No36 Mine: 37 MSHA citations
Coal
Kimball,
Mcdowell County,
WV
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Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608003
No36 Mine has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1993–1999
- Latest incident
- Sep 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
7
significant & substantial
$3,972
proposed penalties
33% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,649 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: 263 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No36 Mine has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K 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.
37 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-09-29.
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.
18.9%
significant & substantial
5.4%
high negligence or reckless
18.9%
reasonably likely or greater
24.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 8.1% low, 86.5% moderate, 5.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
MSHA sampling at No36 Mine shows 93% of 41 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: 2000-10-03, 25 years ago
22 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 19 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR22
- TRACTOR OPERATOR/MOTORMAN4
- SCOOP CAR OPERATOR3
Silica (quartz)
Last sampled: 2000-03-07, 26 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
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: 2000-03-27, 26 years ago
Most-sampled occupations
- SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)2
- CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
- ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)1
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) |
| 2000 |
15 |
17,389 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
No36 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 |
| 2000 Q1 |
6,600 |
15 |
2 |
2272.7 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file
1999 · 4 incidents
Four Corners Corp · Accident type, without injuries
WHILE MINING THE 1ST LIFT OFF OF #6 PILLAR BLOCK WITH WAS AFTER MINING THE 1ST LIFT OFF THE #5 PILLAR BLOCK. THE RAINER WAS BACKING OUT THE ROOF BUMPED AND CAUGHT THE BUGRE WITH TRAPED THE MIN ER. MACH.
Four Corners Corp · Accident type, without injuries
WHILE CUTING COAL IN #10 AND #11 PILLAR BLOCK MINER HAD CUT FIRST DRIFTS OFF #10 AND 11 PILLARS AT THE FINISH CUT OF SECOND LIFT OFF #11 PILLAR ROCK FELL ON RIPPER HEAD AND GOT THE MINES CAUGH T IN SOFT BOTTOM WHILE BACKING OUT OF LIFT. ROCKWAS 6' WIDE AND 16'LENGTH IT WAS ALSO BROKEN UP AND ONLY ON THE CUTTER HEAD.
May 11, 1999
WV · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
MACHINERY
Four Corners Corp · Struck by falling object
MINOR OP WHILE CUTTING #6 ENTRY DAMAGED 6 OF THE ROOF BOLTS ON OP SIDE OF MINER. THE THEN CRAWLED UP UNDER DAMAGED ROOD BOLTS AND PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT ANKLE .
January 28, 1999
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Four Corners Corp · Struck by falling object
INJURED AND PARTNER HAD MOVED DOUBLE HEAD ROOF BOLTER INTO 3-4 CROSSCUT AND HAD SET THE ATRS TO BEGIN BOLTING. INJURED WAS LEFT SIDE OPERATOR.HESWUNG HIS HEAD OUT TO REPAIR DUST HOSE. AS HE MO VED IN BETWEEN HEAD AND ATRS, A SLAB FELL BETWEEN LAST BOLT AND ATRS. ROCK WAS 4 1/2'THICK X 8 FEET LONG X 4 1/2 FEET WIDE.
1998 · 2 incidents
Four Corners Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS IN A TIGHT PLACE TRYING TO MOVE A 150 HP BELT MOTOR. WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK RESULTING PAIN IN RT. LEG.
February 3, 1998
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Four Corners Corp · Struck by falling object
BOLT CREW WAS INSTALLING THE 5TH ROW OF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON HIP AND LEG ON HIS LEFT SIDE.THE ROCK MEASURED 52" LONG X30" WIDE AND 6" THICK.
1996 · 1 incident
Hard Hat Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
NO DAMAGES, ROCK FALL SPAD 221 IN INTERSECTION OF 5 ENTRY.
1993 · 1 incident
November 30, 1993
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blue Ridge Mining Inc · Struck by flying object
WORKING ON 14-1 MINER IN 3 HEADING CAT PAD BROKE WAS CUTTING OUT KEEPING WHEAN HE LET GO OF THE ITEM. WHEN HE HIT IT FLEW UP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.