No 47 Mine: 24 MSHA citations
Coal
Keystone,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608332
No 47 Mine has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1993
- Latest incident
- Oct 1993
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
4
significant & substantial
$1,870
proposed penalties
14% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,600 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 363 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 47 Mine has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
24 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-11-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
16.7%
significant & substantial
12.5%
high negligence or reckless
16.7%
reasonably likely or greater
41.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.7% low, 70.8% moderate, 12.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at No 47 Mine shows 100% of 32 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.
Health sampling
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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
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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: 2001-10-03, 24 years ago
10 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 22 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR22
- TRACTOR OPERATOR/MOTORMAN3
- CONTINUOUS MINER HELPER2
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2001-07-31, 25 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
Noise
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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: 2001-05-29, 25 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- TRACTOR OPERATOR/MOTORMAN2
- CONTINUOUS MINER HELPER1
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
| Year |
Employees |
Coal produced (tons) |
| 2001 |
10 |
16,751 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 47 Mine sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
McDowell County, West Virginia · Population 18,413
13.0%
Mining share of county employment
$29,980
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 Q3 |
4,028 |
3 |
0 |
744.8 |
| 2001 Q2 |
3,754 |
4 |
0 |
1065.5 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
1993 · 3 incidents
October 21, 1993
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Dagger Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING LINE CURTAIN THAT HAD BEEN TORN DOEWN HIS BACK WAS TO THE SHUTTLE CAR THAT WAS TRAMMING OUT OF PLACE: RAN OVER HIS FOOT.
October 18, 1993
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Dagger Coal Company · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FELL OUT THUS STRIKING EE LEFT HAND AGAINST HEAD.
October 1, 1993
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Dagger Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE ROOF BOLTING A PIECE OF TOP FLAKED OUT ANDCONTACTED INJURED.