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No. 45 Mine Coal

New Country Mining, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Darrell Felts
Kimball, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608358

No. 45 Mine has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1994–2003
Latest incident
Apr 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
78
citations
17
significant & substantial
$6,010
proposed penalties
$499
paid to date
8% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,511 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
57
inspections on record
1,400
inspection hours
5.6
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.
78 citations across 1,400 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

No. 45 Mine has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $6K 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
$499
paid to date
$6K
outstanding
74 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-06-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at No. 45 Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.57 mg/m3 (91% compliant) across 150 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.
0.57
dust avg (mg/m3)
3.27
dust max (mg/m3)
91%
within 1.5 mg/m3
150
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-05-05.
Silica (quartz)
11.3
silica avg (%)
20.2
silica max (%)
10
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-02-10.
Noise
3%
over PEL
32
samples
Most recent sample: 2003-02-03.
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
2003 Q2 3,317 8 1 2411.8
2003 Q1 3,928 11 3 2800.4
2002 Q4 4,601 9 3 1956.1
2002 Q3 604 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 6,584 12 5 1822.6
2002 Q1 6,216 7 0 1126.1
2001 Q4 6,091 5 1 820.9
2001 Q3 691 12 2 17366.1
Show 6 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q2 5,803 4 0 689.3
2001 Q1 426 2 0 4694.8
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 3,176 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 12,339 8 2 648.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2003 · 1 incident

April 14, 2003 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
New Country Mining, Inc. · -

DRIVER WAS PULLING OUT OF LOADING AREA WHEN HE DROVE UP ONTO HUMP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO TURN OVER ONTO THE LEFT SIDE (DRIVER'S SIDE) DRIVER WAS SHAKEN UP AND BRUISE D FROM IMPACT.

2002 · 1 incident

January 25, 2002 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
S & S Leasing Inc · Struck by falling object

EE STATES HE WAS BOLTING ON PIN MACHINE, CAP COAL FELL ON HIM, THEN LATER HE WAS BENDING A ROOFBOLT AND IT FELT LIKE A MUSCLE WAS PULLED.

1999 · 1 incident

March 27, 1999 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Captain & Toby Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING UP BOLT HAD HAND ON WRENCH AND WRENCH TILTED AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND AND MASHED.

1997 · 9 incidents

October 20, 1997 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Captain & Toby Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GPF-EXPOSURE TO DUST-OPERATOR NOTIFIED OF 5% AWARD ON 10-20-97.

August 25, 1997 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Captain & Toby Inc · Struck against stationary object

CLEANING 1 BELT, PICKED UP A SPIECE UP ROCK, IT WAS SHARP CUT MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND.

August 23, 1997 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Captain & Toby Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL AT SPAD 395 IN INTERSECTION DID NOT INTERFEAR WITH PRODUCTION TIMBERED AND DNAGERED OFF.

August 18, 1997 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Captain & Toby Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PULLING MINER CABLE WITH MANTRIP. GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN ROPE AND MANTRIP. MASHED RIGHT HAND.

May 30, 1997 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Captain & Toby Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE PULLING THE TRAILING CABLE FOR THE CONTINUOUS MINER THE EMP TWISTED HIS KNEE ATTEMPTING TOCLEAR THE HAULAGE ROADWAY.

April 29, 1997 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Captain & Toby Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED WAS REPAIRING PLACE IN MINER CABLE, REACHED OUT AND PULLED BACK 1 TO 2 FT OF SLACK CABLE TO SPREAD LEADS TO REPAIR DAMAGED PLACE. FELT PRESSURE AND PULL TO SMALL OF HIS BACK.

February 17, 1997 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Captain & Toby Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHLE RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR GOING TO MINER HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON SOME CAP COAL STUCK ON TOP AND TWISTED NECK WHILE AT THE 6 CROSS CUT 1 BRAKE OUTBY FACE.

January 14, 1997 WV · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Captain & Toby Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKED UP BOX OF BLUE FROM SCOOP BUCKE TO BACK OF BOLTER, THEN SAID HE HURT HIS BACK. HAD TO BRING OUT SIDE.

1995 · 1 incident

December 29, 1995 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
D & A Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

AFTER ABSERVING HIGHWALL & DETERMINING IT TO BE SAFE, EE WENT TO PULL THE PIN ON THE FLIGHTING. A ROCK CAME OFF THE WALL: STRUCK EE.

1994 · 1 incident

August 15, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
D & A Resources Inc · Struck by flying object

BOLTERMAN LIKED ABOUT 3IN GETTING HOLE DRILLED ON FOR A BOLT PUT WRENCH IN BOLTER HEAD PUSHING UP TO STILL THEY DID NOT LINE UP WENT TO ROTATE TO MAKE LINE UP WRENCH FLUE OUT HIT BOLTERMAN BEL OW RT EYE

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