Point Lick, Campbells Creek, Kanawha County,
WV
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Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608146
Point Lick Surface Facility has $48K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1992–2009
Latest incident
Oct 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
137
citations
32
significant & substantial
$48,102
proposed penalties
$39,868
paid to date
83% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8,234 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.
137 citations across 1,730 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Point Lick Surface Facility has $48K in proposed MSHA penalties and $8K 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.
$48K
proposed penalties
$48K
current assessed
$40K
paid to date
$8K
outstanding
130 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-06-20.
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.
12citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
Settled
6 · 50%
Stood as issued
3 · 25%
Vacated or withdrawn
3 · 25%
0%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
16%
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 2010-09-24.
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 Point Lick Surface Facility shows 100% of 65 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: 2014-09-11, 11 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
65
samples
1.25
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.
58 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 7 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.
Point Lick Surface Facility recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2013.
Injury rate, 2013
ⓘ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 3.94 and the all-US-mining average was 2.99 cases per 100 workers.
In West Virginia, coal mining averaged 4.56 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
2013 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2011 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2010 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2009
1.73
0.00
0.000
2008 *
2.04
0.00
0.000
2007 *
2.74
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
2018
0
2017
0
2016
0
2015
1
2014
5
2013
13
2012
7
2011
26
2010
28
2009
33
2008
29
2007
30
2006
3
2005
3
2004
3
2003
3
2002
3
2001
3
2000
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Point Lick Surface Facility sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Kanawha County, West Virginia · Population 178,198
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$58,887
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
VICTIM WAS DRIVING A LOADED COAL TRUCK DOWN A ELEVATED ROAD WAY AND APPARENTLY TRIED TO SHIFT GEAR HE GO THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND COULD NOT GET IT BACK IN GEAR WHILE GAINING EXCESSIVE SPEED.HE DROVE THE TRUCK INTO A STOCK PILE KILLING HIM INSTANTLY.
Reportable incidents
12 on file (excluding fatalities above)
2009 · 2 incidents
October 4, 2009WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The injured was trying to remove a discharge line from a feed box. The line shifted as it cleared the opening in the feed box, smashing the injured's right thumb. He was diagnosed with a laceration and fracture at CAMC General, where he received approximately 15 sutures to close the wound.
January 31, 2009WV · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Injured was in the process of changing out metal in the back of the raw coal chute, as he installed the new peices of metal his finger was pinched between the handrail that his hand was resting on and the metal he was installing.
2007 · 1 incident
June 14, 2007WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
Employee attempting to shift gears going up grade with truck. Got it out of gear. The truck rolled backwards into a ditch and turned on its side. Employee got out, noticed a fire starting in engine compartment. Used fire exinguisher but did not get fire undercontrol.
2006 · 1 incident
October 20, 2006WV · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
BASED UPON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS TIME, EE WAS PUTTING A SPRING ON EE'S TRUCK AND HE FELL OFF AND HIT HIS RIGHT ARM AND IT STARTED TO SWELL. THE DR SAID THAT HE BRUISED A MUSCLE AND WOULD BE BACK TO WORK ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. EE WENT BACK TO THE DR. ON MONDAY AND CALLED AND SAID THAT HE WOULD BE OFF LONGER THAN ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED
1999 · 2 incidents
November 29, 1999WV · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS GETTING UP IN TRUCK TO START SHIFT. HE STEPPED UP ON FIRST STEP WITH RIGHT FOOT, FOOT SLIPPED OFF, HE LANDED ON LEFT FOOT WITH ALL HIS WEIGHT. HE ALLEGED HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
September 1, 1999WV · Coallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
EE WAS CONSTRUCTING BATTERY HOLD DOWN FOR WATER TRUCK HE HAD A COUPLE OR MORE WELDING PASSES TO COMPLETE JOB. HE GOT A NEW WELDING ROD HE HAD PROBLEM GETTING ROD TO STRIKE. HE LIFTED OUTER LEN S OF WELDING HOOD TO SEE. THERE WAS NO INNER LENS WHEN ROD STRUCK IT POPPED & APPARENTLY BLEW A RUST PARTICLE INTO HIS EYE. PARTICLE WAS DISOVERED & REMOVED 2 DAYS LATER
1995 · 2 incidents
June 22, 1995WV · Coalcoal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shovelerMACHINERY
EE WAS PULLING 2 TEN FOOT SECTIONS OF POLE UP A GRADE WHEN THE ENGINE ON THE BACKHOE BEING USED STALLED AND THE BACKHOE ROLLED BACKWARDS WITH TEH POLES AND STRUCK A STUMP WITH THE POLES. THE R IGHT REAR TIRE ROLLED UP ON THE POLES AND FLIPPED THE TRACTOR ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THE EE WAS THROWN OUT OF THE BACKHOE.
THE SECURITY OFFICER WAS ASKED BY CLIENT PERSONNEL TO REMOVE A BARREL FROM THE CREEK. THE SECURITY OFFICER STATED THAT WHEN HE DID SO HE INJUREDHIS UPPER BACK.
DOOR MOULDING ON THE GUARD HOUSE DOOR WAS BROKEN AND CAUSED THE SECURITY OFFICER TO TRIP WHEN EXITING THE GUARD HOUSE. THIS SECURITY OFFICER FRACTURED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHEN HE FELL.
1992 · 1 incident
February 26, 1992WV · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON