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No 1: 6 MSHA citations Coal

War Eagle Energy Inc · Underground
Controlled by Terry L Matney
Iaeger, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608919

No 1 has $421 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2002
Latest incident
Apr 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
6
citations
3
significant & substantial
$421
proposed penalties
$421
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See War Eagle Energy Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
19
inspections on record
370
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: 370 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

No 1 has $421 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.
$421
proposed penalties
$421
current assessed
$421
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-04-10.
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.
60.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
80.0%
reasonably likely or greater
40.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at No 1 shows 95% of 22 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: 2002-05-17, 24 years ago
95%
within 1.5 mg/m3
22
samples
2.13
dust max (mg/m3)
11 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 11 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR11
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)2
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (OFF STANDARD)2

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2002-04-23, 24 years ago
8.2
silica avg (%)
1
samples
8.2
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. War Eagle Energy Inc 2001 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)
2002 13 16,828
2001 15 11,876
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
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q1 9,276 1 0 107.8
2001 Q4 6,287 2 1 318.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2002 · 4 incidents

March 28, 2002 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
War Eagle Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL FOUND ON EXAMINATION OF RETURN SPAD 360, 37 HEADING IN FAULT LINE AREA. CRIB OFRF & DANGER OFF.

January 31, 2002 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
War Eagle Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS, BRUISED BACK & JUMPED AWAY FROM ROCK. SPRAINED LEFT FOOT.

January 23, 2002 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler OTHER
War Eagle Energy Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TILL 5-DAYS LATER-VISITS A CHIROPRACTOR. FOREMAN WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY INJURY ON 1-23-02.