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.
302 citations across 2,030 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No 1 has $33K 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.
$33K
proposed penalties
$33K
current assessed
$33K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
299 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-11-07.
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.
MSHA sampling at No 1 shows 96% of 311 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: 2005-08-03, 21 years ago
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
311
samples
2.94
dust max (mg/m3)
143 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 168 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.
No 1 recorded 6.48 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2002.
Injury rate, 2002
ⓘ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.
6.48
total case rate
6.48
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 6.89 and the all-US-mining average was 5.05 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 9.17 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.
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)
2006
0
2005
5
28,082
2004
8
46,107
2003
8
46,056
2002
15
82,130
2001
12
54,785
2000
11
22,837
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 1 sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
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
THE VICTIM WAS STANDING ON A 1 TON FLAT BED TRUCK WHICH HAD A PALLET OF BELT STRUCTURE ON IT. 3 MEN WERE TRYING TO PUSH THE PALLET OFF THE TRUCK. WHEN IT ROLLED OVER THE EDGE OF THE TRUCK, TH E VICTIM'S COAT WAS CAUGHT BY THE STRUCTURE AND PULLED HIM OFF THE TRUCK. HE FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM.
1998 · 6 incidents
December 23, 1998WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE VICTIM & 3 OTHER MEN WERE ATTEMPTING TO SHOVE A PALLET OF BELT STRUCTURE OFF OF A FLAT BED TRUCK. WHEN THE PALLET TIPPED OVER THE EDGE, A PIECE OF THE STRUCTURE CAUGHT THE VICTIMS COAT & P ULLED HIM OFF WITH IT. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT ARM
THE VICTIM WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A MANTRIP IN AN INTERSECTION IN THE #7 ENTRY. THE SCOOP & OPERATOR WAS IN #8 ENTRY, COMING TOWARD #7, AND THE BUCKET STRUCK THE VICTIM ON THE RIGHT LEG . THE VICTIM WAS ON HIS KNEES WITH HIS BACK TO THE SCOOP.
September 26, 1998WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THIS MECHANIC WAS CHANGING A HING PIN ON THE HEAD OF A CONTINUOUS MINER. HE WAS HOLDING A PUNCH WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND A HAMMER IN HIS RIGHT. HE MISSED THE PUNCGH AND HIT HIS HAND WITH THE HAM MER.
ROOF FALL WAS FOUND 7-7-97 12:20 PM, THE FALL WAS ABOVE ANCHORAGE,FALL WAS DANGERED OFF, TIMBER SET. LOCATION WAS INTAKE, 1 BK OUT BY SPAD #1339-INTAKE.
Justin Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MINERS WERE PULLING A 21SC SHUTTLE CAR WITH A 270 TRACTOR. THE CHAIN WAS UNHOOKED FROM SHUTTLE CAR AND THE TRACTOR TRAMMED AWAY. THE CHAIN ACCIDENTLY BECAME HUNG ON SHUTTLE CAR AND CAUSED THE SHUTTLE CAR TO PIVOT AND CATCH HIM BETWEEN THE SHUTTLE CAR AND THE COAL RIB.