Pageton Refuse Impoundment has $28K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2001–2012
Latest incident
Aug 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
150
citations
71
significant & substantial
$27,767
proposed penalties
$23,795
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,972 gap.
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.
150 citations across 1,694 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Pageton Refuse Impoundment has $28K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 1 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.
$28K
proposed penalties
$28K
current assessed
$24K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
147 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $242 in penalties contested before the Commission, $242 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-10-07.
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.
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.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
Stood as issued
2 · 100%
100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$242 proposed, $242 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 2009-03-31.
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.
MSHA sampling at Pageton Refuse Impoundment shows 100% of 36 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: 2012-09-05, 14 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
36
samples
0.72
dust max (mg/m3)
36 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
UTILITY MAN7
HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER6
MECHANIC5
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.
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.
Pageton Refuse Impoundment recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2006.
Injury rate, 2006
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US coal mining average was 4.87 and the all-US-mining average was 3.91 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 5.26 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘCoal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year
Employees
Coal produced (tons)
2014
0
2013
2
2012
8
2011
18
2010
14
2009
0
2008
1
2007
4
2006
7
2005
6
2004
7
2003
2
2002
4
2001
2
2000
2
80,968
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Pageton Refuse Impoundment sits in McDowell County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 13.0% 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.
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
ⓘ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
2014 Q2
0
0
0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q4
0
3
0
2013 Q3
0
0
0
2013 Q2
1,450
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
1,480
2
0
1351.4
2012 Q4
2,582
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
6,708
6
3
894.5
Show 37 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2011 Q4
10,937
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
8,815
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
5,080
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
0
2
1
2008 Q4
0
0
0
2008 Q3
0
0
0
2008 Q2
320
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
1,233
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
1,608
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
1,560
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
2,048
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
1,869
1
0
535.0
2006 Q4
3,194
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
8,202
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
6,047
2
0
330.7
2006 Q1
3,625
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
2,480
4
4
1612.9
2005 Q3
2,842
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
3,200
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
2,752
9
5
3270.3
2004 Q4
3,228
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
3,325
10
6
3007.5
2004 Q2
4,800
9
8
1875.0
2003 Q2
960
6
4
6250.0
2003 Q1
960
1
0
1041.7
2002 Q4
960
2
1
2083.3
2002 Q3
960
8
5
8333.3
2002 Q2
1,280
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
5,532
6
4
1084.6
2001 Q4
1,138
2
2
1757.5
2001 Q3
1,046
5
2
4780.1
2001 Q2
623
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1,500
6
4
4000.0
2000 Q4
925
3
2
3243.2
2000 Q3
940
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
960
3
0
3125.0
2000 Q1
160
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2012 · 2 incidents
August 17, 2012WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was working at the prep plant, and was trying to remove a piece of belt skirt that had broken loose from raw coal feed belt. Employee slipped or pinched his upper right thigh against existing angle iron. The employee's upper right thigh was cut by a sharp point on angle. Belt was tagged out.
April 9, 2012WV · Coalcrane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, riggerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Was moving an existing double door to new side of plant. Door frame got hung on conduit when employee got it loose it swung and hit the employee in the chest and shoulder knocking him to the ground. Medical treatment was received employee was returned to work on 4/10/12.
While off the machine looking over work area, an area that extended out approximately 30' to 35' broke away and caused me to fall. The extent of injury was bruises to hands, right shoulder, left arm and back.
2002 · 2 incidents
December 6, 2002WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
COLD WITH SOME SNOW AND ICE IN AREA. EE WAS CARRYING FUEL CANS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING HIS BACK. ONE TO TWO HOURS LATER EE WAS DISMOUNTING THE EXCAVATOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HURTI NG HIS BACK.
January 5, 2002WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miller Logging Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE WAS FILLING A DIESEL FUEL CAN WHEN FUEL SQUIRTED INTO THE SAFETY GLASSES SOME OF WHICH IRRITATED BOTH EYES.
2001 · 2 incidents
October 8, 2001WV · Coalwelder (shop)DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
THE EXCAVATOR OPERATOR SLIPPED AND BUMPED HIS HEAD WHILE TRYING TO ENTER INTO THE OPERATORS CAB OF THE EXCAVATOR, INJURING HIS HEAD, NECK, AND LOWER BACK.