Mining Incidents

P M Charles Repair Shop: 5 MSHA citations Coal

Rawl, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607039

P M Charles Repair Shop has $824 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
7
Years on record
1987–2001
Latest incident
Jul 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
5
citations
3
significant & substantial
$824
proposed penalties
$824
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
5
inspections on record
85
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: 85 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

P M Charles Repair Shop has $824 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.
$824
proposed penalties
$824
current assessed
$824
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-12-14.
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.
60.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
60.0%
reasonably likely or greater
0.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at P M Charles Repair Shop 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: 2006-04-20, 20 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
3
samples
0.09
dust max (mg/m3)
3 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • MECHANIC1
  • OUTSIDE FOREMAN1
  • WELDER (SHOP)1
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Rawl Sales & Processing Company 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2008 0
2005 5
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

P M Charles Repair Shop sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% 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.
Mingo County, West Virginia · Population 22,979
15.0%
Mining share of county employment
$39,527
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
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 3,916 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,234 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2001 · 1 incident

July 31, 2001 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Rawl Sales & Processing Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

ON MAY 24, 2002, THE RAWL SAFETY DEPT RECEIVED A NOTICE OF AWARD IN EXCESS OF 15% ISSUED TO EE BECAUSE OF OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS. RAWL SALES & PROCESSING HAS BEEN ASSESSED WITH 94.24% OF THIS LIABILITY.

1996 · 1 incident

July 30, 1996 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rawl Sales & Processing Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF STRIPPING INSULATION FOR A 14/3 POWER CABLE FOR AN OCENCO AR100 LIGHT FIX FOR FLETCHER RR11 ROOF BOLT MACH. AS EE WAS USEING POCKET KNIFE TO STRIP INSULATION KNIFE SLIPPE AND EE CUT RIGHT THIGH 1-1/2 IN L 1" DEEP CUT EE WENT TO EMERG OF LOCAL HOSP-SUTURES WERE REQ TO CLOSE WOUND. EE RETD TO WORK AND FINSHED REG SHIFT. NO TIME LOST

1995 · 1 incident

February 23, 1995 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Rawl Sales & Processing Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS UTILIZING A 120 VAC METABO MODEL 126 HAND GRINDER WITH A WIRE BRUSH ATTACHMENT TO REMOVE RUST, DIRT AND OTHER DEBRIS FROM A METAL CLUTCH HOUSING. APPARENTLY A SMALL PIECE OF THE WIRE BR USH CAME OFF AND EMBEDDED IN THE EE S RIGHT LEG.HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND DID NOT LOSE TIME FROM THE ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, THE WOUND REQUIRED SUTURES AND THUS IS REPORTABLE.

1992 · 1 incident

August 13, 1992 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rawl Sales & Processing Company · Struck by falling object

95495IDUAL WAS WORKING ON CABLE SPOOLING DEVICE FOR SHUTTLE CAR CABLE GUIDE SLIPPED DOWN HITTING LEFT RING FINGER.

1991 · 1 incident

July 8, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rawl Sales & Processing Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING PIN OUT OF MACHINE,HE WAS HOLDING A BAR FOR A CO-WORKER TO HIT WITH A HAMMER.WHEN THE PIN BROKE LOOSE,HIS FINGER WENT INTO THE HOLE AND WAS CAUGHT BY THE BAR.

1988 · 1 incident

September 17, 1988 WV · Coal security guard, watchman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rawl Sales & Processing Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS CLOSING THE GATE TO PM CHARLES MINEING WHEN SOMEONE HIT HIM IN THE HEAD ON THE R TEMPLE WITH A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO PARTLY LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS RESULTING IN AN 1 1/2" HEMATOMA ON THE R TMEPLE

1987 · 1 incident