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.
1,961 citations across 10,914 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘA Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2011-04-28.
On record since 2011.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.
No 58 has $3.4M in proposed MSHA penalties and $645K outstanding across 124 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.
$3.4M
proposed penalties
$1.9M
current assessed
$1.3M
paid to date
$645K
outstanding
1,902 assessments are final orders; 124 contested dockets.
Of $3.2M in penalties contested before the Commission, $1.6M was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-03-25.
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.
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.
1,342citations taken to the federal commission · 68% of citations on record
Settled
1,286 · 96%
Stood as issued
36 · 3%
Vacated or withdrawn
20 · 1%
72%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 552 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
50%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$3.2M proposed, $1.6M 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 2021-03-28.
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.
MSHA sampling at No 58 shows 96% of 1,065 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: 2019-03-08, 7 years ago
96%
within 1.5 mg/m3
1,065
samples
5.34
dust max (mg/m3)
3
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
375 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 690 by the operator.
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.
Health sampling trend
ⓘ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 by year
ⓘ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.
No 58 recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2019.
Injury rate, 2019
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.39 and the all-US-mining average was 2.32 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.51 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018
1.18
1.18
0.000
2017
2.39
1.19
0.000
2013 *
24.52
0.00
0.000
2012
1.44
1.44
0.000
2011
1.15
0.00
0.000
2010
3.26
3.26
0.000
2009 *
13.57
13.57
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
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)
2024
0
2023
0
2022
0
2021
1
2020
3
2019
17
41,390
2018
74
193,214
2017
67
374,098
2016
7
2015
9
2014
5
2013
12
33,022
2012
65
160,585
2011
74
199,979
2010
56
110,341
2009
17
123,963
2008
28
114,061
2007
28
131,813
2006
15
6,867
2004
9
4,502
2003
28
116,975
2002
22
172,150
2001
13
63,160
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No 58 sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
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
ⓘ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
Employee was building a permanent stopping with solid block when a block became dislodged from the top level and fell approximately six feet and struck the employee's right index finger.
A roof fall meas. 5-8' X 20' X 60' occurred 100' inby spad #2429 in the #6 intake entry. This area is approx. 25 c.c. outby MMU 005-0. The fall will be dangered off and will not be cleaned up.
2011 · 1 incident
May 24, 2011WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pay Car Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was installing a guard at No 4 belt drive when the guard slipped and fell on his left thumb.
Employee stated that accident occurred 2 weeks prior to notifying management on 6-4-07 that while helping to hang a miner cable, he felt something pull on the right side of his neck.
2006 · 1 incident
December 4, 2006WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
EE STEPPED BETWEEN A COUPLE OF ROCKS AND TRIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON LEFT ANKLE. EE WAS GOING TO TURN MAIN LINE WATER OFF. HE MAY HAVE FRACTURED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHEN HIS BODY WEIGHT FELL ON IT.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE INTERSECTION JUST OUT BY THE FACE OF NO.3 ENTRY APPROXIMATELY 50-70'RIGHT OF SPAD NO. 763. THE FALL MEASURED 20 1/2 BY 29 1/2 BY 5-6' HIGH.
July 27, 2003WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)POWERED HAULAGE
WHILE LOADING A FOAM FILLED SHUTTLE CAR TIRE ON A A FLAT CAR EE STEPPED IN A HOLE ON THE CAR. THE TIRE SLID ON OFF THE SCOOP BUCKET FACING THEBACK OF HIS RIGHT LEG INTO THE SOLID PART OF
July 19, 2003WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
WHILE BOLTING IN #2 FACE, EE WENT BACK TO MIDDLEOF MACHINE TO DROP ATRS TO ADVANCE MACHINE FORWARD; A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS ALREADY INSTALLED. THE PIN MEN WERE G ETTING READY TO INSTALL THEIR THIRD ROW OF BOLTS.
March 30, 2003WV · Coalcontinuous miner operator, coal mole operator
LOOSE ROCK FALLING, NO CUTS BRUISES TEARS ON CLOTHING OR VISIBLE SIGNS OF AN ACCIDENT. STATE INSPECTOR QUESTIONS THAT ROCK FELL ON VICTIM AT ALL. VICTIM REGUSED DRUG TEST.
July 15, 2002WV · Coallaborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerFALL OF ROOF OR BACK