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.
73 citations across 1,790 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No. 9A has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
73 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-03-10.
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.
MSHA sampling at No. 9A shows 88% of 371 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: 2003-03-06, 23 years ago
88%
within 1.5 mg/m3
371
samples
3.29
dust max (mg/m3)
180 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 191 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. 9A recorded 6.68 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2002.
Injury rate, 2002
ⓘ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.
6.68
total case rate
4.45
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
About average. The US coal mining average was 6.89 and the all-US-mining average was 5.05 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 9.17 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
2002 *
6.68
4.45
0.000
2001
11.11
11.11
0.000
2000
1.83
1.83
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)
2003
28
97,710
2002
44
661,469
2001
51
806,779
2000
51
876,280
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No. 9A sits in Webster County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 7.2% 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.
Webster County, West Virginia · Population 8,253
7.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,061
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
WE HAD A ROOF FALL FOUR BREAKS LEFT OF SPAD #45671 ON SECTION 002. IT MEASURED 40'L X 18'W X 4' THICK. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL INVOLVED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AND AREA WAS TIMBERED OFF .
March 11, 2003WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON HEAD, FACE AND SHOULDERS WITH A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK. THE ROCK MEASURED 3' LONG X 3' WIDE X 2" THICK. ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 10:00 A.M. AND EMPLOYEE FINISHED THE SHIFT.
WE HAD A FALL ON SECTION 002 NEAR SPAD #42118. IT MEASURED 20'W X 20'L X 5' THICK. NO PERSONNEL INVOLVED BUT A SMALL SECTION OF MINE POWER FEEDER LINE WAS DAMAGED & REPLACED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP SINCE AREA WAS ABANDONED NEXT DAY.
WE HAD A ROOF FALL IN OUR INTAKE ENTRY ON SECTION 002, ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #41878. IT MEASURED 40'L X 16'W X 5'THICK. NO PERSONNEL OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AND AREA H AS BEEN TIMBERED OFF.
WHILE LOADING A DEFECTIVE SCRUBBER FAN MOTOR FROM THE CONTINUOUS MINER ONTO A BATTERY POWERED VEHICLE, ONE END OF THE MOTOR FELL OFF THE VEHICLECAUSING EE TO SLIP AND FALL AGAINST THE MOTOR.
WE HAD A FALL IN THE NO.2 MAINS BELT ENTRY 75' INBY SPAD #30891. THE FALL EXTENDED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION OF 1 NEUTRAL AND 2 RETURNS. IT MEASURED 20'WX7'TX200'L. THE FALL WAS CLEANED UP IN TH E BELT ENTRY AND IT WAS TIMBERED OFF INT HE RESTOF THE CROSSCUT.
August 18, 2001WV · Coalscoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operatorFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
WHILE CHANGING OUT ONE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WITHANOTHER, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM ROOF ANDSTRUCK EMPLOYEE'S FOOT. THE ROCK MEASURED 2'X 2'X 3" THICK.
WE HAD A FALL IN THE INTERSECTION OF THE TRUCK ENTRY IN THE SW MAINS NCAR SPAD# 32980. IT MEASURED 20'LONG X 40' WIDE X 6' THICK. NO PERSONNEL INVOLVED, BUT A SMALL PORTION OF TRACK WAS COVERE D, THIS SECTION OF THE ESCAPEWAY WAS RE-ROUTED. AREA HAS BEEN TIMBERED AND CRIBBED OFF.
February 26, 2001WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
WHILE DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE, BOOM EXTENDED TO LIMIT, DRILL HEAD WAS LOWERED TO PLACE BOLT WRENCH SO DRILL STEEL COULD BE PUSHED TO CORRECT DEPTH. INITIALLY DRILL STEEL WAS STUCK IN HOLE BUT WHEN EMPLOYEE WENT TO PLACE BOLT WRENCH IN CHUCKDRILL STEEL CAME LOOSE, STRIKING HIS HAND.
February 15, 2001WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON DRILL HEAD OF BOLTER & EE WAS CLEARING IT WHEN ANOTHER PIECE FELL STRIKINGHIS HAND. HE LOST THE FIRST JOINT OF MIDDLE FINGER & SUSTAINED A FRACTURE OF THE SECOND JOINT.
February 1, 2001WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING AN OXYGEN/ACETYLENE CART INTO A SCOOP BUCKET SO THAT IT COULD BE TRANSPORTED TO #6 BELTHEAD WHICH NEEDED REPAIRS. HE LOST HIS GRIP AND ALLOWED THE CART TO STRIKE HIM ON HI S ANKLE.
FALL IN CROSSCUT FROM #6 ENTRY TO LEFT RIB OF #7ENTRY NEAR SPAD #32544 ON SECTION 002 IN SE MAINMEASURING 4-5'H X 18-19'W X 50'L. NO EQUIPMENT, TRAVELWAYS OR AIRWAYS INVOLVED. FALL IS PARTLY CLEANED UP AND REST OF AREA CRIBBED AND TIMBEREDOFF.
February 28, 2000WV · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)MACHINERY
BJM Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PIECE OF DRILL STEEL HUNG IN HOLE WHEN ROOF DRILL HEAD WAS WITHDRAWN; AS EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DOLLY WRENCH FROM DRILL HEAD. THE HUNG STEEL LET GO AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN STEEL AN D WRENCH.
WHILE MINE WAS IDLE BETWEEN NOV. 21 AND 28 1998, A FALL OCCURRED IN #4 ENTRY A NEUTRAL IN THE MAINS, ONE BREAK INBY SPAD 26776. IT MEASURED 18'WX60'LX5' THICK. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL INVOLV ED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP, SINCE IT DOES NOT AFFECT TRAVEL OR VENTILATION.
SOMETIME BETWEEN MIDNITE OF 9-25-98 AND 300 PM ON 9-28-98 WE EXPERIENCED A ROOF FALL IN THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN MOS 2 & 3 ENTRIES OF OUR MAINS, ONE BREAK INBY SPAD 26397. THE FALL OCCURRED I N A KNOWN FAULTY AREA. IT MEASURED 16'WX35'LX6'T. FALL WAS NOT CLEANED UP; AREA WAS TIMBERED AND DANGEROUED OFF. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL INVOLVED.