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Nancy: 33 MSHA citations Coal

Ten-A-Coal Company · Surface
Clarksburg, Harrison County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4602737

Nancy has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1987. MSHA has proposed $5K in penalties since 2001.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1987–2001
Latest incident
Apr 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
33
citations
9
significant & substantial
$5,109
proposed penalties
$3,359
paid to date
66% of proposed penalties paid to date. The remaining $1,750 was reduced, settled, contested or is still owed.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Ten-A-Coal Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
50
inspections on record
644
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: 644 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Nancy has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
33 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $3K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-01-22.
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.
27.3%
significant & substantial
3.0%
high negligence or reckless
30.3%
reasonably likely or greater
15.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 24.2% low, 72.7% moderate, 3.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
13 citations taken to the federal commission · 39% of citations on record
  • Settled 6 · 46%
  • Stood as issued 7 · 54%
100%
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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
52%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3K proposed, $2K 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 2015-03-11.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEVA 2011-2041 Settlement Paez 2012 $2K → $112
WEVA 2014-0875 Default Lesnick 2015 $863 → $863
WEVA 2011-2016 Settlement Lesnick 2012 $438 → $438
WEVA 2015-0512 Settlement Harner 2015 $362 → $200
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Nancy shows 98% of 62 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: 2015-01-14, 11 years ago
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
62
samples
1.60
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘ The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
51 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 11 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR28
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR18
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER4

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2000-04-20, 26 years ago
5.2
silica avg (%)
5
samples
8.9
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE3
  • COAL SHOVEL OPERATOR2
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2015-01-14, 11 years ago
0%
over PEL
27
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • BACKHOE OPERATOR10
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR5
  • REFUSE TRUCK DRIVER/BACKFILL TRUCK DRIVE4
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2015 100% 2
2014 100% 6
2012 100% 4
2011 100% 4
2010 100% 2
2006 100% 4
2005 100% 2
2004 100% 6
2003 100% 7
2002 100% 7
2001 100% 9
2000 89% 9
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2015 0% 2
2014 0% 5
2012 0% 2
2011 0% 2
2010 0% 2
2006 0% 2
2004 0% 1
2003 0% 2
2001 0% 5
2000 0% 4
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

Nancy recorded 8.61 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2001.

Injury rate, 2001
ⓘ 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 and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year. Employment reports reach back to 1983, but those earlier years come from MSHA's archived file format and are not used in rates.
8.61
total case rate
8.61
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 6.94 and the all-US-mining average was 5.26 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 8.13 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
2001 * 8.61 8.61 0.000
2000 * 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.
Ownership history
  1. Ten-A-Coal Company 1950 to present
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)
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0
2016 2
2015 3 3,163
2014 5 10,695
2013 4 19,346
2012 4 9,914
2011 4 14,463
2010 4 8,859
2009 3 1,485
2008 3 278
2007 4 3,180
2006 3 5,859
2005 4 18,285
2004 5 12,432
2003 8 18,108
2002 7 11,507
2001 10 34,451
2000 14 50,108
1999 15 57,429
1998 17 51,459
1997 13 41,592
1996 7 179
1995 9 8,237
1994 16 26,739
1993 14 20,974
1992 13 16,548
1991 14 36,229
1990 14 53,125
1989 13 58,333
1988 16 48,652
1987 14 87,296
1986 18 88,135
1985 17 32,933
1984 21 79,609
1983 18 39,429
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Nancy sits in Harrison County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 2.9% 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.
Harrison County, West Virginia · Population 65,407
2.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,326
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; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. 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
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 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
Show 71 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 25 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 20 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 6 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 8 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 649 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 864 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,379 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,790 5 2 2793.3
2014 Q4 1,490 3 2 2013.4
2014 Q3 2,229 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,010 1 1 497.5
2014 Q1 1,552 9 1 5799.0
2013 Q4 2,040 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,073 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,714 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 833 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 964 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,422 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,354 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,841 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,533 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,128 3 1 1409.8
2011 Q2 1,831 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,337 4 1 2991.8
2010 Q4 1,782 1 1 561.2
2010 Q3 1,270 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,304 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 894 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,001 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,292 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 470 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 354 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,554 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,807 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,064 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,489 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,428 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,589 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,929 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,345 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,162 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,567 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,322 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,399 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 931 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,201 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,417 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,056 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,833 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,341 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,220 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,526 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,132 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,161 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,763 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,409 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,584 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,698 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,101 1 0 322.5
2002 Q1 4,005 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,069 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 7,072 2 0 282.8
2001 Q2 6,211 3 0 483.0
2001 Q1 5,887 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 6,164 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 7,927 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 7,052 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 8,196 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2001 · 1 incident

April 20, 2001 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Ten-A-Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADER TIRE ON THE LEFT FRONT OF 992 CAT LOADER RAN OVER ROCK & PUNCTURE TIRE AND THE AIR FROM TIRE BLEW ON THE GROUND CVAUSING LOOSE MATERIAL ON THE GROUND TO BLOW ABOUT 40' AND HIT THE FACE AND ARM OF THE DRIVER IN THE 769 ROCK TRUCK.

Show 2 earlier incidents

1997 · 1 incident

October 16, 1997 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ten-A-Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLLOYEE WAS PULLING ON WRNCH TIGHTENING BOLT, THE WRENCH BROKE. WHEN HAND SLIPPED ON WRENCH CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF METAL AND CUT INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

1987 · 1 incident

December 4, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Ten-A-Coal Company · Struck by flying object

TAKING BATTERY 2UT OF 966 & BATTERY EXPLODED