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North Branch Fuel Supply: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by CONSOL Energy Inc
Bayard Wv, Grant County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608253

MSHA sampling at North Branch Fuel Supply shows 100% of 3 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard, plus the mine's fatality, citation, and penalty record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1993–1999
Latest incident
Jul 1999
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
12
inspections on record
105
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 105 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at North Branch Fuel Supply shows 100% of 3 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: 2000-12-13, 25 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
3
samples
0.06
dust max (mg/m3)
3 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • WATER CIRCUIT OPERATOR2
  • PUMPER1

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.

Last sampled: 2001-02-01, 25 years ago
100%
over PEL
1
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • WATER CIRCUIT OPERATOR1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Laurel Run Mining Company 1992 to 1993
  2. Laurel Run Mining Company 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2003 1
2002 2
2001 1
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

North Branch Fuel Supply sits in Grant County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Grant County, West Virginia · Population 10,972
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$61,530
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
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 1,260 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 624 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 617 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,260 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,260 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,247 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,233 0 0 0.0
Show 8 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4 1,260 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,260 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1999 · 1 incident

July 1, 1999 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Laurel Run Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS DRAGGING A WINCH LINE THRU BRUSH WHEN THEWINCH BECAME TANGLED IN SAID BRUSH. EE PULLED ONTHE LINE TO REMOVE IT & TWISTED CAUSING A STRAINTO THE MUSCLES IN HIS LOWR BACK & SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE

1993 · 1 incident

July 23, 1993 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Laurel Run Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

IN THE HOURLY SHOWER ROOM, WHILE STEPPING OUT OF THE SHOWER, SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HTE BACK OF HEAD ON CORNER OF WALL CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING 10 SUTURES.