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Powellton Tunnel: 26 MSHA citations Coal

Rockwell Mining LLC · Underground
Wharton, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608762

Powellton Tunnel has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1999
Latest incident
Oct 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
26
citations
10
significant & substantial
$2,058
proposed penalties
$2,058
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Rockwell Mining LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
64
inspections on record
914
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: 914 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Powellton Tunnel has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
26 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-12-07.
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.
38.5%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
38.5%
reasonably likely or greater
11.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 15.4% low, 84.6% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Powellton Tunnel shows 100% of 14 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: 2008-11-04, 17 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
14
samples
0.81
dust max (mg/m3)
7 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.

Last sampled: 2005-11-16, 20 years ago
0%
over PEL
3
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • FIRE BOSS PRE-SHIFT EXAMINER2
  • UTILITY MAN1
See US mines ranked by noise samples over the legal limit.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2008 100% 2
2007 100% 1
2005 100% 2
2003 100% 1
2001 100% 6
2000 100% 2
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Long Branch Energy 1999 to 2000
  2. Eastern Associated Coal LLC 2000 to 2017
  3. Rockwell Mining LLC 2017 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2012 0
2010 0
2009 1
2008 2
2007 3
2006 3
2005 3
2004 3
2003 3
2002 2
2001 0
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Powellton Tunnel sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
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
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 1,335 1 0 749.1
Show 36 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q4 1,336 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,262 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,237 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 469 1 0 2132.2
2007 Q4 1,300 2 0 1538.5
2007 Q3 1,272 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,440 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 842 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 784 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 578 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 661 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 911 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 535 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 637 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 984 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,066 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 531 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 601 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 911 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,394 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 757 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 744 1 0 1344.1
2003 Q2 2,177 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 829 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,731 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 0 4 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 766 1 1 1305.5
2001 Q4 0 2 1
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 1,629 1 0 613.9
2000 Q3 0 1 0
2000 Q2 220 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 276 1 1 3623.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1999 · 2 incidents

April 26, 1999 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner MACHINERY
Long Branch Energy · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS BOLTING ROOF. HE WAS WEARING RUBBER GLOVES AT THE TIME. HE STATED THE STEEL GOT HOT AND DRIED THE GLOVE, STICKING TO IT AND TWISTING HIS HAND WITH THE ROTATION.