Mining Incidents

Rader Run Surface Mine #2 and #3 Coal

Resource Fuels, LLC · Surface
Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608380

Rader Run Surface Mine #2 and #3 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $228 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2003
Latest incident
Feb 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
34
citations
11
significant & substantial
$2,835
proposed penalties
$2,607
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $228 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
20
inspections on record
372
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: 372 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Rader Run Surface Mine #2 and #3 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $228 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$228
outstanding
32 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-05-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at Rader Run Surface Mine #2 and #3 shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.38 mg/m3 (98% compliant) across 43 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.
0.38
dust avg (mg/m3)
1.65
dust max (mg/m3)
98%
within 1.5 mg/m3
43
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-05-20.
Silica (quartz)
22.5
silica avg (%)
37.2
silica max (%)
6
samples
Most recent sample: 2001-12-18.
Noise
0%
over PEL
8
samples
Most recent sample: 2002-05-20.
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
2003 Q3 600 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 600 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 550 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 550 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,444 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 16,271 14 4 860.4
2002 Q1 19,333 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 10,080 5 0 496.0
Show 7 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q3 9,883 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 8,883 8 4 900.6
2001 Q1 10,908 1 1 91.7
2000 Q4 496 4 1 8064.5
2000 Q3 5,200 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 10,150 2 1 197.0
2000 Q1 6,907 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2003 · 1 incident

February 26, 2003 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer

EE WAS CLIMBING AN APPROX 2:1 SLOPE ON THE DOZER WHEN IT KICKED SIDEWAYS ON FROZEN GROUND. IT SLID SIDEWAYS, STRUCK BERM & ROLLED 2 TIMES. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY BELT.

2002 · 2 incidents

July 16, 2002 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Raders Run Mining Llc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS PIT AREA AND TWISTED RT. FOOT. OPERATION EXPERIENCED SHUT-DOWN. EE WAS LAID OFF DUE TO MINING PERMITS.

February 20, 2002 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Raders Run Mining Llc · Fall from machine

EE WAS DISMOUNTING CAT D9 DOZER- LOST FOOTING & TWISTED LOWER BACK AREA.

2001 · 3 incidents

October 26, 2001 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Raders Run Mining Llc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK LIFTING 5 GALLON BUCKET.

July 27, 2001 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midland Trail Resources Llc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CHANGING OUT A BROKEN BOLT ON PRESS ROLLER TRACKING ARM. THE OTHER BOLT HOLDING ARM BROKE & ROLLER FELL AGAINST HIS ARM CAUSING A BRUISE.

June 13, 2001 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midland Trail Resources Llc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE IS A SURFACE MINE FOREMAN. HE WAS RE-SETTING A LIGHT PLANT TO A NEW SURFACE LOCATION. HE RAISED THE BOOM ON PLANT AND REACHED DOWN TO SET HOLDING PIN. THE BOOM SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND PINCHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BOOM AND PINCH POINT.

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The full compliance file on Rader Run Surface Mine #2 and #3

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.