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.
174 citations across 2,061 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No 1 Deep Mine has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
167 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-05-19.
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 Deep Mine shows 88% of 351 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: 2003-04-30, 23 years ago
88%
within 1.5 mg/m3
351
samples
5.66
dust max (mg/m3)
153 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 198 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 Deep Mine recorded 26.57 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.
26.57
total case rate
22.78
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above 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 *
26.57
22.78
0.000
2002
11.87
8.90
0.000
2001
12.47
12.47
0.000
2000 *
2.09
2.09
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
0
2003
26
95,705
2002
60
277,700
2001
47
229,164
2000
52
203,956
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 1 Deep Mine sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
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 Q3
0
0
0
2004 Q2
0
1
0
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2003 Q4
0
0
0
2003 Q3
2,330
3
1
1287.6
2003 Q2
15,973
6
6
375.6
2003 Q1
34,385
13
4
378.1
2002 Q4
31,514
7
2
222.1
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3
34,961
8
3
228.8
2002 Q2
34,505
3
1
86.9
2002 Q1
33,811
11
5
325.3
2001 Q4
32,210
15
3
465.7
2001 Q3
30,007
30
13
999.8
2001 Q2
24,063
25
4
1038.9
2001 Q1
25,988
1
0
38.5
2000 Q4
27,381
19
4
693.9
2000 Q3
16,023
9
1
561.7
2000 Q2
27,109
9
4
332.0
2000 Q1
25,203
7
1
277.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
76 on file
2003 · 9 incidents
September 2, 2003WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE ALLEGES HE WAS TRYING TO GET 3 WHEELER UNSTUCK & STRAINED TOO MUCH ON A BAR HE WAS USING TO PRY WITH. ALLEGES STRAIN TO STOMACH, LOW BACK & LEFT GROIN AREA.
April 29, 2003WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
EE WAS WATCHING MEN PUT CONVEYOR CHAIN BACK TOGETHER AND WHEN THEY HIT CONVEYOR CHAIN WITH A HAMMER, A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF AND HIT EE IN THEFOREHEAD.
EE WAS BOLTING THE ROOF TOP-PUT DRILL STEEL AGAINST TOP-A LOOSE PIECE OF DRAW ROCK CAME LOOSE HITTING EE, CAUSING A SMALL CUT ABOVE WRIST AND SOME SWELLING.
April 2, 2002WV · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE FELT LIKE HE HAD THE FLU AND WAS HURTING IN HIS ARM AT HOME. HE CAME OUT TO WORK ON MONDAY AND HAD TO LEAVE. HIS WIFE TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL AND THEY ADVISED HE HAD A MILD HEART ATTACK.HE THEN HAD EMERGENCY BYPASS SURGERY.
October 2, 2001WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
BETWEEN 1:00 AM AND 6:00 AM A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY 21 BREAKS OUT BY WORKING FACE MEASURING 3.5 FT THICK 18 FT WIDE AND 70 FT LONG. 42" RESIN BOLTS WERE BEING USED. AREA WAS MINE D LAST OF MAY 2001.
July 11, 2001WV · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #5 ENTRY (NEUTRAL AIRWAY) IN THE INTERSECTION ONE BREAK INBY SPAD 3063 MEASURED 18'LONG, 18'WIDE, 6' THICK. SOFT SHALE WITH WATER-BOLTED WITH 42" RESIN & 6' PONT ANCHOR BOLTS 850'OUTBY FACE
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE FACE OF #5 ENTRY 25'INBY SPAD 2945 TO THE FACE. THE FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 18' WIDE, 60' LONG & 4' THICK. CONDITIONS WERE LOW COVER (200-300') AND WATER.
MIXED SHELL WITH LOW COVER (SOFT ROOF) UP TO SANDSTONE. ONE BREAK INBY SPAD 2633 #7 ENTRY. 50' X 8' X 54" THICK. NO PLANS TO REAHBILITATE. CRIBBED OFF AREA. 12 BREAKS FROM ACTIVE FACE.
1999 · 7 incidents
September 7, 1999WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
VICTIM WAS HELPING ALING A PIN IN A TRACTIN MOTOR WHEN HE PUT HIS FINGER IN A BOLT HOLE. WHEN THE MOTOR SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE IT CUT THE END OF HIS FINGER OFF
SECTION ADVANCED OVER BARRIER IN LOWER SEAM RESULTING IN PRESSURE ON ROOF. A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #8 ROOM AT SPAD 1365. FROM SPAD 1365, 50' INBY, 19' WIDE, 42-46" THICK.
January 15, 1998WV · Coalshuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
VICTIM WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR 21SC-A MODEL IN COAL SEAM UNDER 42" WHEN HE BECAME ENTANGLED IN CURTAIN BOARD WHICH HAD JUST BEEN BROKEN BY SHUTTLE CAR. VICTIM WAS PULLED OUT OF DECK AND OVER FENDER. CAR STOPPED WHEN HE HIT PANIC BAR. VICTIM SUFFERED LOWER BACK STRAIN.
Essential Fuels Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE SHOVELING UNDER STACKER, THE SHOVEL GOT STUCK IN MUD AND COAL WHILE TRYING TO GET IT LOOSE HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL INTO THE BELT ROLLER GRABBED HIS LEFT HAND AND PULLED IT THROUGH.
March 19, 1996WV · Coalexaminer, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examinerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED A SECITON ELECTRICIAN WAS REPAIRINGA ROEL AND CHANGING A TIRE ON A 21SC 3 BREAKS FROMT EH FACE IN THE # TO 4 CROSSCUT. HE FELT SHARP PAINS IN HIS BACK AND SHOULDERS WHILE LIFTING AGUA RD BACK ON THE REEL. HE IS 48 YEARS OLD AND HAS TRIED TO WROKF RO SEVERAL YEARS WITH BACK PROBLEMS.
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