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Odell Processing Laurel Loadout: 59 MSHA citations Coal

Chapmanville, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608008

Odell Processing Laurel Loadout has $32K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2004–2007
Latest incident
Apr 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
59
citations
24
significant & substantial
$32,488
proposed penalties
$26,719
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,769 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Lexington Coal Company, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
44
inspections on record
787
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: 787 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Odell Processing Laurel Loadout has $32K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$32K
proposed penalties
$27K
current assessed
$27K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
59 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $20K in penalties contested before the Commission, $14K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-10-22.
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.
40.7%
significant & substantial
10.2%
high negligence or reckless
44.1%
reasonably likely or greater
13.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 6.8% low, 83.1% moderate, 10.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
5 citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
  • Settled 5 · 100%
75%
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 4 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
29%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$20K proposed, $14K 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 2008-08-15.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEVA 2008-1675 Settlement Barbour 2009 $19K → $13K
WEVA 2008-1521 Settlement Barbour 2013 $2K → $2K
WEVA 2008-1676 Settlement Barbour 2011 $100 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Odell Processing Laurel Loadout shows 100% of 27 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: 2009-01-16, 17 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
27
samples
0.61
dust max (mg/m3)
27 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • UTILITY MAN6
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR4
  • MINE FOREMAN/MINE MANAGER3

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: 2009-01-16, 17 years ago
17%
over PEL
12
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • UTILITY MAN3
  • ELECTRICIAN2
  • MECHANIC2
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2009 100% 1
2008 100% 2
2007 100% 3
2006 100% 5
2005 100% 2
2004 100% 2
2003 100% 8
2002 100% 4
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2009 0% 1
2008 0% 2
2007 0% 3
2005 100% 2
2004 0% 2
2002 0% 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Laurel Creek Company Inc 1991 to 1992
  2. Maint-Tech Maintenance Company Inc 1992 to 1994
  3. Odell Processing Inc 1994 to 1997
  4. Odell Processing Inc 1997 to 2014
  5. Rockspring Development, Inc. 2014 to 2017
  6. Lexington Coal Company, LLC 2017 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 0
2017 0
2014 0
2013 0
2012 0
2011 0
2010 0
2009 1
2008 5
2007 5
2006 5
2005 6
2004 5
2003 4
2002 3
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Odell Processing Laurel Loadout sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% 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.
Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
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
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 0 0
Show 54 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q3 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 1 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 0 1 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 2 0
2009 Q2 504 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 960 1 1 1041.7
2008 Q4 3,590 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,840 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,748 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,450 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,036 2 1 658.8
2007 Q3 4,008 5 0 1247.5
2007 Q2 3,053 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,382 3 0 887.0
2006 Q4 4,803 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,666 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,423 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,401 1 0 294.0
2005 Q4 4,190 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,357 3 0 1272.8
2005 Q2 2,119 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,510 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,526 1 0 283.6
2004 Q3 3,911 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,972 1 0 336.5
2004 Q1 3,239 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,861 2 2 699.1
2003 Q3 2,433 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,470 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,261 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,822 1 0 548.8
2002 Q3 1,192 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,372 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2007 · 1 incident

2004 · 2 incidents

April 24, 2004 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Odell Processing Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Pulling on come-a-longs when left shoulder came out of socket.