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No. 1: 106 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by Robert B Hurley
Vallscreek, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608474

No. 1 has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $12K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
25
Years on record
1995–2001
Latest incident
Dec 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
106
citations
30
significant & substantial
$12,364
proposed penalties
$113
paid to date
1% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,251 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Tazewell McDowell Coal, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
39
inspections on record
1,122
inspection hours
9.4
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.
106 citations across 1,122 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

No. 1 has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $12K 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$113
paid to date
$12K
outstanding
101 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-12-02.
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.
29.4%
significant & substantial
30.4%
high negligence or reckless
29.4%
reasonably likely or greater
61.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 7.8% low, 61.8% moderate, 30.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at No. 1 shows 90% of 80 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: 2004-01-02, 22 years ago
90%
within 1.5 mg/m3
80
samples
2.92
dust max (mg/m3)
43 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 37 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR38
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)8
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR4

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2003-11-20, 22 years ago
14.5
silica avg (%)
8
samples
33.0
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR4
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: 2003-11-12, 22 years ago
0%
over PEL
15
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)5
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR3
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)2
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
2004 100% 1
2003 95% 41
2002 70% 10
2001 89% 28
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2003 3.7 1
2002 2.6 1
2001 18.3 6
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2003 0% 10
2001 0% 5
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

No. 1 recorded 41.19 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, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
41.19
total case rate
41.19
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.
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. Hiope Mining Inc 1995 to 2002
  2. Break Thru Mining Inc 1998 to 2001
  3. Tazewell McDowell Coal, Inc. 2002 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)
2003 16 32,291
2002 10 8,737
2001 13 24,597
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

No. 1 sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
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
2003 Q2 7,093 9 4 1268.9
2003 Q1 3,342 6 2 1795.3
2002 Q2 0 3 0
2002 Q1 5,318 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 8,132 11 0 1352.7
2001 Q3 9,848 34 17 3452.5
2001 Q2 5,933 30 4 5056.5
2001 Q1 363 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

25 on file

2001 · 5 incidents

December 20, 2001 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hiope Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAILPIECE SLID OFF OF SCOOP BUCKET MASHING TWO FINGERS.

August 9, 2001 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hiope Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

OFF STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR GOT OFF TO SHUTTLE CAR TO MOVE ROCK OUT OF ROAD SHUTTLE CAR DRIFTED OFF AND BUMP KNEE.

June 21, 2001 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hiope Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR AND GOT HIMSELF BETWEEN RIB AND SHUTTLE CAR IN THE #3 ENTRY OF THE 2 LEFT SECTION.

May 3, 2001 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Hiope Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

CRAWLED ACROSS TO START FEEDER. KNEE HIT A ROCK.

1999 · 1 incident

1998 · 11 incidents

December 7, 1998 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Break Thru Mining Inc · Struck by powered moving object

DRILL HEAD ON PINNER WAS SWUNG OVER TO ATRS. SAFETY ROPES. WHEN DRILLING ROOF LET HEAD OF PINNER DOWN. THE HEAD CAUGHT ROPE AND WOULDN'T LET DRILL HEAD COME DOWN. OPERATOR SWUNG HEAD. DRIL L HEAD FEEL INJURED.

November 30, 1998 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Break Thru Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL 60 FT INBY SPD 482 IN NO 5 ENTRY NEUTRAL. 80 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE, 6 FT HIGH. TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF ALL SIDES OF ROOF FALL.

November 24, 1998 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Break Thru Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

LET ATRS DOWN, DRAW ROCK FELL OUT IN BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING ROOF BOLTER REFLECTING AND HIT ROOF BOLT OPERATOR IN RIGHT KNEE. DRAW ROCK 2 FT BY 3 FT BY 1 1/2 INCHES

September 8, 1998 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Break Thru Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL NO. 1 ENTRY ON 002 SECTION 1 BRK. OUTBY L.O.C.C. 10-12' HIGH, 20' WIDE, 30-40' LONG. TIMBERED OFF AND DANGER BOARDS PUT UP. RESET STOPPING LINE OVER DROPPED #1 ENTRY.

