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Pax Load Out Coal

Republic Energy LLC · Facility
Pax, Fayette County, WV  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4609114

Pax Load Out has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $701 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2006–2022
Latest incident
Jun 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
117
citations
36
significant & substantial
$25,346
proposed penalties
$22,216
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,130 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
70
inspections on record
2,313
inspection hours
5.1
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.
117 citations across 2,313 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Pax Load Out has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $701 outstanding across 4 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.
$25K
proposed penalties
$23K
current assessed
$22K
paid to date
$701
outstanding
115 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-09-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record

MSHA sampling at Pax Load Out shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.08 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 202 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.
0.08
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.07
dust max (mg/m3)
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
202
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-06-17.
Silica (quartz)
2.1
silica avg (%)
5.9
silica max (%)
7
samples
Most recent sample: 2025-03-19.
Noise
1%
over PEL
97
samples
Most recent sample: 2026-05-27.
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
2025 Q4 8,590 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 9,169 1 0 109.1
2025 Q2 9,787 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 9,709 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 7,682 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,670 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 7,793 1 0 128.3
2024 Q1 7,886 5 1 634.0
Show 72 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 5,382 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 6,943 1 0 144.0
2023 Q2 7,101 1 0 140.8
2023 Q1 6,109 6 1 982.2
2022 Q4 5,820 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 6,299 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 4,713 4 1 848.7
2022 Q1 5,118 3 0 586.2
2021 Q4 4,362 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,891 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 5,228 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 5,190 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4,296 1 0 232.8
2020 Q3 4,934 6 1 1216.1
2020 Q2 4,887 2 0 409.2
2020 Q1 5,098 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4,166 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,731 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,970 3 0 603.6
2019 Q1 4,898 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 4,347 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,910 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 5,218 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,364 2 0 458.3
2017 Q4 3,860 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,220 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,692 4 0 852.5
2017 Q1 4,877 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,868 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 4,330 1 0 230.9
2016 Q2 4,391 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,755 3 1 630.9
2015 Q4 3,791 1 0 263.8
2015 Q3 4,506 4 1 887.7
2015 Q2 4,291 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3,326 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 3,133 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,609 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,365 2 0 458.2
2014 Q1 2,922 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,548 1 1 392.5
2013 Q3 3,079 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,765 4 4 1062.4
2013 Q1 3,899 5 2 1282.4
2012 Q4 3,222 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,136 6 5 1450.7
2012 Q2 4,129 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,134 5 3 1209.5
2011 Q4 3,224 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,553 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,597 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,755 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,306 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,566 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,825 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 3,954 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,186 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,370 2 2 457.7
2009 Q2 3,429 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,551 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,651 4 2 860.0
2008 Q3 4,374 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,695 6 2 1278.0
2008 Q1 4,337 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,565 6 0 1314.3
2007 Q3 4,033 6 3 1487.7
2007 Q2 3,990 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,012 6 2 1495.5
2006 Q3 3,741 4 0 1069.2
2006 Q2 0 3 1
2006 Q1 0 8 3
2005 Q4 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2022 · 1 incident

June 25, 2022 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Republic Energy LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was holding a part for the feeder weighing approx. 40 pounds, with arms extended out when EE felt pain in the left shoulder. Employee had surgery on 12/30/2022 and began missing work.

2015 · 1 incident

June 12, 2015 WV · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Republic Energy Inc · Fall onto or against objects

The employee was changing attachments on a bobcat from a bucket to forks. As he applied hand pressure to get the forks into place, the employee may have slipped allowing his chin to strike the lift bar on the bobcat.

2013 · 1 incident

July 18, 2013 WV · Coal electrician, lineman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Simmons Fork Mining, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

On 7-18-13 an employee was assisting in carrying a pump when he allegedly twisted an ankle. The employee completed that shift & all shifts leading up to 8-5-13, when he was placed off for non work related & pre scheduled surgery. The operator learned of the physical therapy for the ankle during an investigation & well after the employee was placed off. There were no days lost

2006 · 3 incidents

June 13, 2006 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pioneer Fuel Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was hanging sheets of sheet metal on the side of train load out and was pulling it up and his left hand caught the edge of the sheet.

May 30, 2006 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pioneer Fuel Corporation · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling sheets of sheeting up on belt line and his back gave out. Suffered upper back strain.

May 8, 2006 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pioneer Fuel Corporation · Struck by falling object

Crew was moving grating on 5th floor of loadout. When the grating fell over it caught injured employee on the back of his right leg causing a large laceration.

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