Justice Highwall Mining Inc. · Accident type, without injuries
992 G loader was loading spoil. Operator saw a fire in the engine compartment and dismounted the loader
No. 2 Contour & Auger Coal
Justice Highwall Mining Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
James C Justice III
Herndon,
Wyoming County,
WV
·
NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4609239
No. 2 Contour & Auger has $223K in proposed MSHA penalties and $120K outstanding across 17 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2008–2021
- Latest incident
- Jan 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
130
citations
42
significant & substantial
$222,923
proposed penalties
$60,795
paid to date
27% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $162,128 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
46
inspections on record
1,018
inspection hours
12.8
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.130 citations across 1,018 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No. 2 Contour & Auger has $223K in proposed MSHA penalties and $120K outstanding across 17 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$223K
proposed penalties
$180K
current assessed
$61K
paid to date
$120K
outstanding
116 assessments are final orders; 17 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-04-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
MSHA sampling at No. 2 Contour & Auger shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.27 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 42 samples.
Health sampling
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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
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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.0.27
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.74
dust max (mg/m3)
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
42
samples
Most recent sample: 2022-07-08.
Silica (quartz)
9.4
silica avg (%)
29.2
silica max (%)
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2021-07-02.
Noise
0%
over PEL
25
samples
Most recent sample: 2021-06-24.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q3 | 296 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,297 | 1 | 0 | 771.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 11,262 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q3 | 8,414 | 6 | 3 | 713.1 |
| 2022 Q1 | 15,103 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 142857.1 |
| 2021 Q3 | 14,769 | 10 | 8 | 677.1 |
| 2020 Q4 | 14,121 | 15 | 6 | 1062.2 |
| 2020 Q2 | 6,603 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q4 | 17,793 | 6 | 0 | 337.2 |
| 2019 Q3 | 22,145 | 7 | 2 | 316.1 |
| 2019 Q2 | 36,861 | 2 | 1 | 54.3 |
| 2019 Q1 | 38,099 | 17 | 3 | 446.2 |
| 2018 Q4 | 41,993 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 29,245 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 23,755 | 6 | 3 | 252.6 |
| 2018 Q1 | 30,744 | 17 | 4 | 553.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 32,449 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 26,082 | 5 | 0 | 191.7 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q4 | 640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2021 · 1 incident
2008 · 1 incident
October 30, 2008
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Justice Highwall Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Stepped out of ladder and twisted his ankle.
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