August 21, 1998 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Break Thru Mining Inc · Fall from machine

HURT SHOULDER GETTING OUT OF SCOOP, FELL AND ALSO HURT BACK.

August 18, 1998 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Break Thru Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

CRAWLING BELTS WHILE SHOVELING PIECE OF WIRE HANGING DOWN WENT INTO RIGHT EAR.

July 16, 1998 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Break Thru Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE MAKING THE WEEKLY RETURN CHECK MINE FOREMAN EE SHORT AND INSPECTOR EE CAME UPON THE ROOF FALL ON THE 1 RT ABANDONED SECTION. THE FALL IS APPROX. 40 FT LONG AND 20 WIDE AND 5 FT THICL. IT S LOCATED ONE BREAK INBY SPAD 687. AREA DOES NOTAFFECT MINING OPERATIONS.

April 23, 1998 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Break Thru Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS INSTALLING SECOND BOLT ON FIRST ROW WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE FACE BACK TO THE BOLTER. A PIECE OF ROCK 2" ON EDGE TO 8" IN MIDDLE ABOUT 2' BY 3' WIDE FELL FROM THE RIB TO THE BOLTER, STRIKING EE ON THE BACK.

March 20, 1998 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Break Thru Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SHOVELING UP LOOSE COAL AROUND THE TAILPIECE AT #2 DRIVE A ROCK APPROX. 18" X 12" X 2"THICK CAME OFF OF THE DRIVE HITTING ON THE TAILPIECE AND THEN BOUNCING AND STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN RT. RIB AREA.

1997 · 3 incidents

November 7, 1997 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hiope Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE ROCK FALL FELL ON BELT LINE FORM SPAD #693 TO 698. IT WAS ABOUT 70'L, 18'W, 3' TO 6'T. IT HAD SANDSTONE, SLATE, & SOME COAL MIXED TOGETHER.

July 14, 1997 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hiope Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN INTERSECTION #2 ENTRY, ON INTAKE 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD #347 THE FALLIS ABOUT 23FT LONG, 16FT WIDE, 10" THICK ONSIDE TO ABOUT 5 FT THICK INTHE MIDDLE. IT HAS A MIX OF SANDSTONE, S LATE, WITH COAL RIDERS. IT FELL BETWEEN DATES OF6/28/97 OR 7/14/97

1996 · 3 incidents

November 25, 1996 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hiope Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

TOP WAS MIX WITH SLATE AND SANDSTONE. APPROX. 40X40 IN INTERSECTION AT SPAD #360 IN THE #3 ENTRY. 3 BREAKING OUT OF THE FACE. ON THE 002 SECTION. APPROX. 5' THICK TIALING OUT TO APPROX. 3' THR OUGH INTERSECTION TOWARD SPAD #363.

January 23, 1996 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Hiope Mining Inc · Flash burns (electric)

CERTIFIED ELECTRICIAN WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING IN BELT BOX [BELT WON'T RUN] WHEN IT FLASHED OUT INTOVICTIM FACAL AREA.

1995 · 2 incidents

December 5, 1995 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Hiope Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE WITH RE-MOTE BOX IN HIS HAND. MINER CABLE HIT BOX AND MINER TRAMSIDE-LEFT SIDE TRAM PINNING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN MINER AND RIB.

November 8, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hiope Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

BOLTER OPERATOR STARTED HOLE FOR BOLT TO BE INSTALLED. PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT 6" LONG & 4" WIDE BROKE AROUND THE STEEL USED TO DRILL HOLE WITH CAUGHT OPERATOR'S LITTLE FINGER AGAINST HEAD OF BOLT ER & CUT FINGER REQUIRING 15 STITCHES TO BE PUT IN LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND OF OPERATOR.