No 2 Deep Mine has $475K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60K outstanding across 13 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
31
Years on record
2007–2011
Latest incident
Aug 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
597
citations
210
significant & substantial
$474,970
proposed penalties
$364,332
paid to date
77% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $110,638 gap.
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.
597 citations across 2,925 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No 2 Deep Mine has $475K in proposed MSHA penalties and $60K outstanding across 13 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.
$475K
proposed penalties
$424K
current assessed
$364K
paid to date
$60K
outstanding
583 assessments are final orders; 13 contested dockets.
Of $230K in penalties contested before the Commission, $179K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-12-16.
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.
132citations taken to the federal commission · 22% of citations on record
Settled
110 · 83%
Stood as issued
22 · 17%
97%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 68 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
22%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$230K proposed, $179K 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 2011-12-27.
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 2 Deep Mine shows 96% of 398 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: 2011-12-20, 14 years ago
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
398
samples
4.78
dust max (mg/m3)
201 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 197 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 2 Deep Mine recorded 2.73 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2011.
Injury rate, 2011
ⓘ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.
2.73
total case rate
2.73
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.83 and the all-US-mining average was 3.08 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.45 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
2011 *
2.73
2.73
0.000
2010 *
7.83
5.22
0.000
2009
14.29
8.93
0.000
2008
9.14
5.48
0.000
2007 *
6.11
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)
2011
30
340,231
2010
31
490,684
2009
42
615,502
2008
45
665,125
2007
16
188,320
2006
0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 2 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
2011 Q4
18,955
1
0
52.8
2011 Q3
15,535
30
6
1931.1
2011 Q2
19,002
31
5
1631.4
2011 Q1
19,753
21
10
1063.1
2010 Q4
18,411
21
8
1140.6
2010 Q3
18,232
38
25
2084.2
2010 Q2
18,166
25
10
1376.2
2010 Q1
21,814
37
9
1696.2
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2009 Q4
22,616
38
7
1680.2
2009 Q3
20,268
50
21
2466.9
2009 Q2
30,934
25
12
808.2
2009 Q1
38,119
22
14
577.1
2008 Q4
23,212
41
12
1766.3
2008 Q3
30,501
38
7
1245.9
2008 Q2
31,712
45
13
1419.0
2008 Q1
23,992
23
7
958.7
2007 Q4
20,177
24
6
1189.5
2007 Q3
12,556
9
1
716.8
2007 Q2
0
0
0
2007 Q1
0
0
0
2006 Q4
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
31 on file
2011 · 3 incidents
August 18, 2011WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Security office EE came out of parts trailer and was on his way to the port-potti when he tripped on a pallet and fell to the ground striking a piece of metal and cutting his right leg.
August 23, 2007WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
8/24/07, mine contracted our office to ask if our EE had notified us of an incident that happened the day before, he had not. EE stepped off roof bolter, twisted right ankle. Applied ice, sent to ER, referred to orthopedic DR. (8/27/07, EE returned our call and updated info). Cast to be placed on right ankle. Estimated time off is 6 weeks.