No 55 Mine
Coal
Keystone,
Mcdowell County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608743
No 55 Mine has $110K in proposed MSHA penalties and $110K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1999–2000
- Latest incident
- Jun 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
7
significant & substantial
$110,475
proposed penalties
0% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $110,475 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: 694 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 55 Mine has $110K in proposed MSHA penalties and $110K 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.
12 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-08-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at No 55 Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.33 mg/m3 (95% compliant) across 20 samples.
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.
Most recent sample: 2000-06-02.
Noise
Most recent sample: 2000-05-03.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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 |
| 2000 Q2 |
1,600 |
4 |
2 |
2500.0 |
| 2000 Q1 |
390 |
2 |
0 |
5128.2 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
E Z Money Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS MINING A LIFT OFF THE SOLID BARRIER(LEFT SIDE) OUT BY THE NO. 5 TO NO. 6 OPEN CROSS CUT WHEN A "HORSE BACK" MEASURING APPROXIMATELY28' BY 32' BY 8' FELL CRUSHING EMPLOYEE.
Reportable incidents
6 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2000 · 1 incident
June 21, 2000
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
E Z Money Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON MINER, MINING A LIFT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OUT BY THE NO. 5 TO NO. 6 OPEN CROSSCUT, WHEN A HORSE BACK MEASURING APPROX 28' BY 32' BY 8' FELL CRUSHING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT LEG.
1999 · 5 incidents
Rocky Road Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 8' X 18' X 5-6'. IT OCCURRED 140' INBY SPAD #33. NOTE: THIS IS ADDITIONAL MATERIAL THAT IS PART OF A FALL THAT OCCURRED ON 06/18/99. THIS WAS INVESTIGATED BY MSH A ON 06/18/99.
Rocky Road Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL MEASURING 18' X 30' X 6' OCCURRED ON THE MAINS SECTION #3 ENTRY 140' INBY SPAD NO. 31.
Rocky Road Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL MEASURING 30'X22'X4-7' OCCURRED INBY SPAD NO. 29.
Rocky Road Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED, MEASURING 5' X 8' X 16'. IT WAS LOCATED IN THE #6 FACE INBY SPAD #20.
Rocky Road Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL MEASURING 8' X 20' X 20' OCCURRED ON THE MAINS SECTION 1 CROSS-CUT IBY MINE PORTAL IN THE NW 4-5.
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