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No 3: 43 MSHA citations Coal

Controlled by Bruce Burgess
Gilbert, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608679

No 3 has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
45
Years on record
1998–2001
Latest incident
May 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
43
citations
17
significant & substantial
$5,884
proposed penalties
$5,884
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
23
inspections on record
721
inspection hours
n/a
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: 721 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 3 has $6K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
43 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-04-04.
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.
39.5%
significant & substantial
4.7%
high negligence or reckless
39.5%
reasonably likely or greater
30.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 4.7% low, 90.7% moderate, 4.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at No 3 shows 94% of 150 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: 2001-03-13, 25 years ago
94%
within 1.5 mg/m3
150
samples
4.62
dust max (mg/m3)
73 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 77 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR71
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)20
  • ELECTRICIAN7

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2001-03-20, 25 years ago
11.2
silica avg (%)
14
samples
19.4
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR7
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2000-01-20, 26 years ago
10%
over PEL
10
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)4
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)2
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2001 95% 20
2000 94% 130
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2001 10.1 3
2000 11.6 11
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

No 3 recorded 47.41 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2000.

Injury rate, 2000
ⓘ 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.
47.41
total case rate
25.10
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US coal mining average was 7.74 and the all-US-mining average was 5.64 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 8.87 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.
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.
Ownership history
  1. Hampden Coal Company Inc 1997 to 1998
  2. Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc 1998 to present
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)
2001 9 83,671
2000 40 353,259
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

No 3 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
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 1,464 1 0 683.1
2001 Q1 17,058 9 4 527.6
2000 Q4 15,749 14 7 888.9
2000 Q3 15,484 14 4 904.2
2000 Q2 19,446 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 21,040 4 2 190.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

45 on file

2001 · 5 incidents

April 17, 2001 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss STRIKING OR BUMPING
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

RAMMED HEAD INTO A HANGER PLATE ONE ANOTHER TIME I WAS WALKING AND CRACKED MY HEAD OFF ON 4 INCH WATERLINE.

March 14, 2001 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED BACK OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR. HIT HOLE.

2000 · 25 incidents

November 14, 2000 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT HEAD AND TWISTED BACK.

November 13, 2000 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HANGING MINER CABLE. INJURED RIGHT ARM SHOULDER. PULLED MUSCLE.

September 14, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLT AND RIB HIT INJURED PERSON IN BACK WHILE HE WAS ROOF BOLTING.

July 25, 2000 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

REPAIRING BELT, SLIPPED, FELL, LEFT FOREARM, LEFT WRIST.

April 3, 2000 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS STANDING ON TTHE MINER TRYING TO PULL DOWN LINE CURTAIN, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS ON MINER HURTING HIS LEFT THUMB.

March 30, 2000 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS HANGING UP MINER CABLE WHEN IT FELL DOWN AND HIT HIM IN THE NECK KNOCKING HIM DOWN TO THE GROUND.

January 28, 2000 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS BOLTING TOP AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK

1999 · 7 incidents

November 8, 1999 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WALKING UP ENTRY HIT HIS HEAD ON TOP AND HURT HIS UPPER BACK.

June 15, 1999 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

RIDING MANTRIP OUTSIDE WHEN IT STRUCK A ROLL OF BELT SITTING BESIDE THE TRACK WHICH IT HIT HIS HIP INJURING IT

May 20, 1999 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS SUPPLYING THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD & NECK.

April 7, 1999 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CLEANING BELT HEAD WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND CRACKED RIBS

April 5, 1999 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND TURNED QUICKLY AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

1998 · 8 incidents

November 4, 1998 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING BELT WITH CHAIN - FOR PURPOSE OF TAKING SLACK OUT OF BELT. WHEAVE WHEEL CHAIN BROKE AND HIT HIM ON HIP.

October 15, 1998 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING METAL STRAPPING OFF OF ROOF BOLT PLATES AND IT CAME BACK & CUT LEFT EYE. NEEDING SEVERALSTITCHES

October 6, 1998 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner STRIKING OR BUMPING
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS FIRE BOSSING, WALKING UP A #9 ENTRY WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON BROW. HE HURT HIS NECK, LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM AT THAT TIME. HE STILL WORKED UNTO 12/2/98.

September 11, 1998 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Daniels Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENDING ROOF BOLT IN SITTING POSITION AND STRAINED HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.