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.
54 citations across 1,376 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No 1 Strip has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
53 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-05-27.
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.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $2K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2008-12-24.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
MSHA sampling at No 1 Strip shows 100% of 133 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: 2021-03-11, 5 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
133
samples
1.01
dust max (mg/m3)
1
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
111 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 22 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 Strip 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
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
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
2001 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2000 *
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)
2021
5
2020
5
528
2019
3
2,999
2018
0
2017
0
2016
0
2015
0
2014
0
108
2013
3
11,182
2012
3
17,870
2011
4
11,404
2010
5
16,601
2009
7
33,538
2008
7
24,708
2007
7
33,368
2006
9
48,303
2005
9
56,793
2004
9
59,482
2003
10
45,340
2002
10
43,927
2001
10
66,965
2000
11
45,157
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 1 Strip sits in Mineral County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Mineral County, West Virginia · Population 26,922
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$68,049
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
2021 Q4
185
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
746
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
657
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
892
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
2,093
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
2,230
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
1,170
1
0
854.7
2020 Q1
2,068
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2019 Q4
1,659
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
587
2
0
3407.2
2019 Q2
702
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
751
5
1
6657.8
2018 Q4
0
0
0
2018 Q3
0
0
0
2018 Q2
0
0
0
2018 Q1
0
0
0
2017 Q4
0
0
0
2017 Q3
0
0
0
2017 Q2
0
0
0
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
0
0
0
2016 Q3
0
0
0
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
0
0
0
2014 Q3
0
0
0
2014 Q2
8
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q4
1,241
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
1,269
1
0
788.0
2013 Q2
1,170
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
1,128
1
1
886.5
2012 Q4
1,166
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
1,283
5
0
3897.1
2012 Q2
1,133
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
1,160
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
1,058
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
1,238
2
1
1615.5
2011 Q2
1,295
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
1,952
1
1
512.3
2010 Q4
2,245
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
2,297
3
1
1306.1
2010 Q2
2,753
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
3,065
3
1
978.8
2009 Q4
2,936
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
3,534
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
3,217
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
3,677
1
0
272.0
2008 Q4
3,575
2
1
559.4
2008 Q3
4,035
2
1
495.7
2008 Q2
3,709
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
3,841
3
0
781.0
2007 Q4
3,579
1
0
279.4
2007 Q3
3,438
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
3,812
2
1
524.7
2007 Q1
3,868
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
4,767
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
4,580
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
4,877
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
4,881
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
4,533
1
0
220.6
2005 Q3
4,404
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
4,783
2
0
418.1
2005 Q1
4,952
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
4,789
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
4,615
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
4,943
1
0
202.3
2004 Q1
5,052
1
0
197.9
2003 Q4
5,567
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
4,962
3
0
604.6
2003 Q2
5,147
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
5,222
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
4,955
5
1
1009.1
2002 Q3
4,351
1
0
229.8
2002 Q2
5,216
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
5,158
3
2
581.6
2001 Q4
5,148
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
5,371
1
0
186.2
2001 Q2
5,299
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
5,182
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
4,997
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
4,671
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
5,016
1
0
199.4
2000 Q1
5,392
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
15 on file
2012 · 1 incident
February 16, 2012WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSTRIKING OR BUMPING
Employee was changing a hose on the Cat 992C Front End Loader. When finished, he raised up to come to a standing position, not realizing that the arm bracket to the mirror was above his head. He hit his head on the arm bracket, jamming his neck.
1996 · 1 incident
June 7, 1996WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
MECHANIC WAS REPLACING A CUTTING EDGE ON A DOZER. WHEN HE REMOVED THE OLD BLADE, HE DROPPED THE CUTTING EDGE AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF I CUT HIS LEG..
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OFF A BLOCK OF COAL, SHOVELING DIRT & CLEANINGS INTO THE LOADER BUCKET WHEN SOME SCHALE FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL. UPON RETREATING TO AVOID THE SHALE MATERIAL, HE TURNED HIS ANKLE, RESULTING IN A SMALL FRACTURE ON THE ANKLE BONE.
1992 · 1 incident
July 27, 1992WV · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
54736YEE WENT INTO CAB OF THE 2400 LIMA DRAGLINE TO SEND A MESSAGE ON THE RADIO.UPON LEAVING THE DRAGLINE HE SLIPPED ON THE WET CATWALK.HE LANDED ON ONE LEG BREAKING 2 BONES IN THE LOWER PART 66038AT LEG.
1988 · 1 incident
August 15, 1988WV · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
TURNING A DRAGLINE CABLE CABLE HAD BEEN TURNED AND HOOKED UP AND WAS HOLDING CABLE OVER WITH A BAR TO INSURE IT WRAPPING INTO RIGHT GROVES WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED CABLE GOT TO TIGHT AND THREW T THE BAR AND BROKE HIS WRIST.
July 11, 1983WV · Coalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerHANDLING OF MATERIALS