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.
193 citations across 1,971 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No 1 has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $17K 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.
$17K
proposed penalties
$17K
current assessed
$330
paid to date
$17K
outstanding
176 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-11-20.
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 97% of 261 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: 2003-11-20, 22 years ago
97%
within 1.5 mg/m3
261
samples
6.64
dust max (mg/m3)
131 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 130 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 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2003.
Injury rate, 2003
ⓘ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
Below average. The US coal mining average was 5.87 and the all-US-mining average was 4.43 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 7.76 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
2003 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2002 *
2.76
2.76
0.000
2001 *
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)
2004
4
2003
27
362,641
2002
30
322,864
2001
41
612,136
2000
22
247,987
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 1 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
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
2004 Q1
372
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
8,558
6
3
701.1
2003 Q3
12,489
5
2
400.4
2003 Q2
18,214
13
4
713.7
2003 Q1
19,225
10
3
520.2
2002 Q4
18,390
17
3
924.4
2002 Q3
16,489
18
6
1091.6
2002 Q2
16,394
10
5
610.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2002 Q1
21,201
14
2
660.3
2001 Q4
21,840
8
8
366.3
2001 Q3
20,589
13
1
631.4
2001 Q2
23,253
21
7
903.1
2001 Q1
20,784
13
7
625.5
2000 Q4
18,784
17
4
905.0
2000 Q3
9,594
21
11
2188.9
2000 Q2
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
31 on file
2003 · 6 incidents
May 9, 2003WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A SCOOP WAS PULLING A PIECE OF BELT 240 FT LONG TO USE ON THE NEXT MOVE. EE WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND GOT CAUGHT IN THE BELT CAUSING THE INJURY.
EE HAD JUST MADE S-CAR SPLICE. WHEN THE CABLE WAS TAKEN UP, A LOOP OF CABLE CAUGHT UNDER HIS LIGHT POUCH CAUSING HIM TO FALL WHICH CAUSED THE INJURY. (THIS REPORT MAY BE LATE BECAUSE I WASN'T AWARE THAT HE HAD TO MISS WORK MAKING IT REPORTABLE.)
April 28, 2003WV · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator
EE WAS HAULING COAL FROM THE MINER TO THE FEEDERAND BACK. WHILE DOING SO HE RAN OVER SOMETHING CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE UP AGAINST THE CANOPY OF THE S-CAR CAUSING THE INJURY
April 13, 2003WV · Coaldiscontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator
EE WAS HAULING SUPPLIES INSIDE WITH A SCOOP. THE BUCKET OF THE SCOOP CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RIB JARRING HIM AROUND INSIDE THE CANOPY CAUSING THE INJURY.
March 17, 2003WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
EE WAS HELPING PULL A PIECE OF BELT BY USING PLIARS TO GRIP THE BELT. WHILE PULLING THE BELT HE FELT HIS SHOULDER POP. HE STOPPED WORK AT THAT TIME, HE TRANSPORTED HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL.
IN BETWEEN THE DAYS OF 8-1-02 AND 8-4-02 A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN INTAKE ESCAPEWAY 2 BREAKS OUTBY SPAD #400. THE FALL MEASURED 6'HIGH, 18'WIDE, &18'LONG. THIS FALL WAS IN AN INTERSECTION WHICH KNOCKED A STOPPING OUT BETWEEN INTAKE AND BELT MAKING IT INTERFEAR WITH MINE VENTILATION. THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4'RESIN BOLTS.
July 15, 2002WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)HANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTING MATERIALS ON A SCOOP, LIFTING TWO BUNDLES OF ROOF BOLT PLATES (8" X 10", 10 PER BUNDLE), WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN CHEST AND BACK.
July 12, 2002WV · Coalsection foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift bossSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO JUMP OVER A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE #2-3 FLAT. MINE FLOOR WET AND SLIPPERY SURFACE FEET CAME OUT FROM UNDER HIM THEN HIT MINE FLOOR ON BACK. SELF RESCVER WAS UNDER HIP AND LOWER BACK WHEN HE LANDED.
June 27, 2002WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS OPERATING S/CAR WORE BLISTERS ON LEFT FOOT AND LOWER BACK FROM PULLING BRAKE AND TRAM PEDALS BACK WITH FOOT AND FROM BOUNCING IN SEAT TO RIB LOWER BACK. NOTE: EE IS A SUGAR DIEBETIC SOR ES IS NOT HEELING. ACCIDENT IS QUESTIONABLE DUE TO NATURAL OF ILLNESS.
February 13, 2002WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
EE WAS PULLING UP SLACK ON MINER CABLE. HANDS SLIPPED OFF OF CABLE, FELL TO GROUND HIT RIB WITH LT. SHOULDER FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LT. SHOULDER.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION IN THE #3 ENTRY, 600' OUTBY THE NO. 2 SECTION AT SPAD #391. FALL WAS ~5'THICK, 19' WIDE & 19' LONG. NO PERSONS OR EQUIPMENT WERE INVOLVED NOR WERE TRAV ELWAYS OR AIRWAYS AFFECTED. THE AREA WAS CRIBBEDOFF.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE FACE OF THE #2 ENTRY #2 SECTION. FALL MEASURED APPROX 4 FT WIDE 2' RIDER THICK BY 20 FT WIDE BY 30' LONG. THIS AREA WAS MINED 11-26-01. BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS. NO EMPLOYEES OR EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. NO AIRWAY OR TRAVELWAY WAS EFFECTED. THIS AREA IS CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE NO. 1 SECTION IN THE#4 BELT ENTRY. THE FALL WAS ~30' LONG X 15' WIDEX 5' HIGH. IT FELL ON THE SECTION FEEDER AND NOEMPLOYEES WERE INJURED OR INVOLVED. THIS PANEL W AS FINISHED; WE CRIBBED OFF & PULLED BACK 1000'.THE FALL WAS 5 BREAKS FROM THE FACE.
October 29, 2001WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
INJURED WAS RIDING RUBBER TIRED MANTRIP FROM END OF TRACK TO 001 SECTION. PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 3'X4'X4" FELL FROM IN BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING VICTER IN BACK OF NECK AND BACK. WILL BE OFF APPROX. 4 WORKING DAYS. T
October 29, 2001WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
INJURED WAS RIDING RUBBER TIRED MANTRIP FROM END OF TRACK TO 001 SECTION, PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 3' BY 4' BY 4" FELL FROM IN BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING VICTIM IN BACK OF NECK AND BACK. WILL BE OFF FROM WORK IN APPROX 4 DAYS.
September 6, 2001WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
INJURED WAS CHANGING A FOAM FILLED TIRE ON A S/ CAR. HAD SLATE BAR UP UNDER TIRE TO LIFT TIRE SLATE BAR SLIPPED OFF OF TIRE THROWING WEIGHT OFTIRE ON EMPLOYEE.
July 24, 2001WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
INJURED WAS HOOKING 3/8 CHAIN TO BELT TAKE-UP AND CONVEYOR BELT TO TIE BELT OFF TO MAKE A MECHANICAL BELT SPLICE, CHAIN CAME LOOSE FROM BELT STRUCK INJURED IN MOUTH.
INJURED WAS HOLDING A REEL COVER SHIELD UP WITH A SCREWDRIVER TO GET BOLT HOLES LINED UP FROM WEIGHT OF SHIELD, SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED OUT OF HOLE ON SHIELD LETTING ARMS GO IN UPWARD POSITION CAU SING INJURED TO PUNCH SCREWDRIVER IN THE LEFT CORNER OF RIGHT EYE.