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: 216 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 Strip has $535 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.
$535
proposed penalties
$535
current assessed
$535
paid to date
$0
outstanding
9 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-06-20.
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 Strip shows 100% of 68 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: 2006-04-19, 20 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
68
samples
0.79
dust max (mg/m3)
47 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 21 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.
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)
2007
1
1,099
2006
3
3,695
2005
3
2004
3
2,973
2003
3
4,358
2002
5
2001
4
2,852
2000
4
3,160
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 1 Strip sits in Preston County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.1% 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.
Preston County, West Virginia · Population 34,204
5.1%
Mining share of county employment
$61,373
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
2007 Q1
71
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
1,896
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
2,114
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
2,064
1
0
484.5
2006 Q1
1,558
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
2,099
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
2,391
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
2,156
1
0
463.8
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2005 Q1
971
1
0
1029.9
2004 Q4
2,015
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
1,924
1
0
519.8
2004 Q2
2,351
2
0
850.7
2004 Q1
1,305
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
2,204
1
0
453.7
2003 Q3
2,033
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
1,792
1
0
558.0
2003 Q1
105
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
2,149
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
912
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
1,775
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
1,520
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
2,326
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,575
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
2,662
1
0
375.7
2001 Q1
1,359
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,238
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
2,107
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
2,270
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
2,146
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
1989 · 1 incident
October 13, 1989WV · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPL WAS LIFTING 50 LB ANFO BAG FROM STOARAGE TRIALER TO VAN BOYD. EMPL WAS DRIVEN TO HIS KNEES WITH PAIN IN BACK. EMPL GOT INTO VAN & CONTINUES TO DELIVERY DESTINATION. WHEN EMPL GOT OUT OF V AN AT DELIVERY SITE HE COULD STAND UP BY HIMSELFACCIDENT OCCUR AT SITE LEASED BY MT STATE BIT SERVICE INC.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON TOP OF BULK TRUCK,FACING SHOT,TO TAKE VIDEO PICTURES.MATERIAL FROM SHOT LANDED IN PIT,WHICH IN TURN FORCED THE WATER WITH ROCK TOWARDS EMPLOYEE.ROCK HIT LEFT LEG.