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Peerless #1: 49 MSHA citations Coal

D M D Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by David L Huffman
Calvin, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608287

Peerless #1 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1995
Latest incident
Sep 1995
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
49
citations
21
significant & substantial
$4,297
proposed penalties
$1,154
paid to date
27% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,143 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See D M D Mining Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
19
inspections on record
384
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: 384 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Peerless #1 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
47 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-08-08.
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.
44.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
44.7%
reasonably likely or greater
27.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 2.1% none, 19.1% low, 78.7% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Peerless #1 shows 79% of 34 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: 2000-08-03, 26 years ago
79%
within 1.5 mg/m3
34
samples
5.75
dust max (mg/m3)
19 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 15 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR14
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)5
  • ROOF BOLTER (SINGLE HEAD)3

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2000-07-26, 26 years ago
6.1
silica avg (%)
2
samples
7.1
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR2
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.

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.

Last sampled: 2000-01-12, 26 years ago
25%
over PEL
4
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR (STANDARD SIDE)2
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
  • SCOOP CAR OPERATOR1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. K & P Mining Inc 1993 to 1994
  2. Calvin Coal Company Inc 1994 to 1994
  3. Fern Cove Inc 1994 to 1996
  4. Missouri Creek Coal Company 1996 to 1999
  5. D M D Mining Inc 1999 to present
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)
2000 29 37,337
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Peerless #1 sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% 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.
Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
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
2000 Q1 15,779 15 4 950.6
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1995 · 1 incident

September 18, 1995 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Fern Cove Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING 3 WHEELED MANTRIP WITH FLAT TIRE WHEN WHEEL CAUGHT CAUSING STEERING HANDLE TO RETATE WITH FORCE TWISTING THE OPERATORS WRIST.