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Patton No 11 Coal

DFM Coal, LLC · Surface
Wharncliffe, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608904

Patton No 11 has $71K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2002–2016
Latest incident
Jun 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
128
citations
67
significant & substantial
$71,322
proposed penalties
$44,699
paid to date
63% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $26,624 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
55
inspections on record
1,460
inspection hours
8.8
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.
128 citations across 1,460 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Patton No 11 has $71K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 8 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.
$71K
proposed penalties
$51K
current assessed
$45K
paid to date
$7K
outstanding
123 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-04-11.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Patton No 11 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.26 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 51 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.
0.26
dust avg (mg/m3)
2.16
dust max (mg/m3)
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
51
samples
Most recent sample: 2018-04-11.
Silica (quartz)
13.4
silica avg (%)
24.3
silica max (%)
4
samples
Most recent sample: 2018-04-23.
Noise
8%
over PEL
12
samples
Most recent sample: 2017-09-13.
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
2019 Q4 1,082 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 3,198 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,564 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,907 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,332 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,486 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,546 2 0 564.0
2018 Q1 3,856 0 0 0.0
Show 56 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q4 3,431 5 0 1457.3
2017 Q3 5,245 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 6,674 5 0 749.2
2017 Q1 2,633 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,356 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,306 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,381 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,317 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,380 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 2,505 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,186 1 0 457.5
2015 Q1 2,198 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,663 3 2 819.0
2014 Q3 3,890 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,545 3 3 846.3
2014 Q1 3,094 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,833 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,274 1 0 305.4
2013 Q1 3,164 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,150 2 0 930.2
2012 Q3 2,725 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 29,750 13 5 437.0
2012 Q1 27,540 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 23,658 8 0 338.2
2011 Q3 5,914 2 1 338.2
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q3 1,820 17 2 9340.7
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 5,655 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 6,775 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,397 3 3 682.3
2009 Q1 6,638 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,701 4 4 1480.9
2008 Q3 3,700 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,276 3 1 1318.1
2008 Q1 2,164 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,893 10 8 2568.7
2007 Q3 6,414 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,144 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 6,348 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,313 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 18,040 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 22,787 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 35,996 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 31,792 11 11 346.0
2005 Q2 7,587 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 1,999 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 6,292 5 5 794.7
2002 Q4 13,458 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 9,152 1 1 109.3
2002 Q2 6,111 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 9,541 3 3 314.4
2001 Q4 6,485 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2016 · 1 incident

June 21, 2016 WV · Coal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
DFM Coal, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Was coming back from car stepped over gate and missed stepped and fell on face, skinned knees and elbows, jammed wrists and shoulder, chipped tooth. No first aid on job, not reported at time of accident. Went to doctor the next day x-rayed didn't find anything wrong.

2012 · 1 incident

September 6, 2012 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
DFM Coal, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was going to move the Komatsu 200 excavator that was owned by a contractor which had a broke door glass. When he went to open the door, some slivers of glass went into his eye. We attempted to wash it out and could not, so we took him to the Emergency Room. Which the glass was washed out and he returned to work.

2007 · 1 incident

February 1, 2007 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Appalachian Fuels LLC · Fall from machine

Employee was on a dozer when he got his foot tangled up in the track, lost his balance and fell to the ground.

2006 · 1 incident

January 7, 2006 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Appalachian Fuels LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting on a slate bar while trying to hook up a chain link on a road grader and strained his lower back. Employee did not report accident until 1-10-2006. Employee missed one day of work

2005 · 1 incident

November 4, 2005 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Appalachian Fuels LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a loader when he backed into high wall and damaged the equipment. At the end of the shift, employee left the job without reporting the damages. On 11/4/05 employee called in and wanted the day off, wife hand delivered the Workers Comp WC-1 form and alledged the employee had an injury.Employee filed claim after he was terminated.

2003 · 1 incident

February 20, 2003 WV · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nell Jean Industries, Inc. · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON LEFT FRONT FENDER PLATFORM, CLEANING WINDSHIELD, WHEN HE FELL OFF LOADER AND LANDED ON HIS BACK.

2002 · 1 incident

September 17, 2002 WV · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nell Jean Industries, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED GETTING ON THE BACKHOE. AS HE WAS FALLING, HE GRABBED THE HANDRAIL AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS GROIN. EE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 9-24-02.

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