Peach Orchard Prep Plant & Loading Facil has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
24
Years on record
1995–2024
Latest incident
Feb 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
91
citations
16
significant & substantial
$13,959
proposed penalties
$8,403
paid to date
60% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $5,556 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.
91 citations across 3,423 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Peach Orchard Prep Plant & Loading Facil has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5K 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$5K
outstanding
86 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-09.
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.
4citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
Settled
4 · 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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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%
29%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $2K 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 2012-11-26.
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 Peach Orchard Prep Plant & Loading Facil shows 100% of 218 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: 2026-08-05
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
218
samples
1.39
dust max (mg/m3)
0
over MSHA ECV
ⓘThe excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
163 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 55 by the operator.
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.
Peach Orchard Prep Plant & Loading Facil recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.
Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ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
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.19 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 3.89 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.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2025 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2024 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2023 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2012 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009
0.00
0.00
0.000
2008
1.19
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
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
Year
Employees
2026
16
2025
11
2024
19
2023
18
2022
4
2021
0
2020
0
2019
0
2018
0
2017
0
2016
0
2015
0
2014
0
2013
4
2012
41
2011
46
2010
39
2009
73
2008
80
2007
79
2006
71
2005
71
2004
62
2003
56
2002
53
2001
51
2000
51
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Peach Orchard Prep Plant & Loading Facil sits in Clay County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.5% 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.
Clay County, West Virginia · Population 7,946
5.5%
Mining share of county employment
$42,790
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
2026 Q2
10,087
0
0
0.0
2026 Q1
9,408
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
7,487
2
0
267.1
2025 Q3
6,762
7
1
1035.2
2025 Q2
6,091
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
4,870
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
5,003
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
11,736
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
14,196
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
13,002
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
11,312
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
12,268
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
11,385
2
0
175.7
2023 Q1
10,291
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
2,915
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
2,573
2
0
777.3
2022 Q2
3,959
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
0
0
0
2021 Q4
0
0
0
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
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
2017 Q3
0
0
0
2017 Q2
0
0
0
2017 Q1
0
0
0
2016 Q4
0
0
0
2016 Q3
0
0
0
2016 Q2
0
0
0
2016 Q1
0
0
0
2015 Q4
0
0
0
2015 Q3
0
0
0
2015 Q2
0
0
0
2015 Q1
0
0
0
2014 Q4
0
0
0
2014 Q3
0
0
0
2014 Q2
0
0
0
2014 Q1
0
0
0
2013 Q4
0
0
0
2013 Q3
10
1
0
100000.0
2013 Q2
0
0
0
2013 Q1
11,132
1
0
89.8
2012 Q4
20,003
1
0
50.0
2012 Q3
21,121
1
0
47.3
2012 Q2
23,078
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
28,333
2
0
70.6
2011 Q4
29,490
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
31,323
1
1
31.9
2011 Q2
30,351
6
1
197.7
2011 Q1
31,281
3
0
95.9
2010 Q4
28,620
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
24,783
1
1
40.4
2010 Q2
21,780
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
23,919
1
0
41.8
2009 Q4
21,437
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
34,133
3
0
87.9
2009 Q2
36,207
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
43,283
8
3
184.8
2008 Q4
39,779
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
41,349
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
43,456
1
0
23.0
2008 Q1
43,861
2
2
45.6
2007 Q4
38,606
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
44,745
3
0
67.0
2007 Q2
38,998
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
42,991
5
1
116.3
2006 Q4
40,137
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
39,552
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
40,554
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
39,864
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
38,714
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
39,995
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
40,215
2
0
49.7
2005 Q1
40,427
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
34,113
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
32,660
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
30,504
0
0
0.0
2004 Q1
33,685
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
30,462
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
32,670
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
31,784
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
28,913
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
27,022
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
26,647
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
29,497
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
30,708
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
28,124
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
28,556
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
29,504
1
0
33.9
2001 Q1
30,084
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
28,256
2
0
70.8
2000 Q3
29,348
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
29,585
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
31,369
0
0
0.0
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
January 9, 1995WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorFatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HOIST TO GET A PIPE DISTRIBUTION BOX UNDER A WASHER IN A COAL PREPARATION PLANT.HE WAS STANDING ON A VIBRATING SCREEN WHEN THE BOX SWUNG AROUND AND KNOCKED HIS LEG OUT FRO M UNDER HIM.HE FELL INTO THE SCREEN AND DOWN A CHUTE TO THE NEXT FLOOR.
Reportable incidents
23 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2024 · 1 incident
February 15, 2024WV · Coalsteel worker, iron metal worker, iron workerMACHINERY
Employee was cutting a piece of angle iron with a grinder. The grinder kicked back and struck the employee in the left lower leg causing an approximate 2-inch laceration which required 12 stitches.
2013 · 1 incident
July 3, 2013WV · Coaloutside foreman, leadmanDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Fola Coal Company LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
The company was notified 7-3-2013 that ee qualified for a occupational pneumoconiosis claim
EE was using a come-a-long to secure a steel frame to the forks of a forklift to move to another location. While pulling on the come-a-long, his feet were muddy and he slipped. While catching himself,to keep from falling in the mud, he grabbed the steel beam and felt like he may have sprained his right arm.
March 24, 2008WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorDISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Employee was operating a fork truck on an incline and lost control, striking a berm on the offside and overturning in the roadway. He was wearing a seatbelt and task training had been provided.
2005 · 4 incidents
May 21, 2005WV · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS ISNTALLING BAG OF FLOG, WHILE PUSHING THE ROCK BAG ON THE TROLLEY THE TROLLEY HUNG UP ON A PIECE OF RUBBER AROUND THE TROLLEY WAY. THE EE SECOND EFFORT TO MOVE THE FLOC CREATED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE EE CONTINUED TO WORKHIS REGULAR JOB AT FULL CAPACITY UNTIL 10-2-00, AT THIS TIME THE OCCURRENCE BECAME REPORTABLE DUE TO WORK DAYS MISSED.
FOLLOWING END OF WORK SHIFT, EMPLOYEE GOT ON PERSONAL 4-WHEELER TO PROCEED HOME. LEAVING PROPERTY ON A DOWN HILL GRADE, EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL IN A RIGHT HAND CURVE AND TURNED OVER INTO A DITCH SUMP.
June 19, 1995WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techPOWERED HAULAGE
OPERATOR WAS DRIVING THE BOOM TRUCK DOWN ACCESS ROAD TO THE CLEAN COAL TUNNEL AREA. THE TRUCK BECAME A RUNAWAY. THE OPERATOR TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT UNSUCCESSFULLY. THE PASSENGER OF THE TRUCK JUMPE D WHILE THE OPERATOR RODE IT OUT, TILL THE TRUCK OVERTURNED. BOTH THE OPERATOR AND PASSENGER WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING AN OXYGEN BOTTLE WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE NOW COMPLAINS OF A KNOT IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN WHICH HE STRAINED WHILE CARRYING THE OXYGEN BOTTLE A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 10 FT .
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILEDESCENDING DOWN A SLOPE TO ENTER THE RAW COAL TUNNEL AT THE PREPARATION PLANT.IT WAS RAINING WITH SNOW MIXED IN AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS KNEE.