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No. 3B Mine: 27 MSHA citations Coal

Active Resources, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Jon Nix
Gilbert, WV, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609468

No. 3B Mine has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
—
Latest incident
—
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2013
27
citations
8
significant & substantial
$10,972
proposed penalties
$8,293
paid to date
76% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,679 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Active Resources, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2013
23
inspections on record
498
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: 498 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. 3B Mine has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
26 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $10K in penalties contested before the Commission, $8K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-07-27.
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.
30.8%
significant & substantial
3.8%
high negligence or reckless
30.8%
reasonably likely or greater
57.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 7.7% low, 88.5% moderate, 3.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
19 citations taken to the federal commission · 70% of citations on record
  • Settled 18 · 95%
  • Stood as issued 1 · 5%
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 8 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
26%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$10K proposed, $8K 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 2013-09-18.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEVA 2013-1200 Settlement Simonton 2014 $10K → $7K
WEVA 2013-1197 Dismissal Lesnick 2014 $196 → $196
WEVA 2013-1316 Settlement Lesnick 2014 $127 → $127
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at No. 3B Mine shows 92% of 39 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: 2013-07-12, 13 years ago
92%
within 1.5 mg/m3
39
samples
2.03
dust max (mg/m3)
13 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 26 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR22
  • ELECTRICIAN6
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)4

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2013-06-06, 13 years ago
5.6
silica avg (%)
1
samples
5.6
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
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: 2013-06-05, 13 years ago
0%
over PEL
7
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)2
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
  • ELECTRICIAN1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Rockhouse Creek Development LLC 2012 to 2014
  2. Rockhouse Creek Development LLC 2014 to 2023
  3. Active Resources, Inc. 2023 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)
2018 0
2017 0
2016 0
2015 0
2014 0
2013 44 30,534
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

No. 3B 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
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
Show 14 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 1 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 2 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 7,874 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 22,161 24 8 1083.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.