Mining Incidents

No 3 Coal

Laurel Creek Company Inc · Underground
Dingess, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608728

No 3 has $9K 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
8
Years on record
1998–2002
Latest incident
Feb 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
66
citations
19
significant & substantial
$9,144
proposed penalties
$9,144
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
27
inspections on record
656
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: 656 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 $9K 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
63 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-11-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at No 3 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.81 mg/m3 (89% compliant) across 133 samples.

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.
0.81
dust avg (mg/m3)
6.27
dust max (mg/m3)
89%
within 1.5 mg/m3
133
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-01-02.
Silica (quartz)
7.7
silica avg (%)
14.1
silica max (%)
18
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-11-21.
Noise
20%
over PEL
5
samples
Most recent sample: 2000-01-12.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 11,640 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 18,618 8 3 429.7
2001 Q3 18,245 5 0 274.0
2001 Q2 19,819 7 1 353.2
2001 Q1 20,271 6 3 296.0
Show 4 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4 17,357 6 2 345.7
2000 Q3 16,806 15 3 892.5
2000 Q2 19,354 16 6 826.7
2000 Q1 20,140 3 1 149.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2002 · 1 incident

February 4, 2002 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator MACHINERY
Laurel Creek Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE GOT GLOVE CAUGHT BETWEEN POT AND STEEL; HE TURNED POT ON AND PULLED LITTLE FINGER OUT OF JOINT.

2000 · 2 incidents

1999 · 3 incidents

July 8, 1999 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Laurel Creek Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TOSSING ROCK ON THE #2 BELT. THE BELT CAUGHT THE ROCK AND PINNED EMPLOYEE'S HAND BETWEEN BELT AND THE ROCK.

February 19, 1999 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kedco Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1ST LEFT PANEL ON NO 2 MAINS. THE FALL MEASURED 6' TO 7' HIGH X 11' TO 14' WIDE X 30' LONG.

1998 · 2 incidents

November 13, 1998 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kedco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PULLING A BELT SPINDLE WITH A PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCKS AND A HAMMER AND HE ACCIDENTLY HIT HIMSELF IN THE KNEE WITH A HAMMER

September 28, 1998 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Kedco Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS CRAWLING BESIDE OF BOLTER & HURT HIS KNEE

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