Mining Incidents

North Point Deep Mine Coal

Vindex Energy Corporation · Underground
Controlled by Arch Resources Inc
Gormania, Grant County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609061

North Point Deep Mine has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2006–2007
Latest incident
Aug 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
69
citations
13
significant & substantial
$6,671
proposed penalties
$6,671
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
27
inspections on record
668
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: 668 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

North Point Deep Mine 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
69 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-10-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at North Point Deep Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.77 mg/m3 (92% compliant) across 90 samples.

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.
0.77
dust avg (mg/m3)
11.16
dust max (mg/m3)
92%
within 1.5 mg/m3
90
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-10-08.
Silica (quartz)
4.0
silica avg (%)
8.4
silica max (%)
11
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-07-17.
Noise
0%
over PEL
6
samples
Most recent sample: 2007-07-10.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 2,089 2 0 957.4
2007 Q3 12,162 11 3 904.5
2007 Q2 13,517 9 2 665.8
2007 Q1 14,168 22 6 1552.8
2006 Q4 7,538 5 0 663.3
2006 Q3 5,549 5 0 901.1
2006 Q2 591 0 0 0.0
Show 5 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q1 3,254 9 1 2765.8
2005 Q4 3,555 3 1 843.9
2005 Q3 2,102 3 0 1427.2
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2007 · 2 incidents

August 6, 2007 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Double H Mining Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE was operating roof bolter and while positioning drill steel against the roof, a piece of rock measuring apprx 1' diam X 0-2" thick, fell and hit him on his left hand. Caused a laceration to the back of his hand.

February 28, 2007 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Double H Mining Co., Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

In #1 entry of C-1 Mains. Miner was taking a side cut to sratr # 8 Left Room. The roof started working in the Intersection of #1 Entry. The miner was backing out. When roof fell in pulling bolts inarea. Approximately 17' W x 16' L and approx 10' in height.

2006 · 1 incident

August 25, 2006 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Double H Mining Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Bolter operator ws exiting the canopy compartment, when his knee pad became lodged under canopy deck, causing his knee to twist.

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