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
An unintentional roof fall was discovered between break 33 and 34 in the #2 entry the fall was 30' land X 19' wide X 4'6" high. This fall will not be cleaned up and is timbered or cribbed on all sides and dangered off. The fall does not effect travel or ventilation.
Rock fall was discovered in the intersection at 50 break in the #3 entry along the #1a belt. The fall was 5' high x 20' wide x 30' long. No injuries and no ventilation controls or equipment was effected. This fall will be not be cleaned up and the area has been dangered off.
An unintentional roof fall occurred on the #4 belt in the #4 entry 30 feet inby spad #1025between the blocks. estamated size of fall 15'L. X 18' W. X 4-5' H. Area had been supported with 4' fully grouted resin bolts. No injuries occurred, ventilation was not interrupted, conveyor belt was caught. Fall will be cleaned up.
An unintentional roof fall was discovered in the #2 entry (return) at #36 break spad #676 adjacent to the 1A belt. Size of fall was estimated to be 30'L. x 19'W. x 4-5'H. Fall area had been supported with 4' fully grouted resin bolts. No injuries, no equipment caught. Ventilation was not interrupted. Fall will not be cleaned up.
An unintentional roof fall occurred in the #1 entry inby the last open break in the face. Estimated size of fall 40'L x 18'H x 4'-5'. Area had been supported with 4 foot fully grouted resin bolts, no injuries, no equipment caught, ventilation not interrupted. Fall will be cleaned up/or dangered off and developed around the fall area.
A rock fall was discovered in the #6 entry between #28 and #29 crosscut one break inby spad #501. Size of fall was estimated to be 30"L x 18'W x 9'-10'H. The area had been supported with 4' fully grouted resin bolts. No injuries, no equipment caught, ventilation was not interrupted. Fall will not be cleaned up.
A rock fall occurred on the 1A belt between #29 and #30 break in the #4 entry inby spad #530. The size of the fall was estimated to be 20'-25'L x 18'-20'W x 5'-6'H. The area had been supported with 4' fully grouted resin bolts. No injuries, ventilation was not interrupted, belt line was caught. Fall will be cleaned up.
An unintentional roof fall was discovered at #40 break in the #1 entry off 002 section. Size was 5.5' H. X 25'L. X 25'W. Area had been supported with 4' fully grouted resin bolts, no injuries, no Eq. caught, ventilation was not interrupted.